BVJ Champs Élysées

Montmartre & Northern Paris


Set in the historic studio and hôtel particulier (private mansion) of painter Henri Gervex (1852–1929), this hostel retains period features and opens to a charming empire-style garden with an original Gervex fresco. Its 24 spacious rooms sleep two to 10 people but facilities are basic and wi-fi is limited to the lobby. Rates include sheets and breakfast. Cash only.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Montmartre & Northern Paris attractions

1. Parc Monceau

0.3 MILES

Marked by a neoclassical rotunda at its main bd Courcelles entrance, beautiful Parc Monceau sprawls over 8.2 lush hectares. It was laid out by Louis…

2. Citéco

0.37 MILES

This splendidly renovated, turreted neo-renaissance townhouse, built by architect Jules Février for banker Emile Gaillard in the late 19th century, is the…

3. Musée Cernuschi

0.45 MILES

The recently renovated Cernuschi Museum comprises an excellent and rare collection of ancient Chinese art (funerary statues, bronzes, ceramics), much of…

4. Musée Nissim de Camondo

0.48 MILES

Housed in a sumptuous mansion modelled on the Petit Trianon at Versailles, this museum displays 18th-century furniture, wood panelling, tapestries,…

5. Musée Jacquemart-André

0.5 MILES

The home of art collectors Nélie Jacquemart and Édouard André, this opulent late-19th-century residence combines elements from different eras – seen here…

6. Arc de Triomphe

0.58 MILES

If anything rivals the Eiffel Tower as the symbol of Paris, it’s this magnificent 1836 monument to Napoléon’s victory at Austerlitz (1805), which he…

7. Avenue des Champs-Élysées

0.71 MILES

No trip to Paris is complete without strolling this broad, tree-shaded avenue lined with luxury shops. Named for the Elysian Fields (‘heaven’ in Greek…

8. Palais de l’Élysée

0.96 MILES

Some 400m north of av des Champs-Élysées is rue du Faubourg St-Honoré (8e), the western extension of rue St-Honoré. It has renowned couture houses,…