Hôtel des Grands Boulevards

What Hôtel des Grands Boulevards does

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards is a 50-room 4-star boutique hotel located at 17 Boulevard Poissonnière in central Paris, between the 2nd and 9th arrondissements near the Opéra and Grands Boulevards metro station. Opened in 2018 inside an 18th-century building (designed by Dorothée Meilichzon), the property operates as part of Experimental Group, a French SAS (RCS Paris 524 095 064) that runs a multi-property hospitality portfolio across Europe and New York. The hotel was awarded the One Michelin Key 2024 and is pursuing Green Key (Clef Verte) sustainability certification.

The product set combines accommodation with on-site food and beverage and event facilities. Rooms range from 13-32 sqm across multiple categories and feature espresso machines, minibars, HD TV, and workspaces. The ground-floor restaurant, led by chef Giovanni Passerini, serves French-Italian country cooking for breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea time, and Sunday brunch. Two cocktail bars — The Shed (rooftop, year-round) and The Shell (seasonal, October-April) — extend F&B into the evening, and a meeting room accommodates up to 18 persons for corporate events, cocktail receptions, and private celebrations. Gift vouchers and seasonal packages (e.g., 'Summer in the City,' 'Sunday Special') add ancillary revenue lines.

Commercially, the hotel runs a direct-to-consumer model: primary distribution is the official website (grandsboulevardshotel.com) backed by a Synxis booking engine, with restaurant reservations handled through Zenchef and SevenRooms, and a Quicktext Velma chatbot for customer inquiries. The customer base spans leisure travelers (couples, friend groups seeking Parisian boutique stays), business travelers needing central accommodation with meeting facilities, and event hosts. Pricing is unit-based with flexible and non-flexible rate plans, business lunches at €27-33, Sunday brunch at €45, and breakfast at €24 per person. The property is privately held, with no public listing or disclosed institutional investment in the available materials.

Name

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards

Legal name

Experimental

Website

https://grandsboulevardshotel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards is a 50-room 4-star boutique hotel in central Paris, operated by Experimental Group since 2018. It serves leisure and business travelers with on-site restaurant, two cocktail bars, and private event facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotels

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Downtown Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Parisian restaurant dining
• Cocktail bar services
• Private event venues
• Hotel packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hotel Room Bookings: Revenue from overnight accommodation in 50 uniquely designed guest rooms ranging from 13-32 sqm, with check-in from 14:00 and check-out at 12:00. Offers both flexible and non-flexible rate plans.
2. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from the ground-floor restaurant featuring French-Italian cuisine by chef Giovanni Passerini. Restaurant operates from 7:00am-11:30pm (Sun-Wed) and 7:30am-midnight (Thu-Sat), serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea time, and Sunday brunch.
3. Bar Revenue: Revenue from two cocktail bars: The Shed rooftop bar (open year-round, 5pm-11pm) and The Shell cocktail bar (seasonal, open October-April, Mon-Sat 6pm-1am). Bars serve classic and signature cocktails, wines, and light kitchen menu.
4. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private events including cocktail receptions, press conferences, business dinners, birthday parties, meetings (up to 18 persons), conferences, and cocktail workshops. Meeting room equipped with projector, conference call facility, and WiFi.
5. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers redeemable for hotel stays, rooftop bar drinks, restaurant dining, and Sunday brunch experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards is a 4-star boutique hotel in Paris that offers guest rooms, an on-site restaurant, cocktail bars, and event spaces for private hire. The property operates as a hospitality venue combining accommodation, food and beverage service, and curated event hosting under one roof.

Product overview

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards is a 4-star boutique hotel in Paris operated by Experimental Group, featuring 50 uniquely designed rooms alongside a comprehensive hospitality portfolio. The hotel's core offerings include an Italian-French restaurant by chef Giovanni Passerini, The Shed rooftop bar with panoramic city views, and The Shell cocktail bar (seasonal). Additional services encompass private events and meetings facilities, gift vouchers, and seasonal special packages. The property integrates with booking engines (Synxis, Sevenrooms), restaurant reservation systems (Zenchef), and analytics tools (Google Analytics, Meta Facebook Pixel) to manage operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Shed Rooftop Bar: A rooftop bar perched on the top of the hotel offering panoramic views over the Parisian rooftops, open daily from 5pm to 11pm.
• The Shell Bar

