Review: SAX Paris, Hilton LXR, France (Well Intentioned, But Too Hip For Me) - Hilton

Review: SAX Paris, Hilton LXR, France (Well Intentioned, But Too Hip For Me)

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:52:11 +0000

During my exotic journey to Bangkok via Paris, I spent a couple of nights in Paris, and decided to check out two different points hotels. For the first night, I booked SAX Paris, a Hilton LXR property. This 118-key property opened in mid-2025, belonging to Hilton’s portfolio of luxury, independent hotels. Given Hilton’s lack of…

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NFSF — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:50:43 +0000

Paris hotel prices went crazy after COVID; charging €600 for this is crazy

John — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:35:33 +0000

Oh my, the lobby/public areas of recent Hilton openings... Classless American bastards.

Kerry — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:32:12 +0000

Thanks for the honest review Ben. Frankly, I'm not sure why you're apologising for being negative, this hotel looks (literally) like a nightmare. If you have to keep reminding yourself that the decor is not just for Halloween, there's a valid problem! Also don't think the location is particularly great, except for the Eiffel Tower. Paris does seem to be the epicentre of 'moderate-luxury' experimental design, and it has gone to extremes. The (supposedly) Martin Margiela-designed Maison Champs-Elysees is part of Marriott's Design Hotels brand, charges silly amounts in points, and appears to use fun-house style mirrors in the rooms to provide a 'surreal' experience... this kind of nonsense needs to stop. I honestly cannot imagine wha demographic this is meant to appeal to. It's more of an excuse for hotels with terrible, tiny rooms to try and re-brand as upmarket, but it's failing miserably.

ps241 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:30:13 +0000

This hotel looks like a nightmare from which I would wake up screaming. I really appreciate detailed reviews like this with photos so that I know to avoid this place.

A.Carey — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:47:53 +0000

I stayed with my wife last May (2025), and we both found the room cramped. The most memorable part of our stay was that the lights in our room would randomly turn on (usually in the middle of the night). We spoke to the front desk staff, and they promised to look into it - no one could find any reason why it happened. We won't stay there again.

Z.WANG — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:27:34 +0000

During the New Year period, I stayed here for five nights. I was initially assigned a room on the third floor, and the noise on New Year’s Eve was so disruptive that I barely got any sleep that night. The metal bed frame was also quite sharp, and I unfortunately got scratched several times during my stay. Additionally, the abundance of mirrors throughout the room made nighttime trips to the bathroom somewhat unsettling — it was quite easy to be startled by reflections in the dark.

eric — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:06 +0000

lightning reminds me at W in LA. everything in the batrooms of the lobby was black with gold touches. practicly no lightning. so good luck finding the door handle :-) I agree funaral home and dark. The pool is ackward and lets face it just an bathtube. positive: I reallly like the room based on pictures. breakfast seems nice also. don't know if this will make my Paris list though

bitterproffit — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:26:38 +0000

The logo really annoys me. The S|A|X with handwritten font. It just gives off creepy serial killer manifesto handwriting vibes.

UA-NYC — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:20:02 +0000

DCS strongly disagrees, he says this is the finest hotel in Paris and probably Top 5 worldwide. He was treated like a king as a LIFETIME DIAMOND member (even though that is only 2nd tier now).