The Ritz Paris receives the 2025 Instagram Hotel Award from Forbes Travel Guide
- Eric ALAUZEN
- Feb 18
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 19
Source: Forbes Travel Guide
The most Instagrammable hotel in 2025 is the Ritz Paris!
The Ritz Paris receives the 2025 Instagram Hotel Award from Forbes Travel Guide
Since Swiss-born César Ritz (1850-1918) opened it in 1898, the Ritz Paris has radiated opulence. French architect Charles Mewes (1858-1914) designed this historic property to resemble the palaces of Versailles and Fontainebleau. Inside the hotel, you'll find glittering chandeliers, intricate mouldings, sumptuous fabrics and extraordinary details such as bathroom sinks with gold swan-shaped taps.
However, the Ritz Paris balances this grandeur with timeless elegance, modern sophistication and warm service.
And this formula translates well on social media, which is why The Ritz Paris won Forbes Travel Guide's Instagram Hotel of the Year 2025 award in the annual Star Awards.
For this sixth annual award, the editors looked for feeds with personality, wanderlust-inducing content and beautiful aesthetics. Along with the Ritz Paris, there were four other nominees:
Readers and followers then selected the winner via an online poll which was based on the most popular hotel posts on FTG's Instagram account in 2024.
Find out more about the Ritz Paris
The Hotel Ritz in Paris, located at 15 Place Vendôme, is one of the most famous and prestigious hotels in the world. Opened in 1898, it was founded by César Ritz, a Swiss hotelier, who wanted to offer a place of unrivalled luxury. The hotel quickly attracted wealthy guests, aristocrats, artists and famous writers, becoming a symbol of Parisian elegance.
Famous guests included Coco Chanel, who lived at the Ritz for over 30 years, as well as the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust, and Charlie Chaplin. The hotel has also played host to royalty and political figures.
The hotel is famous for its exceptional service and refinement, with sumptuously decorated rooms, high-quality cuisine and elegant lounges. Over the decades, the hotel has weathered many historic events, including two world wars. During the Second World War, the Ritz was occupied by the Nazis, including high dignitaries.
After major renovations that took place between 2012 and 2016, the hotel reopened in its original splendour, while incorporating modern elements and state-of-the-art technology.
Today, The Ritz continues to represent the pinnacle of Parisian luxury and history, attracting an international clientele looking for an exceptional experience in a historic setting.
Since February 2023, Laurent Herschbach of Luxembourg origin, has been at the helm of the palace as General Manager. He joined the hotel in 1997 and patiently worked his way up through the ranks (notably in the restaurant and accommodation departments) before reaching the top job. He invested himself fully in the project to reopen the hotel in 2016, with the aim of perpetuating the quality and shared values of the House, according to Ritz Paris.
Carine Pfeiffer is the Director of the sublime Ritz Club & Spa, the ideal and sought-after place to embark on a unique sensory journey where each treatment becomes an exceptional moment.
Well done to the CM team at The Ritz Paris!
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