53 designer rooms in a Haussmann at 99 boulevard Haussmann — high ceilings with original mouldings, Carrara marble bathrooms, leather-headboard suites, and the named Eiffel Suite framing the tower from a direct sightline through the boulevard.
"The under-the-radar boutique that the Boulevard Haussmann shopping crowd quietly returns to — 53 rooms, a Haussmann envelope, and an Eiffel Suite where the tower sits directly in the bath sightline."
Hôtel Bowmann opened in 2018 inside an early-20th-century Haussmannian block at 99 boulevard Haussmann, the avenue Baron Haussmann named after himself when he laid out the grand-magasins shopping spine that runs from Saint-Augustin through Galeries Lafayette and Printemps to the Opéra. The building had been a private residential block; the conversion to a 53-room 5-star was undertaken under the contemporary boutique brief, with interior architect Stéphane Poux directing a programme that calibrates the original Haussmann envelope (four-metre ceilings, parquet, original mouldings, a curved double staircase) against contemporary furniture, leather headboards, and a colour register of charcoal, ivory, and brushed brass. The hotel joined Small Luxury Hotels of the World in 2020 and was admitted to the American Express Hotel Collection programme in 2022.
There are 53 rooms and suites — including 5 suites — across six floors, in five categories. The split between courtyard-facing rooms (looking onto the private interior garden) and boulevard-facing rooms is roughly even; the courtyard category is the quieter, the boulevard category catches the morning sun and frames Saint-Augustin. The named suites are the headline units: the Bowmann Suite (the property signature, 60 sqm with private terrace), the Eiffel Suite (the corner unit on the upper floor where the boulevard's diagonal sightline catches the tower directly through the bath), and the Galerie Suite (Haussmann classical with original mouldings). Bathrooms across all categories are full Carrara marble with separate walk-in showers and freestanding tubs in suites; high-end fixtures include Volevatch and Dornbracht.
Restaurant Contraste — the property's contemporary French dining room — operates on the ground floor with a 40-cover capacity and a directional menu by chef Philippe Hardy (formerly Le Cinq sous-chef). The Bowmann Bar handles cocktails in the original lobby gallery; the courtyard garden adds an outdoor breakfast and aperitif setting in the warmer months. Wellness facilities are deliberately small in the boutique mode — a fitness room and a single treatment room, with Carita and Biologique Recherche-affiliated treatments arrangeable on-property. The hotel does not run a swimming pool; the deal is to walk three minutes to Galeries Lafayette's wellness floor or to the Hammam de la Mosquée for the Paris-bath alternative.
The position is specific. Boulevard Haussmann is the central retail spine of the right bank: Galeries Lafayette is six minutes east on foot, Printemps seven, Le Bristol ten west, the Champs-Élysées thirteen south, the Madeleine eight, Saint-Lazare station four. The Métro Saint-Augustin (line 9) and Saint-Lazare (lines 3/12/13/14) are at the door. For the traveller calibrating to a smaller, quieter Haussmann-residential register on the right bank — without the palace surcharge or the Champs-Élysées-corridor noise — the Bowmann is the most intelligent boutique five-star in the area.
Honeymoon Bowmann works for the couple who want a smaller, more contemporary Paris register than the historic palaces. The Eiffel Suite for the milestone — the tower lit from the bath at 9pm — or the Bowmann Suite with private terrace for the larger version. Dinner at Contraste; the courtyard garden in the morning; a slow Boulevard Haussmann walking circuit in the afternoon. A more design-led Paris register, half the rate of the palace neighbours.
For an anniversary calibrated to the Boulevard Haussmann right-bank shopping district — Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, the Madeleine — the Bowmann is the best-fitted boutique address. The Galerie Suite with original Haussmann mouldings for the calibrated weekend; dinner at Contraste; the Eiffel Suite as the milestone-year option for the proposal-anniversary blend.
For business stays calibrated to the right-bank retail-and-finance corridor — Galeries Lafayette buying offices, the Madeleine financial district, the Saint-Lazare commute — the Bowmann is the most efficient five-star at the price point. Contraste at lunch handles the working table; the Bowmann Bar at the close handles the after-work drink; the Saint-Lazare onward connections to La Défense or to the airports run from the door.
99 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris
France
Métro Saint-Augustin (line 9) at the door; Saint-Lazare (lines 3/12/13/14) 4 minutes; Madeleine 8 minutes; Galeries Lafayette 6 minutes
53 rooms (incl. 5 suites)
Classic Rooms from €580/night
Deluxe Rooms from €750/night
Eiffel Suite from €1,400/night
Bowmann Suite from €2,200/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Opened 2018; SLH since 2020
Stéphane Poux interiors
Restaurant Contraste
Bowmann Bar
Courtyard garden
Carrara marble bathrooms
Volevatch & Dornbracht fixtures
Small Luxury Hotels of the World
American Express Hotel Collection
From €580/night. The Eiffel Suite books two months ahead for autumn fashion week and Christmas-shopping weekends; the Bowmann Suite books three to four months for milestone anniversary dates.
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