Which room should you book at the Ritz Paris?
Book the Deluxe Room: at 45 square meters it is the smallest room with both a bath and a shower and a study area, and its page lists a marble bathroom. It is the room I would pick for a stay of three nights or more, when you will spend real time in it.
The thing to know before you book is that the Ritz sells its rooms by size, not by view. None of the four room categories names a view on the hotel's pages: not Place Vendôme, not the Grand Jardin, the garden behind the hotel. The first categories whose pages promise a view are suites. So pay for space in a room, and ask for the side you want rather than paying for it.
If you want a sitting room without paying for a suite, the Grand Deluxe Room at 55 square meters adds a small salon off the bedroom. That is the step up I would take for a week in Paris or for two people who keep different hours.
How do the Ritz Paris rooms compare?
| Category | Size | What the page lists | View named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Room | 35 m² | Marble bathroom, two small corner spaces for reading and a desk | None |
| Executive Room | 40 m² | King-size bed, desk and reading nook, shower and bath | None |
| Deluxe Room | 45 m² | Study area, reading corner, shower and bath | None |
| Grand Deluxe Room | 55 m² | Small salon off the bedroom, dressing area, shower and bath | None |
| Executive Junior Suite | 60 m² | Lounge area, walk-in closet, slightly attic-style shapes | Unobstructed views from a higher position |
| Deluxe Junior Suite | 65 m² | Salon area and study, walk-in closet | None |
| Executive Suite | 75 m² | Separate living room, walk-in closet | None |
| Suite Grand Jardin | 80 m² | Private rooftop terrace up a flight of stairs, two entrances | Grand Jardin |
| Deluxe Suite | 90 m² | Separate living room, walk-in closet | Grand Jardin |
| Suite Vendôme | 163 m² | Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, hammam | Place Vendôme |
The hotel publishes no floors and no rates on these pages, so I have left both out. Every room is decorated differently, which is one more reason to ask about the specific room rather than the category.
Which Ritz Paris room should you skip?
Skip the Superior Room unless it is one night. At 35 square meters it is the smallest room in the house, and unlike every category above it, its page does not list a separate shower and bath, only a marble bathroom. For a single night after a late arrival that is fine. For a longer stay, the 10 extra square meters of the Deluxe Room are the difference between a hotel room and a place to spend an afternoon.
The Executive Room at 40 square meters is a fair middle choice if the Deluxe Room is sold out for your dates. Its page names a king-size bed, which none of the other room pages does, so it is the one to take if bed size is the thing you care about.
Can you get a Place Vendôme or garden view at the Ritz?
Only a suite guarantees one. Among the suites, the Suite Vendôme page promises windows onto the square, and the Deluxe Suite and Suite Grand Jardin are the ones that face the garden. Below suite level, the view is whatever room you are given.
Which side to ask for depends on why you are there. The square side is the one most people picture. The garden side is the one I would ask for if sleep matters more than the view: the hotel's page for the Deluxe Suite describes waking to birdsong over magnolias and lime trees, which tells you what is outside that side of the building.
Who should upgrade to a suite at the Ritz Paris?
Upgrade if you want a guaranteed view, a separate room to sit in, or outdoor space; otherwise the Grand Deluxe Room covers most of what a junior suite adds.
- For light and a view without the top price: the Executive Junior Suite, 60 square meters. Its page says it sits higher in the building with unobstructed views, and warns of slightly attic-style shapes, so expect sloped ceilings in part of it.
- For the garden: the Deluxe Suite, 90 square meters, every one of which opens onto the Grand Jardin, with a separate living room.
- For outdoor space: the Suite Grand Jardin, 80 square meters, with its own planted rooftop terrace above the garden. It is the one room at the Ritz where you can sit outside in private.
- For the square, or a family: the Suite Vendôme, 163 square meters, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
I would not pay for the Deluxe Junior Suite over a Grand Deluxe Room for two people. The extra 10 square meters buys a walk-in closet and a larger salon, not a better position in the building.
What should you ask for when you book?
Book the category, then write to the hotel at reservations@ritzparis.com or call +33 1 43 16 30 30 (both listed on every room page) with three requests.
- The side: garden for quiet, Place Vendôme if you want to look at the square. Since the category does not promise either, a written request is the only lever you have.
- A bath and a shower: if you booked a Superior Room, ask whether yours has both, since its page does not say so.
- Bed size: ask for a king-size bed in writing if it matters to you; only the Executive Room page names one.
Ask a week or two before arrival rather than on the day: the hotel can only hold a side when it is assigning rooms, not after you are standing at the desk.
What else should you read before booking a Paris hotel?
If you are still choosing between palaces, the Hôtel de Crillon room guide and the Le Bristol room guide make the same call for those hotels. The where to stay in Paris guide picks the neighborhood before the hotel, with Place Vendôme among the four it compares.
Arriving on an overnight flight, the early arrival hotel guide covers how to get into a room before afternoon check-in, and the four-day Paris itinerary plans the days around the stay.