Where to stay near Parc des Princes: the 3 areas to know in 2026
The Parc des Princes does not sit on the edge of Paris: it is built above the ring road, whose lanes run underneath the stands, and its south stand carries the name of the town facing it, Boulogne-Billancourt. Leaving the 47,929 seats, you therefore have two towns in front of you, and the evening question is not how many kilometres to cover: it is which side of the gate you booked.
Second thing, which our members say better than a guide: people come here without a match. They describe the backstage tour, pitch, changing rooms, treatment rooms and the corridor retracing the history of the shirts, and one of them played an escape game inside. So this page answers two trips, the one of a league evening and the one of a Tuesday afternoon.
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The two ways to stay near Parc des Princes
The stadium sits on a boundary: the gate on one side, the city on the other. Here is what each side gives and what it takes away.
| What changes | At the gate, Auteuil or Boulogne | In Paris, on line 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Getting back | On foot, in seven to fifteen minutes | Eighteen stations, no change |
| Dinner after the match | Tables in Boulogne, nothing in Auteuil | Open like the rest of the city |
| The price of the night | That of a district without tourists | That of the centre of the capital |
| The next day | Molitor, Roland-Garros, the woods, Albert-Kahn | The museums, the theatres, the monuments |
| Arriving by train | 6.8 kilometres from Montparnasse | The stations are inside the city |
| With children | The woods and its gardens a step away | A metro ride for every outing |
| Touring the stadium on a day without a match | You walk there, at the hour you like | As for a match, by line 9 |
| Who for | Anyone here for the Parc des Princes | Anyone here for Paris, match included |
How long to the entrance, area by area?
The distances start at the stadium gates. The metro fears neither the ring road nor the filtered surroundings: it is what decides, not the mileage.
| From | Time | How |
|---|---|---|
| Auteuil, the Paris side of the gate | on foot | walking The three addresses announce seven to fifteen minutes to the ground. |
| Boulogne-Billancourt, on the other side of the ring road | 1.4 km | walking or metro Through the gate you change town; the metro counts three stations there before its terminus. |
| Metro line 9, from the gate to the Grands Boulevards | 8.9 km | metro line 9 Eighteen stations between Porte de Saint-Cloud and the Grands Boulevards. |
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Auteuil, the Paris side of the gate Paris 16th, from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Porte Molitor
Anyone who wants to walk home without leaving Paris
The sixteenth arrondissement ends here in wide, lived-in streets, and the three addresses of this area are counted in minutes of walking from the stadium gates. Nobody dines late here: the district has neither a supporters' bar nor a lively street, and that is exactly what you come for when the match finishes late. By day it offers what no other stadium district has: the Molitor swimming pool 900 metres away, the Roland-Garros courts 1.2 kilometres off and the Bois de Boulogne on the far side of the avenue. On match nights, though, the surroundings are filtered and dense, and one of our members does not find them reassuring.
The area around the Parc des Princes is not very reassuring
Where to stay in this area
Holiday Inn Paris-Auteuil by IHG Mid-range
In a Haussmann building on rue Gudin, about a hundred metres from the Porte de Saint-Cloud station: this is the address that makes a car pointless. Location and welcome are its two best scores.
ibis Styles Paris 16 Boulogne Budget
On avenue Ferdinand Buisson, 600 metres from the ground, three stars and family suites. The rooms are small, the coffee runs at any hour, and no address in the district takes less time on foot.
Molitor Hôtel & Spa Paris - MGallery Collection Luxury
The Art Deco pool of 1929 has become a hotel, with its two basins and its spa, 600 metres from the stadium and 700 metres from Roland-Garros. The only average score on its page is value for money: you know what you are paying for.
Pros
- The stadium gates on foot, with no transport
- A district that falls silent after the match
- The Molitor pool and Roland-Garros next door
Cons
- No late dinner in the district
- Filtered, dense surroundings on match nights
Boulogne-Billancourt, on the other side of the ring road 1.4 kilometres away, once through the gate
Anyone who wants the same walk and a town open in the evening
Going through the gate changes département and town: the centre of Boulogne-Billancourt is 1.4 kilometres from the stands, and its hotels are reached on foot in about ten minutes, just like those of the sixteenth. The difference lies elsewhere. This town of 108,782 people has shopping streets, tables open after the final whistle, and two visits that have nothing to do with football: the gardens of the Albert-Kahn museum 2.5 kilometres away and the auditorium of La Seine Musicale, on the Île Seguin, 3.7 kilometres off. One of our members makes a whole day of it.
It is a very pleasant city for a day trip outside of Paris
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Where to stay in this area
Mercure Paris Boulogne Mid-range
On place René Clair, a 12-minute walk from the stadium and 500 metres from the metro, this is the most reviewed of the hotels facing it. Travellers mention a quiet district before they mention the room.
Parici Hôtel Boulogne Billancourt Budget
On rue Thiers, right in the centre, with the best rated welcome on this page and rooms travellers find small. Its booking path still carries its former name.
Greet Boulogne Billancourt Paris Mid-range
On boulevard Jean Jaurès, on the restaurant side, and this is the location travellers score highest in the town. A base for anyone who wants to eat after the match.
