Le Grand Quartier

Top choice in Montmartre & Northern Paris


Hidden on a quiet street near Canal St-Martin, northern Paris' hottest opening doesn't disappoint. A dazzling white façade hides a sharp design interior with 83 bright hotel rooms (sized 'cocoon' to 'fancy'), a vibrant cafe-bar and lounge (open until 1am), garden with Fermob furniture, pop-up shop and rooftop terrace for occasional yoga classes, after-dark star gazing, romancing...


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Nearby Montmartre & Northern Paris attractions

1. Église St-Laurent

0.18 MILES

Built in the Flamboyant Gothic style from 1429, this church took two centuries to complete. As a result the nave was designed separately, in the classical…

2. Canal St-Martin

0.25 MILES

The tranquil, 4.5km-long Canal St-Martin was inaugurated in 1825 to provide a shipping link between the Seine and Paris' northeastern suburbs. Emerging…

3. Porte St-Martin

0.26 MILES

Commemorating victories by Louis XIV’s armies, this triumphal arch was – like the Porte St-Denis – built in the late 17th century, replacing gates in the…

4. Porte St-Denis

0.33 MILES

Along with the Porte St-Martin, this triumphal arch was built in the late 17th century to commemorate a victory by Louis XIV’s armies. At the time of its…

5. Musée des Arts et Métiers

0.48 MILES

The Arts and Crafts Museum, dating to 1794 and Europe's oldest science and technology museum, is a must for families – or anyone with an interest in how…

6. L'Oasis d'Aboukir

0.58 MILES

On the corner of rue des Petits Carreaux (the northern extension of foodie street rue Montorgueil‎), this extraordinary mur végétal ('vertical garden')…

7. Église St-Vincent de Paul

0.58 MILES

Built on the site of a former prison, this magnificent 1844-completed church has a richly decorated, colonnaded interior inspired by Roman basilicas…

8. Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

0.64 MILES

Founded by renowned French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) and his portrait-photographer wife Martine Franck (1938–2012), this…