Mouffetard
Hôtel des Grandes Écoles, Paris — rue du Cardinal-Lemoine
3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 12 February 2025
- Address
- 75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, 75005 Paris
- Area
- Mouffetard
- Rooms
- 51
- Price range
- €€
Hôtel des Grandes Écoles, 75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine — three stars, 51 rooms, tree-lined garden, no television, place de la Contrescarpe 100 m. Checked October 2026.
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A garden hotel on rue du Cardinal-Lemoine
The Hôtel des Grandes Écoles is at 75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, in the 5th arrondissement, about 100 metres from place de la Contrescarpe. Atout France, the state body that issues French hotel stars, classified it three stars on 12 February 2025, for 51 rooms. Nothing on the customer pages names a brand, but the site of the Elegancia group lists the hotel among those it manages and markets, and the hotel’s careers link leads to that group.
The hotel’s pitch is its calm. Guests arrive through a tree-lined garden, and the house presents itself as a family country house in the middle of the Latin Quarter, with toile de Jouy on the walls, worn wooden furniture and patinated bronze wall lights.
Rooms and services
Rooms measure 10 to 25 m², with double or twin beds, and no triple or family room is described. There is no television, which the hotel counts among its features. Breakfast is served on a tray from 7.15 a.m. to noon; there is neither restaurant nor bar. Dogs are not allowed.
Three points need checking before booking. Air conditioning appears among the facilities without saying which rooms have it, so confirm it for yours. Parking is listed without saying whether it is private, paid or by reservation. Access for reduced mobility is stated without any adapted room being described.
Where it sits
Cardinal Lemoine (line 10) is three minutes’ walk; Place Monge (line 7) and Jussieu (lines 7 and 10) five. Place de la Contrescarpe and the top of rue Mouffetard are close, as the place de la Contrescarpe guide explains, and our page on hotels near rue Mouffetard lists the alternatives.
Among the three-stars
The Hôtel des Arènes has 52 rooms and the Hôtel Minerve 54, comparable in size. The Grandes Écoles differs from them by the garden and the absence of television, and from the Hôtel Quartier Latin, a small literary house of 29 rooms on rue des Écoles, by its size and its country style. It is not the hotel for a family of three or four.
Location and metro
- Metro 10 Cardinal Lemoine 3 min walk · 250 m
- Metro 7 Place Monge 5 min walk · 350 m
- Metro 7, 10 Jussieu 5 min walk · 450 m
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Garden or patio
- Air conditioning
- Parking
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- Guests are received in a tree-lined garden, and the hotel presents itself as a “family country house” in the quiet of the Latin Quarter. Source : hoteldesgrandesecoles.com
- The décor is a countryside one “frozen in time”: toile de Jouy walls, worn wooden furniture, patinated bronze wall lights. Source : hoteldesgrandesecoles.com
- There is no television in the rooms, which the hotel lists as a feature. Source : hoteldesgrandesecoles.com
Nearby
Landmarks
- Contrescarpe 2 min walk · 150 m
- Arènes de Lutèce 3 min walk · 250 m
- Panthéon 6 min walk · 450 m
- Collège de France 9 min walk · 750 m
- Église Saint-Médard 9 min walk · 750 m
Other hotels
- Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain ★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
- Hôtel des Arènes ★★★ 3 min walk · 200 m
- Hôtel Monge ★★★★ 3 min walk · 200 m
- Best Western Quartier Latin Panthéon ★★★ 4 min walk · 300 m
- Hôtel Saint-Christophe ★★★ 4 min walk · 300 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Hôtel des Grandes Écoles?
At 75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, 75005, about 100 metres from place de la Contrescarpe, at the top of the Mouffetard district.
Which metro serves the Hôtel des Grandes Écoles?
Cardinal Lemoine (line 10) three minutes on foot, Place Monge (line 7) five and Jussieu (lines 7 and 10) five.
Is there a television in the rooms at the Hôtel des Grandes Écoles?
No; the hotel lists the absence as a feature. Breakfast comes on a tray, from 7.15 a.m. to noon.
Does the Hôtel des Grandes Écoles have family rooms?
None is described. Rooms range from 10 to 25 m² with double or twin beds, and the hotel mentions no triple or family room.
Is the Hôtel des Grandes Écoles worth booking?
That depends on what you want; we give no score and no guest quotes. For it: the garden, the décor, the quiet position. Against: no television, no pets, no family rooms.
Checked on 4 October 2026