LOCATION

The Hotel Moliere’s outstanding location allows easy access to all the top attractions in Paris. Close to the Garnier Opera, Place Vendôme and Place des Victoires, near the theatres and cinemas of the Grands Boulevards, the major department stores and rue St. Honoré for shopping, the hotel is also a short walk from the Louvre, the Tuileries Gardens and the Palais Royal. While passing through streets filled with the rich history of our district, you’ll discover many surprises such as the Passage Vivienne and the Passage Véro-Dodat. These galleries have maintained their 19th century style and offer intermingled restaurants and boutiques.

Hotel Moliere ***
21, rue Moliere (Avenue de l'Opéra)
75001 Paris
Tel: 33 (0) 1 42 96 22 01
Fax: 33 (0) 1 42 60 48 68
E-mail: info@hotel-moliere.fr

Metro/underground: 3 minutes from the Musée du Louvre-Palais Royal (line 1) and Pyramides (lines 7 and 14) metro stations

Bus: 2 minutes from the closest bus stop:

RER A: Auber Station - 5 minutes walk

ON FOOT:

  • 1 minute: Avenue de l'Opéra, Pyramides metro station
  • 5 minutes: The Louvre, the Palais Royal, the Comédie Française, the Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library), rue de Rivoli, rue Saint Honoré, Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre metro station.
  • 10 minutes: Garnier Opera, the Tuileries Garden, the Seine, Place Vendôme, the Stock Exchange, Place des Victoires.

BY METRO, BUS, RER:

  • 1 minute: Opera, Place Vendôme
  • 5 minutes: Tuileries Gardens, Champs Elysées, Musée d'Orsay, Notre Dame, major department stores (Printemps, Galeries Lafayette).
  • 10 minutes: Saint Germain des Prés, Marais district.
  • 15 minutes: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe.

DIRECTIONS FROM:

Airports:

Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle:
RER B towards Robinson/Orly to Châtelet then take metro line 1 towards Porte d'Orléans to Palais Royal – or take the Roissy bus to Opéra.

Orly:
RER B towards Mitry/Charles de Gaulle to Châtelet then take metro line 1 towards La Défense to Palais-Royal.

Train Stations:

Gare de Lyon station: Metro line 14 towards Saint Lazare to Pyramides – or take metro line 1 towards La Défense to Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre.

Gare du Nord station: RER B or D to Châtelet, then take line 14 towards Saint Lazare to Pyramides - or take metro line 4 towards Porte d'Orléans to Châtelet, then take line 14 towards Saint Lazare to Pyramides – or take bus no. 48 to Palais Royal.

Gare de l’Est station: Metro line 7 towards Villejuif to Pyramides – or take bus no. 39 to Palais Royal.

Gare d’Austerlitz station: Metro line 5 towards Bobigny to Bastille, then take line 1 towards La Défense to Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre – or take RER C via Bibliothèque Mitterrand, then take line 14 towards Saint Lazare to Pyramides.

Gare Montparnasse station: Metro line 12 towards Porte de la Chapelle to Madeleine, then take line 14 towards Bibliothèque Mitterrand to Pyramides – or take metro line 4 towards Porte d'Orléans to Châtelet, then take line 1 towards La Défense to Palais Royal.

Gare Saint-Lazare station: Metro line 14 towards Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramides – or take Bus 21 or 27.

By car:

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OUR FAVOURITE PLACES:

  • The Louvre, the largest museum in the world,
  • Musée d'Orsay: Located in the former Gare d’Orsay station, this multidisciplinary museum is devoted to art which was produced from 1848 to 1914.
  • Palais Royal: Its gardens, encircled by a series of perfectly restored facades, provide a peaceful haven in one of the liveliest districts in Paris.
  • Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Place du Palais Royal: This unique place brings together more than 250 antique dealers.
  • Le Grand Véfour: 17, rue de Beaujolais - 75001 Paris. This restaurant, enjoyed by Voltaire and known as the Café de Chartres in the 18th century, occupies part of the arcades at the heart of the garden, at the rear of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal.
  • Galerie Vivienne, , rue des Petits Champs, 5, rue de la Banque and 6, rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris – This passage houses more boutiques than any other, inviting shoppers to linger.
  • Musée de l'Orangerie and the Jeu de Paume at the Tuileries Garden - See the eight immense compositions that comprise this Water Lilies (Nymphéas) series, given to France by Monet in 1922.