Molitor Hotel & Spa Paris – MGallery

Molitor turns the swimming pool into the centre of a hotel stay. The long outdoor basin and the covered indoor pool are framed by the complex's distinctive architecture, with bedrooms overlooking parts of the pool setting. It gives this corner of the 16th arrondissement a very different character from a boulevard hotel.

The pools, spa and street art

The two heated pools make swimming a substantial part of the experience, while the Spa by Clarins and hammam extend the leisure facilities. Guest pool access follows the hotel's arrival and departure arrangements, so the time available in the water is worth considering alongside the room itself. The attraction is not simply having a pool somewhere in the building: the basins shape the outlook, circulation and identity of the whole property.

Art is equally visible. The hotel displays street art throughout the complex, including works associated with its cabin pathway. That creates a connection between the building's sporting history and its contemporary use, with colour and individual works interrupting the more formal lines of the pool galleries.

Dining beside the outdoor basin

Restaurant Molitor looks onto the outdoor basin, and the seasonal rooftop adds another setting in warmer months. Rooms and suites offer different relationships to that scene, from conventional bedrooms to pool-facing categories and terrace accommodation. Outside, the Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil, Bois de Boulogne and nearby sporting grounds extend the outdoor emphasis. Molitor is a choice for visitors who want the hotel itself to occupy a meaningful part of the Paris holiday.