The twelve hotels nearest the Jardin des Plantes, from the Gare d'Austerlitz side to rue Monge and rue des Écoles, with distances and metro stops. Checked October 2026.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 13 June 2022
Metro 5, 10, RER C 5 10 RER C Gare d'Austerlitz · 2 min walk
Metro 5 5 Saint-Marcel · 8 min walk
12 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75005 Paris · 51 rooms
The nearest hotel to the garden in our base, at 12 boulevard de l'Hôpital, about 400 metres by our estimate, opposite the Gare d'Austerlitz. The hotel offers fifty-one air-conditioned rooms in six categories, small pets for a fee, and a buffet breakfast it presents as eco-responsible. There is no bar or restaurant, and the lift stops half a floor short.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 18 December 2023
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 3 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 4 min walk
5 rue Linné, 75005 Paris · 35 rooms
At 5 rue Linné, on the garden's edge, about 500 metres away by our estimate. The 35 rooms were renovated in 2018 in an industrial style of wood, metal and parquet, according to the hotel. Breakfast is served in a vaulted room of exposed stone. One room is adapted for reduced mobility; animals are not admitted, and there is no bar.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 23 September 2024
Metro 5 5 Saint-Marcel · 3 min walk
Metro 5, 10, RER C 5 10 RER C Gare d'Austerlitz · 6 min walk
4 boulevard Saint-Marcel, 75005 Paris · 44 rooms
At 4 boulevard Saint-Marcel, three minutes from Saint-Marcel station. The red-tiled hammam can be reserved by the hour and is free to guests, with no treatments listed. Furniture is by Maison Roches, and the hotel has held the Clef Verte label since 2023. The hotel has its own paid car park, and a bar but no restaurant.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 24 February 2025
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 1 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 5 min walk
17 rue Lacépède, 75005 Paris · 31 rooms
At 17 rue Lacépède, a quiet street where Place Monge station is one minute away. Top-floor attic rooms look over Paris rooftops, according to the hotel, which adds that the Gare d'Austerlitz can be reached on foot through the garden. Named after the patron saint of travellers; one room is adapted for reduced mobility, and the building is air-conditioned.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 14 December 2023
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 1 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 5 min walk
71 rue Monge, 75005 Paris · 37 rooms
At 71 rue Monge, with Place Monge station a minute away. A lounge with a fireplace and a library opens onto a patio under a glass roof, and the hammam is open to guests from 6 to 10 p.m. The hotel says it was fully renovated in 2014. Trading under the Best Western name, with 37 rooms, including family rooms.
★★★★ 4-star hotel · Atout France classification of 28 July 2026
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 3 min walk
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 4 min walk
55 rue Monge, 75005 Paris · 30 rooms
At 55 rue Monge, classified four stars on 28 July 2026. Marie-Agnès Louboutin and Patrice Henry designed the interiors: Hungarian-point parquet, a Carrara marble fireplace, Deyrolle wallpapers. The Superior rooms face the Arènes de Lutèce or the rooftops, says the hotel. A eucalyptus hammam is free to guests; animals are not accepted.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 5 September 2022
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 3 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 4 min walk
51 rue Monge, 75005 Paris · 52 rooms
At 51 rue Monge, between the Arènes de Lutèce and the street; some rooms open directly onto the arena's park, the rest onto rue Monge. Fifty-two rooms, the largest of the twelve. Triples are sold to families, and baby equipment is at reception. Animals are not admitted, and there is no bar or restaurant.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 17 March 2026
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 3 min walk
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 3 min walk
54 rue Monge, 75005 Paris · 36 rooms
At 54 rue Monge, classified on 17 March 2026. The rooms were decorated by the interior architect Marie-Paule Clout in bright colour pairs and grey wallpaper. The triples and the quadruple open on a private courtyard with a table and chairs. Two ground-floor rooms are adapted for reduced mobility; there is no car park, and animals are not accepted.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 28 September 2021
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 2 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 4 min walk
1 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris · 35 rooms
At 1 rue des Écoles, two minutes from Cardinal Lemoine station. Paul Salas laid cement tiles against the grain to form a geometric pattern up to the headboards. The hotel offers free digital access to more than 7,000 press titles and a free welcome buffet in the afternoon. It lists family rooms, and young artists' works hang on the walls.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 12 February 2025
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 3 min walk
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 5 min walk
75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, 75005 Paris · 51 rooms
At 75 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, set in a tree-planted garden that the hotel calls a family country house. The decor is toile de Jouy, worn wooden furniture and patinated bronze. The rooms have no television, which the hotel presents as a feature. There are 51 rooms, and a car park is listed among the services without further detail; the nearest station is Cardinal Lemoine, three minutes away.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 17 January 2023
Metro 7 7 Censier-Daubenton · 1 min walk
Metro 7 7 Place Monge · 5 min walk
28 rue Censier, 75005 Paris · 33 rooms
At 28 rue Censier, one minute from Censier-Daubenton station. The look is an artist's studio: exposed stone, a glass roof, antique furniture and botanical prints. The hotel says it holds the European Ecolabel and Green Globe. The Suite and the Family Suite have balconies, and pets are accepted.
