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title: "Hotel des Bains vs Transcontinental Hotel: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel des Bains or Transcontinental Hotel in Paris? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-14
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# Hotel des Bains vs Transcontinental Hotel

Both are in Paris, 890 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★ · Montparnasse
## [Hotel des Bains](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-des-bains-paris/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.1 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 8.9

- **Score by category:** 1 of 3

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1576781/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★ · Montrouge
## [Transcontinental Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/transcontinental-hotel-paris/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.8 ·  Excellent

- **Location score:** 8.6

- **Score by category:** 1 of 3

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2241844/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Too close to call

Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 890 m apart.

### Choose Hotel des Bains if you want

-   to walk to the sights (3.0 km / 3.8 km)

### Choose Transcontinental Hotel if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.8 / 8.1)

### Why is Hotel des Bains better than Transcontinental Hotel?

1.  10 more sights within 1 km (+10)

### Why is Transcontinental Hotel better than Hotel des Bains?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.8 vs 8.1) (+0.7)
2.  Higher star rating (2★ vs 1★) (+1★)
3.  More guest reviews (1,164 vs 105), so the rating is more reliable (×11)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Hotel des Bains | Transcontinental Hotel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.1 | 8.8  (+0.7) |
| Location | 8.9  (+0.3) | 8.6 |
| Public transport | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.1 | 8.8  (+0.7) |
| Guest rating | 8.1 | 8.8  (+0.7) |
| Number of reviews | 105 | 1,164  (+1,059) |
| Google rating | – | 4.1/5 |
| Google reviews | – | 481 |
| Rank in Paris | bottom 35% | top 11%  (+54%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 8.9  (+0.3) | 8.6 |
| Distance to the centre | 3.0 km  (−870 m) | 3.8 km |
| To public transport | 120 m | 120 m |
| To the airport | 13 km | 12 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 20 m  (−210 m) | 240 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 25 | 30  (+5) |
| Sights within 1 km | 40  (+10) | 30 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★ | ★★  (+1★) |
| Rooms | – | 40 |
| Floors | – | 7 |
| Listed amenities | 6 | 8  (+2) |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | – | 13:00 |
| Check-out until | – | 11:00 |
| Amenities |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-room safe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour front desk | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights |
| Eiffel Tower | 3.0 km  (−550 m) | 3.5 km |
| Louvre Museum | 2.3 km  (−880 m) | 3.2 km |
| Notre-Dame de Paris | 2.1 km  (−690 m) | 2.8 km |
| Palais Garnier | 3.4 km  (−890 m) | 4.3 km |
| Centre Georges Pompidou | 2.9 km  (−770 m) | 3.6 km |
| Place de la Concorde | 2.7 km  (−870 m) | 3.6 km |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

890 m apart

Hotel des Bains: city centre: 3.0 km, nearest station Métro Edgar Quinet \[6\]: 120 m, Paris-Orly Airport (ORY): 13 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.

Transcontinental Hotel: city centre: 3.8 km, nearest station Station Saint Michel: 120 m, Paris-Orly Airport (ORY): 12 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 30 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Paris

[Paris weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/france/ile-de-france/paris/weather)

## Hotel des Bains or Transcontinental Hotel: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel des Bains or Transcontinental Hotel?

They are evenly matched. Hotel des Bains is stronger in location; Transcontinental Hotel is stronger in guest rating.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel des Bains or Transcontinental Hotel?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel des Bains is closer: 3.0 km from the centre, against 3.8 km for Transcontinental Hotel.

### How far apart are Hotel des Bains and Transcontinental Hotel?

The two hotels are 890 m apart in a straight line.

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## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-des-bains-paris-vs-transcontinental-hotel-paris/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/
