Hôtel des Nations Saint-Germain, Paris — rue Monge

A Saint-Germain name on rue Monge

The Hôtel des Nations Saint-Germain is at 54 rue Monge, in the 5th arrondissement, near the Arènes de Lutèce, and the Saint-Germain of its name is a label, not a place; the Arènes de Lutèce are about seventy metres away. Cardinal Lemoine (line 10) and Place Monge (line 7) are each three minutes’ walk, and Jussieu (lines 7 and 10) four. Our pages on the Arènes de Lutèce and on rue Mouffetard cover the surroundings.

Atout France, the state body that issues French hotel stars, reclassified it three stars on 17 March 2026, for 36 rooms.

Decor, courtyard and families

The rooms were decorated by Marie-Paule Clout, an architect and interior designer: pairs of bright colours in some, a wall of grey-toned wallpaper in others. The inner courtyard is open to guests, and the triples and the quadruple open on to a small private yard with a table and chairs. For families, the hotel gives each child a present on arrival, has board games, and puts two televisions in the quadruple.

All rooms have reversible air conditioning. Two on the ground floor are accessible, with a bar in the shower, and there is a lift. The “welcome bar” is wine and an aperitif poured at reception, so we do not call it a bar. There is no restaurant, no gym, pets are refused and there is no car park of the hotel’s own.

Among its neighbours

Five hotels of this guide stand on rue Monge. The Hôtel des Arènes, at 51, is a three-star of 52 rooms with air conditioning; the Hôtel Monge, at 55, is a four-star of 30 rooms with a spa; and the Best Western Quartier Latin Panthéon, at 71, is a three-star of 37 rooms with a spa and a patio. Des Nations competes on its decor and its family layout, not on a spa. Our guide to the hotels near rue Mouffetard lists the rest.