An address built around Place Vendôme
The Ritz Paris stands at 15 Place Vendôme, in the 1st arrondissement. The square is a planned ensemble with a square layout and cut corners, laid out at the end of the seventeenth century, and the Vendôme Column has stood at its centre since 1810. The hotel opened on 1 June 1898, according to the historical sources we consulted, and it has kept that close relationship with the square ever since.
For a visitor, that layout matters. The square is not just a point of arrival but a space framed by uniform façades, joined by rue de la Paix from the north and rue de Castiglione from the south. Knowing those two axes helps you judge where a car will come from, where it will leave, and where the driver can wait.
Two buildings, two entrances: Vendôme and Cambon
The hotel combines two buildings, one on Place Vendôme and one on rue Cambon, and rooms on both sides look onto the square. The hotel bar sits just inside the rue Cambon entrance, so that door serves a different purpose from the main entrance, and it is worth knowing which one matches your appointment.
For a meeting, precision pays off. Telling the driver not just “the Ritz” but which entrance is expected avoids a detour and a last-minute call. When the appointment is at the bar or within the hotel itself, our VIP chauffeur service can be timed around the more practical side, once the hotel has confirmed it.
A palace in common usage: check the official status
The Ritz Paris is commonly described as a Parisian palace. The official “Palace” status is a distinction awarded by the ministry in charge of tourism, with Atout France; for any formal document (expense report, event file, contract), check the current list rather than relying on everyday usage.
The hotel closed for renovation from 2012 and reopened in 2016, after a fire in the roof during the works. Information about entrances and services from before that reopening is therefore not always a reliable guide, so it is better to rely on a recent confirmation from the hotel itself.
Arriving and leaving: what to plan for
Around Place Vendôme, movements bunch up when guests and visitors arrive and depart. Drop-off, parking and traffic rules are decided by the hotel and the authorities, and we do not assume them. IKIGAI builds them into the transport plan once they are confirmed, with a drop-off point and a pick-up point agreed with you in advance.
One practical tip: plan the return with the same care as the outbound trip. A departure from the hotel to an airport, a station or a meeting at Le Bourget is planned from the real time of leaving, not the time of booking. Your driver follows the schedule so that adjustments never rush the guest or disturb the hotel.
Around the square: rue de la Paix, Castiglione, Justice
Place Vendôme is surrounded by addresses with their own history. Rue de la Paix joins it from the north; cut through in 1806, it housed a couture house at number 7 from 1858. Rue de Castiglione, opened in 1801, links the square to rue de Rivoli to the south. Those two streets link the square to the rest of the district.
At number 13, the Hôtel de Bourvallais houses the Ministry of Justice, so much so that “la place Vendôme” sometimes stands for the institution itself. For an appointment in the area, that presence is a reminder that the place is both a prestigious address and an institutional site: traffic constraints can change, and we check them before each assignment.
For those who organise: assistants and concierges
An assistant or concierge needs simple facts: the expected entrance, the hotel contact, the passenger list and the luggage. Those details allow a firm quote before confirmation and a clear briefing for the driver. It is the framework used by the executive assistants who entrust us with a journey of this kind, and it keeps every handover predictable.
If the programme includes other addresses nearby, such as Place Vendôme and rue de la Paix, or another hotel such as Le Bristol, group the stops into one plan for the day rather than booking leg by leg. More addresses are in our selection of luxury hotels in Paris, each with its own practical notes.
Book a chauffeur for Ritz Paris
To get to Ritz Paris, booking takes only a few details: pick-up address, date, preferred time, number of passengers and bags. IKIGAI Limousine replies with a firm quote, issued before anything is confirmed, then gives the chauffeur a clear brief including the entrance to use, subject to the hotel’s own instructions.
Whether you arrive from an airport, a station or a meeting in town, the journey to Ritz Paris is best planned as a whole. A chauffeur briefed on the address, the entrance and the arrival time avoids last-minute hesitation, especially for a guest discovering Paris. Our VIP chauffeur service and chauffeur at disposal cover these journeys; to send your request, use the quote form.
Sources consulted
- Ritz Paris – official site
- Wikipedia – Hôtel Ritz Paris
- Sortiraparis – history of the Ritz
- Wikipédia – Place Vendôme
- Les Restos – Palaces of France 2026
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