Venue guide · Iéna – Trocadéro · 16th arr.

Shangri-La Paris

A palace hotel in the former home of Prince Roland Bonaparte, built in 1896 facing the Seine and the Eiffel Tower: 100 rooms and suites, historic salons listed as a monument that open onto one another, and a daylit salon on the second floor.

Key facts

Event spaces in figures

Address10 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris
StatusPalace distinction; historic areas listed as a historic monument
Bedrooms100 rooms and suites
Event space790 m² in total, according to the hotel
Salons Historiques (combined)Grand Salon, Salon de Famille, Salle à Manger and foyer: 550 m², 500 at a reception, 280 at a banquet, 6.85 m ceiling
Grand Salon150 m²; reception 180, theatre 130, banquet 110
Salle à Manger100 m²; reception 100, theatre 90, banquet 90
Salon de Famille100 m²; reception 80, theatre 40, banquet 70
Salon Roland Bonaparte and foyer250 m², 4.5 m ceiling, daylight; reception 300, theatre 260, banquet 200
Public transportIéna (metro 9), a few minutes on foot
AirportsAbout 45 minutes from Charles de Gaulle and 30 minutes from Orly, according to the hotel

Sources: Shangri-La Paris event pages and February 2026 meetings brochure, checked on 17 September 2026. The brochure gives smaller surfaces and slightly different capacities for several salons; the figures above follow the website and must be confirmed for your layout.

The Shangri-La Paris offers something no modern ballroom can reproduce: the reception rooms of a princely residence of the late nineteenth century, with salons that can be combined into a single reception suite. Its event spaces are measured in hundreds rather than thousands of guests, which suits evenings where the setting and the service matter more than the size of the audience.

Which events it suits

Gala dinners of up to 280 guests and receptions of up to 500 in the Salons Historiques, board meetings and private dinners in the individual salons, and presentations or conferences of up to about 260 people in the Salon Roland Bonaparte, which benefits from daylight. It is a natural choice for luxury brands and for executive events hosting international guests.

Working in a listed interior

Because the historic salons are listed, decoration, rigging and staging must respect the protection of the interiors: submit plans early and expect restrictions on fixing elements to walls or ceilings. The Salon Roland Bonaparte, lower but daylit, is better suited to projection and technical set-ups than the historic rooms.

Compare with

Other palace ballrooms, such as the Salon Opéra of the InterContinental Paris Le Grand, are compared in our guide to Paris hotels with event space, and seated evening capacities in our guide to gala dinner venues.

Frequently asked

About events at the Shangri-La Paris

How many guests can the Shangri-La Paris host for an event?

The combined Salons Historiques hold up to 500 guests at a reception and 280 at a banquet, and the Salon Roland Bonaparte up to 300 at a reception and 200 at a banquet, according to the hotel’s website.

What was the Shangri-La Paris before it became a hotel?

It was built in 1896 as the home of Prince Roland Bonaparte, and its most historic areas are listed as a historic monument.

How do you get to the Shangri-La Paris?

By metro to Iéna (line 9), a few minutes on foot. The hotel is about 45 minutes from Charles de Gaulle and 30 minutes from Orly.

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