Stay in the city
Where to stay in Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt has its own guide: neighbourhoods, prices, our recommended hotels.
Pros
- The same walk to the stands
- Restaurants open after the final whistle
- Albert-Kahn and La Seine Musicale for the next day
Cons
- A town centre with nothing touristic about it
- Three metro stations further from Paris
Metro line 9, from the gate to the Grands Boulevards Eighteen stations, no change
Anyone here for Paris, taking the match along the way
A single metro line serves the stadium and then crosses Paris from west to east: line 9. From Porte de Saint-Cloud it reaches Trocadéro in eight stations, the Champs-Élysées in eleven, the department stores in fifteen and the Grands Boulevards in eighteen, without ever changing platform. Sleeping on this line therefore settles the way back from the match at any hour, and leaves the days to the city rather than to its gate. What it costs, one of our members says plainly: the capital is getting dearer, and a night in the centre does not compare with a night in Boulogne.
these trips are starting to get expensive, as the capital is more and more costly
Where to stay in this area
Philéas Lazare & Spa Listed on Avygeo This property has its own page on Avygeo: it introduces itself there, collects guest reviews and answers the community's questions. It does not influence our recommendations, which stay editorial.
Hotel
+5 recs 4.3
The best value in our collection
Bulgari Hotel Paris Listed on Avygeo This property has its own page on Avygeo: it introduces itself there, collects guest reviews and answers the community's questions. It does not influence our recommendations, which stay editorial.
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+4 recs 5.0
Italian luxury meets Michelin-starred dining
Hôtel d'Aubusson Paris Listed on Avygeo This property has its own page on Avygeo: it introduces itself there, collects guest reviews and answers the community's questions. It does not influence our recommendations, which stay editorial.
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+4 recs 4.5
One of the largest private swimming pools in Paris
Spa Guerlain - Saint James Paris Listed on Avygeo This property has its own page on Avygeo: it introduces itself there, collects guest reviews and answers the community's questions. It does not influence our recommendations, which stay editorial.
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+3 recs 5.0
Guerlain treatments in one of the finest hotels in Paris
Ritz Club & Spa - Ritz Paris Listed on Avygeo This property has its own page on Avygeo: it introduces itself there, collects guest reviews and answers the community's questions. It does not influence our recommendations, which stay editorial.
Hotel
A legendary address for French luxury
Hôtel Saint-Pétersbourg Opéra & Spa Mid-range
On rue Caumartin, 200 metres from the Havre-Caumartin station and a five-minute walk from the department stores: the best score on this page, on the largest volume of reviews.
Hôtel Chopin Budget
At the far end of the passage Jouffroy, glass roof and parquet, a step from the Grévin museum and the Grands Boulevards station. Travellers praise its quiet, rare in this part of Paris, and its location is the best rated on the page.
ibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9e Budget
400 metres from the station, on a street of restaurants, and more than two thousand reviewed stays. This is the address that holds the price while keeping line 9 underfoot.
Stay in the city
Where to stay in Paris
Paris has its own guide: neighbourhoods, prices, our recommended hotels.
Pros
- The way back from the stadium with no change
- The whole city for the hours without football
- The stations and theatres a metro ride away
Cons
- Capital city rates, which our members find rising
- Eighteen stations to do twice
Our tips for booking the right place
- Your gate depends on your stand, and there are sixteen of them: The stadium has four stands, Paris, Francis Borelli, Auteuil to the north and Boulogne to the south, and sixteen gates lettered A to P shared between them. Look at the letter on your ticket before choosing your metro exit: line 9 arrives at Porte de Saint-Cloud, line 10 at Porte d'Auteuil, and the two do not open onto the same gates. The surroundings are filtered on match days and the gates open two hours before kick-off, which leaves time to walk around the ground, but not to cross the crowd at the last moment.
- The stadium can be toured, and that is what our members talk about most: The tour lasts 1 hr 10, costs $32* for an adult, leads to the trophy wall and an exhibition, with an audio guide in nine languages. Our members saw the pitch, the changing rooms, the treatment rooms and the corridor retracing the history of the shirts; another played an escape game there, cups and a turn through the stands included. And in summer a zip line crosses the pitch from one side of the Auteuil stand to the other, for $17* on top of the ticket. It is a full day out in Paris, not an annexe of the match.
- A car is useless, a bike is not: The stadium sits above the ring road and the Boulogne exit leads to it, but the surroundings close on match days: the car is the worst of the three choices on this page. The bike, on the other hand, has its guarded parking on place du Général Stefanik, near the Paris stand, open from two hours before kick-off until one hour after the final whistle, scooters and skateboards included. From Auteuil or Boulogne, it is the fastest way to arrive and to leave.
- Looking for a late dinner in Auteuil: the district is residential, and it is in Boulogne or in the centre that people eat after a match.
- Coming by car on a match night: the surroundings are filtered, and the stadium straddles the ring road rather than bordering it.
- Booking behind a goal hoping to see the game close up: our members find those stands far from the pitch, and visibility suffers.
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