Products and services

• Hotel Room Accommodation Guest rooms at a 4-star boutique hotel located on the Grands Boulevards in Paris, available for individual travelers and leisure guests seeking accommodation in central Paris.
• On-site Restaurant Restaurant service within the hotel offering meals to hotel guests and walk-in diners at the Parisian location.
• Cocktail Bar Cocktail bar service within the hotel offering drinks to hotel guests and external visitors.
• Private Event Venue Hire Event spaces available for private hire, suitable for hosting private events and gatherings at the hotel.
• Hotel Packages and Gift Vouchers Curated hotel packages and gift voucher offerings sold to consumers as combined stay-and-dine or gifting experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded One Michelin Key 2024 in Michelin Guide France Hotel selection

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Association Robert DebréminorOthers · 1 January 2023Charitable partnership with Association Robert Debré (https://association-robert-debre.net/). The hotel made a donation in 2023 dedicated to financing holidays in the mountains for ill children.
• SevenRoomscoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant reservation platform partner enabling online table bookings. The hotel uses SevenRooms for guest reservations at its restaurant and bars through sevenrooms.com/explore/grandsboulevardsexperimental.
• ZenchefcoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant booking engine partner used for restaurant reservations. Mentioned in privacy policy as a contracted partner enabling execution of customer contacts.
• SynxiscoreTechnology or IntegrationBooking engine for hotel reservations. Mentioned in cookie/partners policy as providing booking engine functionality for the hotel.
• Green Key (Clef Verte)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability certification program. The hotel has started its labeling process with Green Key (Clef Verte) label to validate its environmental and sustainable practices including water/energy saving, waste sorting, and eco-friendly operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Pavillon de la Reine: 5-star boutique hotel in the Marais operated by Hôtels & Préférence with restaurant and event spaces. Comparable heritage boutique property in central Paris competing for the same upper-upscale leisure and corporate segments.
• Le Brach Paris: Boutique hotel in the 16th arrondissement by Evok Hôtels Collection, similar design-driven positioning with strong F&B, rooftop, and event offerings. Comparable upper-upscale boutique targeting both leisure and business travelers in Paris.
• Grand Pigalle Experimental: Another Experimental Group boutique hotel in Paris's Pigalle neighborhood. Comparable as a design-forward urban boutique hotel with on-site restaurant and cocktail culture, sharing the same group marketing, distribution, and operational playbook.
• Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers: Boutique hotel in the 3rd arrondissement by Hôtels & Préférence, featuring Italian restaurant and rooftop. Comparable central Paris boutique with similar F&B emphasis and design-led positioning.
• Hôtel Experimental Marais: Sister property under the same Experimental Group brand in Paris's Marais district. Directly comparable as a boutique design-led hotel in central Paris with rooftop bar and restaurant concept, targeting overlapping leisure and business traveler segments with similar size and positioning.
• Hôtel Madame Rêve: New luxury boutique hotel in central Paris (1st arrondissement) with rooftop bar, restaurant, and spa. Directly comparable as a recent design-forward boutique opening in central Paris with strong F&B and views.
• Hotel Providence Paris: Independent boutique hotel in the 10th arrondissement known for its restaurant and bar scene. Comparable as a small, design-led boutique hotel with strong F&B destination positioning in central Paris.
• Mama Shelter Paris East: Design-led boutique hotel brand with multiple Paris locations and prominent rooftop restaurant/bar concepts. Comparable as a lifestyle boutique competing for design-conscious leisure travelers and event-driven customers in Paris.
• Hôtel Monte Cristo Paris: Boutique hotel in the Latin Quarter with strong bar and restaurant culture. Comparable small design-led boutique in central Paris targeting the same Instagram-driven leisure traveler with on-site F&B as a draw.

Broad incumbents

• Regina Experimental Biarritz: Sister Experimental Group property in Biarritz on the French Atlantic coast. Comparable as part of the same group's design-forward boutique hotel and restaurant concept, useful as a cross-property benchmark for the group's hospitality playbook.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/grandsboulevardsexperimental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h%C3%B4tel-des-grands-boulevards

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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