Hôtel Le Cardinal

Name

Hôtel Le Cardinal

Legal name

LE CARDINAL

Website

https://lecardinal.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Luxury Hotels (City Luxury) (THAGACAE)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Immersive hotel experience
• Wellness fitness facilities
• Paris hotel rooms
• Concierge hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Room Accommodation: Core revenue from hotel room rentals across five room categories: Classic (14m²), Superior (15-17m²), Triple (19-22m²), Family (30m²), and Single (9-11m²). Room rates vary by season and availability.
2. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue streams including buffet breakfast (€21/person), wellness services (massage, sauna), private transfers, babysitting, and concierge services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hôtel Le Cardinal is a 4-star, 80-room boutique hotel in Paris's 9th arrondissement that rents guest accommodations across five room categories (Classic, Superior, Triple, Family, Single) alongside ancillary on-site services including buffet breakfast, a lounge/honesty bar, a wellness and fitness center with Technogym equipment, sauna and massage cabin, and a 360-degree immersive projection room showcasing French landscapes. Each room is designed around a distinct chromatic palette derived from regional dye plants, reflecting the hotel's nature-inspired concept introduced during the 2025 renovation.

Product overview

Hôtel Le Cardinal is a 4-star, 80-room boutique hotel in Paris (9th arrondissement) offering accommodation across five room categories (Classic, Superior, Triple, Family, Single) along with dining, wellness, and immersive experience services. The property was fully renovated in 2025 with a unique chromatic concept where each room is inspired by France's eight cardinal points through natural plant-based dyes. Core offerings include: rooms with Chromecast streaming and The Botanist amenities; buffet breakfast and honesty bar lounge; a 360° immersive room showcasing French landscapes via BlueVista projections; and a wellness center with Technogym equipment, sauna, and massage cabin. Additional services include 24/7 concierge, parking partnerships, and online booking via Mews platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Classic Room
• Superior Room
• Triple Room
• Family Room
• Single Room

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLUEVISTAcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with BLUEVISTA, a company specializing in immersive video production, to create the 360° immersive room experience. Breathtaking aerial and 360° footage was captured across carefully selected French locations to showcase the country's natural beauty.
• Premium MassageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Premium Massage, a team of highly qualified professional therapists in Paris, to provide bespoke massage services and beauty treatments in the hotel's dedicated private treatment room.
• Rédélé ParkingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Rédélé Parking located at 11 Rue Forest, offering 10% discount on parking fees to hotel guests.
• The Botanist & The ChemistcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll rooms equipped with The Botanist & The Chemist vegan and cruelty-free amenities, offering a luxurious and natural beauty product experience.
• Pot de SenteurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBespoke scented candles created by Pot de Senteur, contributing to the hotel's sensory immersion concept.
• Peregreen Studio (Virginie Lagerbe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorist-designer Virginie Lagerbe from Peregreen studio created the natural palette inspired by dye plants for the hotel's eight chromatic room worlds.
• BJA Architecture (Arnaud Basselier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm led by Arnaud Basselier that masterfully directed the hotel renovation, preserving the hotel's spirit while infusing modern, nature-inspired elegance.
• DZArchitecture (Laure Zucconi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm led by Laure Zucconi that co-directed the renovation project, ensuring modern, nature-inspired design throughout the hotel.
• Alexei DernovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist who created watercolor artworks featured in each room, evoking the landscapes that inspired the hotel's color palettes.
• Maeva LardinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllustrator who created textile color charts showcasing the dye plants behind the room colors, presented as botanical artworks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Le Pavillon de la Reine: 5-star boutique hotel in Place des Vosges, Paris Marais. Comparable as an independent, design-led luxury boutique hotel in central Paris serving leisure travelers seeking a distinctive, immersive experience.
• 25hours Hotel Paris: Design-led boutique lifestyle hotel brand with a Paris property. Comparable positioning around immersive, story-driven guest experiences in central urban locations at the upper-mid to upscale tier.
• Hôtel Fabric Paris: Boutique 4-star hotel in Paris's 11th arrondissement with a distinct design concept in a converted fabric factory. Comparable as an independent, design-led Paris boutique hotel targeting experiential leisure travelers.
• Hôtel Providence Paris: Independent 4-star boutique hotel in central Paris (10th arrondissement) with a strong design-led, immersive concept. Comparable in scale, independent ownership, and target leisure traveler segment to Hôtel Le Cardinal.
• Mama Shelter Paris: Lifestyle boutique hotel brand by Accor with a Paris flagship. Directly comparable as a design-led, experience-focused urban hotel catering to leisure travelers in Paris with a similar price tier and amenity set.
• citizenM Paris: Design-forward, technology-enabled boutique hotel concept with Paris presence. Comparable in its emphasis on compact, design-driven rooms and self-service technology, targeting modern leisure travelers.
• Hôtel des Grands Boulevards: Boutique 4-star hotel in the 9th/10th arrondissements of Paris offering a curated design experience. Direct same-micro-market competitor with overlapping leisure traveler customer base and similar room count.
• Hôtel Le Six Paris: 4-star boutique hotel in the 6th arrondissement of Paris with a design-driven concept and similar size (~40 rooms). Targets the same leisure traveler segment with comparable amenities and pricing tier.

Broad incumbents

• Accor: Largest hotel operator in France and Europe with extensive Paris portfolio across luxury, premium, midscale, and economy tiers including boutique-style brands like Mama Shelter. Broad incumbent competing across all Paris price points.
• InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG): Global hotel group with multiple Paris properties including boutique-leaning brands like Hotel Indigo. Broad incumbent competing for design-conscious leisure travelers in central Paris.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hotellecardinalparis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h-tel-le-cardinal
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotellecardinal

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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