Exploring France in spring, early summer and autumn ensures you see the country at its best – and temperatures are warm enough to while away hours in Parisian cafés, swim in the ocean or discover the lavender fields of Provence.
Your France travel guide
Travel tips and 5-star hotels in France
Inspired 5-star hotels in France
Elevate your exploration of France and reserve a room at an elegant five-star Sofitel hotel. With an exceptional blend of French panache and contemporary luxury, our properties will wrap you in a heavenly cocoon, whether you’re by the ocean or near iconic Paris sights. Our opulent rooms, prestigious dining and thoughtful service promise unforgettable stays.
FAQs about France
France is generally a very safe country, with key concerns being petty theft, pickpocketing and scamming in public places. Protests occasionally cause travel disruption in Paris.
Holidaymakers from Europe, the UK and USA do not need a visa if they are not staying in France for more than 90 days. Other nationalities may require a short-stay Schengen visa – please use the France-Visas website to check.
All Sofitel’s luxury hotels in Paris offer well-being centers with personalized workouts or indulgent spa treatments. We also provide maps of jogging routes taking in the Seine river banks, Trocadéro Gardens and the Eiffel Tower.
Thinking of honeymooning in Paris? There’s nowhere more romantic to stay than effortlessly stylish Sofitels; our five-star hotels offer star-crossed lovers elegant accommodation, lavish dining and curated experiences for couples.
Explore Sofitel by country
Explore more
Live the French way at Sofitel hotels
France is intoxicating. It beguiles visitors with its seductive language, exquisite gastronomy and fine wines. At its heart sit charming cities home to architecture from gothic to modern, sun-kissed landscapes and spectacular coastlines carved out by water and wind. Heading for enchanting Paris? You’ll discover galleries and indie boutiques standing side by side with Michelin-starred restaurants and flamboyant cabarets.
Wherever you are in the country, after a day of exploration you can retreat to your exclusive room or suite in one of the best hotels in France… A world of luxury awaits.
Explore France from luxury five-star hotels
Follow the road less travelled into a world of unparalleled luxury. From Biarritz’s Belle Époque elegance to Corsica’s pristine wilderness, Île d’Oléron’s old-world charm to the wild beauty of Quiberon, you’ll enjoy unforgettable experiences far removed from the well-trodden trail.
Alluring cities await your arrival too. Lay your head in considerable comfort in exclusive and elegant Paris hotels, and when in Lyon, indulge in its world-famous gourmet scene. Book a stay in entrancing Marseille to explore France’s oldest city, or when in Strasbourg, reserve your room in our very first hotel.
Stay at Sofitel’s sophisticated luxury hotels in Paris
Live your Parisian dream to the ultimate with Sofitel. Our five-star luxury hotels are perfectly located near symbolic landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Each offers refined rooms and sumptuous suites, haute cuisine in legendary restaurants and tranquil wellness centres dedicated to your holistic health.
Housed behind ornate façades, our exceptional Paris hotels reflect the heritage of the City of Light; discover this for yourself on a Bateaux-Mouches cruise or a tour of Notre-Dame Cathedral or the Eiffel Tower… At Sofitel, you’re never far from icons of Parisian life.
Discover prestigious Sofitel spa hotels
At Sofitel, sheer indulgence is the new wellness. Our serene spas are tranquil private realms where holistic well-being and hedonism go hand in hand, offering proven rituals and sybaritic beauty treatments to soothe body, mind and spirit.
Saunas, hammams and saltwater pools harness the healing powers of water. Personalized massages and featherlight facials use skincare products blending ancient ingredients with advanced formulas. Your long-lasting well-being awaits at Sofitel spas in the landmark cities and coastal towns of France – you will leave our hotels rebalanced and rejuvenated.
Experience fine dining at Sofitel hotels
Long considered the best in the world, French cuisine is an ever-changing mosaic deeply rooted in regionality and tradition – hence the Arabic-influenced gastronomy of Marseille and the use of succulent shellfish in Breton cuisine. Each region proudly pours its heart into local ingredients in celebration of its local terroir.
Our luxurious five-star hotels in France’s most captivating cities and coastal resorts reinterpret these traditions to offer seasonal menus created using zero-miles produce – whether it be a buttery croissant in a chic café or fine dining in cosmopolitan Paris.
Visit French cities with style
Paris may be your first stop in France – but it shouldn’t be your last. Beyond the capital, a tapestry of provincial treasures awaits. Venture south by high-speed train to vibrant Marseille, and you'll be strolling through the authentic narrow streets of Le Panier by lunchtime.
Savor inimitable culinary excellence at the legendary bouchon restaurants in Lyon, where lingering over hearty local classics is de rigueur.
And for an exquisite winter escape, lose yourself at Strasbourg's enchanting Christmas markets in an idyllic celebration of festive French tradition, mulled wine in hand.