★★★ 3-star hotel · Atout France classification of 15 July 2024
Metro 10 10 Cardinal Lemoine · 2 min walk
Metro 7, 10 7 10 Jussieu · 5 min walk
9 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris · 29 rooms
A single three-star hotel at 9 rue des Écoles, a hotel of that name, not to be confused with the district. Its decor draws on literary Paris, with a library, velvet and panelling, and every room has acoustic windows onto the street. The hotel describes a typical Haussmann building; it is two minutes from Cardinal Lemoine station.
We calculated the distance from every open hotel in our base of 110 to the Jardin des Plantes, using the coordinates of the garden and of each hotel, and kept the twelve nearest. They are listed in that order. The walking times are our estimates: straight-line distance multiplied by 1.3 for the street layout, rounded to 50 metres, then divided by 80 metres a minute.
The garden is large and the measure runs to the single point we hold for it, so a hotel near a gate can be closer to an entrance than its figure suggests. Stars come from the Atout France register, shown with the date of each decision, and every hotel was confirmed open on 4 October 2026. No hotel pays to be listed.
Where they are
The twelve fall into three groups. At the south end, the Libertel faces the Gare d’Austerlitz and the Jardin des Plantes hotel stands on rue Linné, with Orphée on boulevard Saint-Marcel. To the west, rue Monge and rue Lacépède hold Saint-Christophe, Best Western, Monge, Des Arènes and Des Nations, in the streets around place Monge and the Arènes de Lutèce. To the north-west, rue des Écoles and rue du Cardinal-Lemoine hold Paris Art Hotel, Des Grandes Écoles and the Hôtel Quartier Latin. Maxim stands apart on rue Censier, by Censier-Daubenton station.
By our estimate the garden is a 5 to 11 minute walk from every hotel listed, but opening hours and prices are not in our data, so check the Muséum’s own site before you go.
Frequently asked questions
Which hotel is closest to the Jardin des Plantes?
The Libertel Austerlitz Jardin des Plantes, at 12 boulevard de l'Hôpital, is the nearest in our base, about 400 metres from the garden by our estimate. The Hôtel du Jardin des Plantes, at 5 rue Linné, is next at about 500 metres.
Which metro stations serve the Jardin des Plantes area?
Place Monge and Cardinal Lemoine for rue Monge and rue Mouffetard, Saint-Marcel for boulevard Saint-Marcel, Censier-Daubenton for rue Censier, and the Gare d'Austerlitz at the south end. Our cards give the walking time to each hotel's nearest stations.
Is it practical to stay near the Gare d'Austerlitz?
According to the hotel, the Libertel Austerlitz faces the station and the Gare de Lyon is ten minutes away on foot. Saint-Christophe says the station can be reached on foot through the Jardin des Plantes.
Are there hotels with a hammam or a terrace near the garden?
Yes. Orphée, Monge and Best Western Quartier Latin Panthéon each have a hammam for guests, and the Hôtel du Jardin des Plantes has a 50 m² fifth-floor terrace. These are the hotels' own statements; we have not tested them.
Which of these hotels take pets?
Libertel Austerlitz, Orphée and Maxim Quartier Latin accept small pets, and Libertel and Orphée say so in writing. Monge, Des Arènes, Des Nations and Jardin des Plantes state that animals are not accepted.
