Both were conceived as private apartments, but they win different stays. Maison Bauchart (11 rue Quentin-Bauchart, 5-star, 10 keys) is a discreet townhouse hotel: four apartments made of connecting suites, three of them with 3 bedrooms for 6 guests (120 to 135 m²), a spa with an indoor pool and a Moroccan hammam, butlers, and it is our partner house. La Réserve Paris (42 avenue Gabriel, Palace, 3 MICHELIN Keys, 40 keys) brings a three-star restaurant, Le Gabriel, a 16-metre pool and suites of up to 220 m². A family of six, privacy, a house to yourself: Bauchart. Fine dining and palace status: La Réserve.
Both Houses, One Table
| Criterion | Maison Bauchart | La Réserve Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit | Second Empire townhouse behind a carriage door, with a planted patio and two lofts in the former stables | 19th-century townhouse next to the Élysée gardens, interiors by Jacques Garcia |
| Official status | 5-star hotel (Atout France) · neither Palace nor MICHELIN Key to date | Palace (Atout France 2026 collection) · 3 MICHELIN Keys |
| Capacity | 10 keys: 8 suites + 2 duplex lofts | 40 keys: 25 suites + 15 rooms |
| Largest layouts | 4 apartments of connecting suites: ~150 m² (2 bd, 4 guests), then 130, 135 and 120 m² (3 bd, 6 guests) | Suites from 50 to over 200 m², some connecting: Elysée Suite 170 m² and Grand Palais Suite 220 m² (2 king beds, 4 guests) |
| Dining | No restaurant open to the public: breakfast and room service in your suite, private chef on request, the house bar | Le Gabriel ★★★ (Jérôme Banctel), La Pagode, Le Gaspard bar |
| Spa | Indoor pool, Moroccan hammam, sauna, 2 treatment suites, reached by lift from your floor | 16-metre indoor pool, 3 treatment rooms, hammam, gym with coach |
| Distance | About 1 km apart as the crow flies | Avenue Gabriel, on a side lane off the Champs-Élysées |
| Rates | €1,600 to €4,600 per suite per night by season, service and VAT included (range shared by the house, October 2026) | On request, by dates and season |
| GADAIT status | Official partner · GADAIT stay in August 2026 | Independent editorial selection |
Facts checked on October 19, 2026 on both houses' official websites, in the MICHELIN Guide and in Atout France's 2026 Palace collection. The Bauchart range was shared by the house (October 2026), which prices dynamically by season; each hotel sets its own prices, confirmed at booking. Booking through GADAIT costs nothing extra.
Seven Rounds to Settle It
Place and spirit
Families and large groups
Dining
The spa
Service
Privacy and buyouts
Price and booking
Our Verdict, Frankly
Book La Réserve Paris if the stay is built around the table and palace status: three-star Le Gabriel, a 16-metre pool, suites of up to 220 m² and views of the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. For a food-loving couple, it is the obvious choice.
Book Maison Bauchart for any stay where you want to feel at home: a family of six in a three-bedroom apartment, several generations under one roof, a spa that feels private, a house you can take over entirely. Transparency: Maison Bauchart is our official partner, and we stayed there as a family in August 2026. For a stay built around fine dining, we recommend La Réserve without hesitation, and we arrange both.
Luxury real-estate and stay advisory — official hotel partner of Monteverdi Tuscany and Maison Bauchart in Paris, independent editorial selection for the other houses. Every fact on this page is sourced (Michelin Guide, the houses' public materials) and dated; pages are re-verified quarterly.
Our editorial method →FAQ — Maison Bauchart or La Réserve Paris
By distinctions, La Réserve: Palace (Atout France 2026 collection), 3 MICHELIN Keys and a three-star restaurant. Maison Bauchart is a 5-star hotel with no Key or Palace distinction to date. By intimacy, Bauchart: 10 keys in a townhouse, against 40 at La Réserve.
Maison Bauchart, which joins connecting suites into apartments with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms for 6 guests (120 to 135 m²) within the hotel. La Réserve's largest suites sleep 4; beyond that, La Réserve offers its Apartments on place du Trocadéro, a separate address.
La Réserve, no contest: Le Gabriel holds three MICHELIN stars (checked October 19, 2026). Maison Bauchart has no restaurant open to the public; you dine in your suite, with a private chef on request.
Maison Bauchart has shared its range with us: €1,600 to €4,600 per suite per night depending on category and season (October 2026, dynamic pricing). La Réserve does not publish a 'from' rate on its website and quotes on request. The only reliable comparison is on the same dates: GADAIT quotes both side by side.
About 1 km as the crow flies (OSM, October 19, 2026): Maison Bauchart on rue Quentin-Bauchart, between avenue George V and avenue Marceau; La Réserve on avenue Gabriel, just off the Champs-Élysées.
Yes. La Réserve: a 16-metre indoor pool, three treatment rooms, a hammam and a gym. Maison Bauchart: an indoor pool, Moroccan hammam, sauna and two treatment suites, reached by lift from your floor.
One conversation: dates, guests, the spirit of the stay. GADAIT is Maison Bauchart's official partner and arranges La Réserve as an independent stay advisor, at the houses' own rates, at no extra cost, with an answer within 4 hours.
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