Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel vs Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
Belmond vs Four Seasons — side-by-side hotel comparison
The Hotel Flock Verdict
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons is Raymond Blanc's Oxfordshire manor: a 15th-century house, a few dozen rooms, kitchen gardens, and a stay organised around the restaurant. Great Milton is countryside within reach of Heathrow, not a city. Book it when dinner is the trip and you want to wake up in the garden that supplied it.
George V is a Paris palace at urban scale: 244 rooms, multiple destination restaurants, and the Champs-Élysées as your doorstep. Book it for a city week, shopping, museums, and a hotel that can host a serious celebration without the whole building feeling like a private dinner party.
These only sit on a compare page because both are trophy European stays. They solve different weekends. Manoir if you will be unhappy missing the garden and the dining room. George V if you will be unhappy missing Paris. Do not book Manoir as a "base for London" unless you like rural transfers. Do not book George V if what you actually wanted was a gastronomic countryside house.
Facts
| Metric | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel | Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Countryside | City |
| Tier | Ultra-Luxury | Ultra-Luxury |
| Opened | 1984 | 1928 |
| Rooms | 32 | 244 |
| Architect | 15th-Century Manor / Raymond Blanc & Belmond | Art Deco Masterpiece / Four Seasons Since 1999 |
Dining
| Metric | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel | Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Dining Venues | 2 | 2 |
Rooms
| Metric | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel | Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Room Categories | 3 | 3 |
| Suite / Villa Types | 2 | 2 |
Spa
| Metric | Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel | Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Spa Programme | Yes | Yes |
| Spa Facilities Listed | 4 | 4 |
Good to Know
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
- The 15th-century culinary manor features 32 rooms and suites in Oxfordshire, created by Chef Raymond Blanc for Belmond.
- Includes Two Michelin Stars continuously since 1984, 2-acre organic kitchen gardens, and Raymond Blanc Cookery School.
- Located in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, a 45-minute drive from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) or 15 minutes from Oxford.
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
- The historic 1928 Palace hotel features 244 rooms and suites in Paris’s Golden Triangle, managed by Four Seasons.
- Only hotel in Europe with 5 Michelin Stars across 3 restaurants (Le Cinq, Le George, L’Orangerie), plus Jeff Leatham floral art.
- Located on Avenue George V, a 35-minute drive from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or 25 minutes from Orly (ORY).