Sorbonne & Panthéon
Hotel Le Lapin Blanc, 41 boulevard Saint-Michel
4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 5 February 2026
- Address
- 41 boulevard Saint-Michel, 75005 Paris
- Area
- Sorbonne & Panthéon
- Rooms
- 30
- Price range
- €€€
Hotel Le Lapin Blanc, boulevard Saint-Michel — four stars, 30 rooms, air conditioning, communicating rooms for five, no restaurant. Checked October 2026.
© Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 — Wikimedia Commons
A boulevard address on the Sorbonne side
Hotel Le Lapin Blanc stands at 41 boulevard Saint-Michel, in the 5th arrondissement, at the level of the Sorbonne. Atout France, the state body that awards French hotel stars, classified it four stars on 5 February 2026, for 30 rooms. The stations are close, with Cluny-La Sorbonne on line 10 four minutes away, Odéon (lines 4 and 10) five and Saint-Michel Notre-Dame (RER B and C; line 4 is closed there until 19 December 2026) six.
The hotel carries no chain name and presents itself as a boutique hotel. The theme is Alice’s White Rabbit: Quantic Studio and Anaïs Albar designed a decor of white rooms with colour accents in a 1950s manner, and the hotel advertises a “fairy-tale” effect. That is the hotel’s own description of a themed interior, not of a restored building.
Rooms and what is missing
Air conditioning is in every room, according to the hotel. For families, communicating rooms of 39 m² take up to five people, and a Triple Deluxe is listed. At the top, the Suite looks over the roofs towards Notre-Dame and the Sacré-Cœur, according to the hotel, and has a round bath in the room. Only that suite is described this way, so do not assume a view from the other rooms.
There is no restaurant and no bar. On 4 October 2026 the breakfast room was closed during works in the shared areas, with breakfast brought to the room; the works carry no end date on the site. Three rooms are called adapted for reduced mobility, but the hotel states plainly that it is not accessible to wheelchair users. Nothing is said about pets or parking. The front desk, though, is staffed all night.
Against the neighbours
On the same stretch, the Select Hôtel Rive Gauche is also a four-star but with 65 rooms, more than twice the size of the Lapin Blanc, on place de la Sorbonne. The Grand Hôtel Saint-Michel, four stars with 47 rooms on rue Cujas, lists a spa among its facilities, which the Lapin Blanc does not have. The Lapin Blanc is the smallest of the three; our guide to the hotels around the Panthéon lines up the full set, and the Sorbonne guide covers the walk from the front door.
Location and metro
- Metro 10 Cluny-La Sorbonne 4 min walk · 350 m
- Metro 4, 10 Odéon 5 min walk · 450 m
- Metro 4, RER B, RER C Saint-Michel Notre-Dame 6 min walk · 450 m Line 4: station closed through 19 December 2026 (works)
Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3, at 80 metres a minute, to the station, not to a specific exit.
Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Family rooms
As listed on the hotel’s official website, checked on 4 October 2026.
History and distinctive features
- The hotel was designed by Quantic Studio and Anaïs Albar, on a fairy-tale theme drawn from Alice’s White Rabbit, in a 1950s style with white rooms and touches of colour. Source : hotel-lapin-blanc.com
- The top-floor Suite has, according to the hotel, a view over the rooftops towards Notre-Dame and the Sacré-Cœur, and a round bath in the room. Source : hotel-lapin-blanc.com
- The front desk is open 24 hours a day and welcomes guests in French, English, Japanese or Spanish, the hotel says. Source : hotel-lapin-blanc.com
Nearby
Landmarks
- Sorbonne 2 min walk · 150 m
- Musée de Cluny 3 min walk · 250 m
- Rue Soufflot 4 min walk · 300 m
- Collège de France 4 min walk · 350 m
- Palais du Luxembourg 6 min walk · 450 m
Other hotels
- Hôtel Mercure Paris La Sorbonne Saint-Germain-des-Prés ★★★★ 1 min walk · 50 m
- Hôtel de Suez ★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
- Hôtel Central Saint-Germain ★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
- Select Hôtel Rive Gauche ★★★★ 1 min walk · 100 m
- Hôtel Trianon Rive Gauche ★★★★ 2 min walk · 150 m
Availability
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hotel Le Lapin Blanc?
At 41 boulevard Saint-Michel, in the 5th arrondissement, at the level of the Sorbonne. Cluny-La Sorbonne (line 10) is four minutes away, Odéon five and Saint-Michel Notre-Dame (RER B and C; line 4 closed until 19 December 2026) six.
Is there breakfast at Le Lapin Blanc?
The hotel has no restaurant. When we checked on 4 October 2026 the breakfast room was shut while the shared areas were being worked on, and the hotel offered a solution in the room. Ask which arrangement applies on your dates.
Is Le Lapin Blanc suitable for families?
It has communicating rooms of 39 m² for up to five people and a Triple Deluxe, according to the hotel, and all rooms are air-conditioned. There is no word on cots or pets.
Is Hotel Le Lapin Blanc accessible for wheelchair users?
The hotel describes three rooms as adapted for reduced mobility but states that the building is not accessible to guests in wheelchairs. Write to the hotel before booking if this matters.
What does a Hotel Le Lapin Blanc review come down to?
On checked facts, the air conditioning, the communicating rooms and the all-night desk count for it; the missing restaurant and the works in the shared areas count against it.
Checked on 4 October 2026