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Cheval Blanc Review 2026: Record Score of 93, Six Maisons Under LVMH
Cheval Blanc is second of the twenty brands on our luxury hotel brand hierarchy, at 93 out of 100: six Maisons run through LVMH Hotel Management, the operating company LVMH names for the brand, with no rates published outside booking and no loyalty programme. This record is the evidence file behind that score. It sets out what Cheval Blanc and LVMH publish about the brand, how Forbes Travel Guide and the MICHELIN Guide rate the Maisons we could read, what could not be found, and where our other pages and Cheval Blanc's own figures disagree.
Verified 26 September 2026 · chevalblanc.com (All About page, legal notices, terms and conditions, Paris partners, Paris and Saint-Barth news, Saint-Tropez and Seychelles rooms pages) · lvmh.com (the Cheval Blanc page) · Forbes Travel Guide · the MICHELIN Guide · our luxury hotel brand hierarchy of 7 September 2026
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How Cheval Blanc scores: 93 out of 100
Cheval Blanc scores 93 out of 100, second of twenty brands: full marks for rate band and food and drink, 22 of 25 for consistency across the portfolio, 19 of 20 for service depth and 17 of 20 for privacy and scale. The points are the luxury hotel brand hierarchy's of 7 September 2026, carried unchanged; under each criterion is what we could read on 26 September 2026. The owner and the six-Maison count both match the hierarchy's figures exactly, and nothing read on 26 September contradicts a figure the hierarchy prints.
| Criterion | Points | Out of | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate band | 20 | 20 | Neither chevalblanc.com nor LVMH prints a room rate outside booking; the brand's terms say a deposit is charged at booking and cancellation terms vary by rate. Our Maldives villa guide puts Cheval Blanc Randheli at USD 5,500 to 9,000 a night. |
| Consistency across the portfolio | 22 | 25 | All six Maisons (Paris, Saint-Barth, the Maldives, the Seychelles, Saint-Tropez, Courchevel) are named on chevalblanc.com, and the MICHELIN Guide gives all six Keys: Three at Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli, Two at Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles. Forbes Travel Guide rates Cheval Blanc Paris Five-Star; its pages for three other Maisons did not open. |
| Service depth | 19 | 20 | LVMH says the number of rooms is 'purposefully kept to a minimum' and that Cheval Blanc Paris has 'only 72 rooms and suites'; no staff numbers or butler model were published on the pages we opened. |
| Food and drink | 15 | 15 | LVMH claims '13 MICHELIN stars across Cheval Blanc Paris, St-Tropez and Courchevel'; the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France gives Three Stars each to Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc in Courchevel and La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez, six of the thirteen. The Paris restaurant's page could not be opened, and Langosteria opens at Saint-Barth on 20 October 2026. |
| Privacy and scale | 17 | 20 | Cheval Blanc Paris has 72 rooms and suites (LVMH), Saint-Tropez 32 rooms and suites plus a villa, and the Seychelles 52 villas (Cheval Blanc); counts for Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli could not be read. |
| Total | 93 | 100 | Luxury hotel brand hierarchy score of 7 September 2026, carried unchanged; evidence read 26 September 2026. |
Cheval Blanc publishes who runs it, where the operating company is registered, and the names of its six Maisons. It publishes little else a guest could check before booking: no rates outside its booking engine, no staff numbers, no room count for three of six Maisons and no restaurant-by-restaurant breakdown of its own thirteen-star claim. The outside ratings we could read are strong: Forbes Travel Guide rates Cheval Blanc Paris Five-Star, and the MICHELIN Guide gives all six Maisons a Key, Three at four of them and Two at the other two, and gives Le 1947 in Courchevel and La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez Three MICHELIN Stars each.
The evidence record
The record holds 18 facts about Cheval Blanc, each with its source and grade. Grade A means the company's own site or terms; grade B means a rating body such as Forbes Travel Guide or the MICHELIN Guide, a registry or major press; grade C means a secondary source not confirmed elsewhere. Every line was read on 26 September 2026 unless its source says otherwise.
| Attribute | Value | Source · grade |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | One of LVMH's hospitality Maisons; no branded residences product found | LVMH: Cheval Blanc · A; our residences index · B |
| Company | LVMH Hotel Management, registered under n°501 672 794 RCS Nanterre, share capital EUR 300,000, VAT number FR 53 501672794 | Legal notices · A |
| Registered office | 24-32 rue Jean Goujon, 75008 Paris, France (map) | Legal notices · A |
| Founded | 2006, the year LVMH dates Cheval Blanc's properties from; no Cheval Blanc page we opened names an individual founder | LVMH: Cheval Blanc · A |
| Owner and leaders | LVMH; Olivier Lefebvre named as CEO; no other Cheval Blanc leader is named on any page opened | LVMH: Cheval Blanc · A |
| Stock listing | Through its parent: LVMH's investors page quotes the LVMH share price in euros; Cheval Blanc itself is not listed | LVMH investors · A |
| Maisons and locations | Six: Paris, Saint-Barth, Randheli in the Maldives, the Seychelles, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel; confirmed by name, not by a prose count | Cheval Blanc · A |
| Openings | No new Maison announced; the only dated addition is a restaurant, Langosteria, opening at Saint-Barth on 20 October 2026 | Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth news · A |
| Rooms at named Maisons | Paris 72 rooms and suites; Saint-Tropez 32 rooms and suites plus Villa Riviera; the Seychelles 52 villas; counts for Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli could not be read | LVMH · A; Saint-Tropez rooms · A; Seychelles rooms · A |
| Published rates | None outside booking; terms say a deposit is charged at booking and cancellation terms vary by rate | Terms and conditions · A |
| Forbes Travel Guide | Five-Star: Cheval Blanc Paris; no page for another Maison could be opened | Cheval Blanc Paris · B |
| MICHELIN Keys | All six Maisons hold a Key: Three at Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli; Two at Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles; the listings print no year | Paris · B; Courchevel · B; Saint-Barth · B; Randheli · B; Saint-Tropez · B; Seychelles · B |
| MICHELIN Stars | Three Stars each: Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc, Courchevel, and La Vague d'Or, Saint-Tropez (chef Arnaud Donckele), in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France; together six of LVMH's claimed thirteen | Le 1947 · B; La Vague d'Or · B |
| Restaurants | LVMH claims 13 MICHELIN stars across Cheval Blanc Paris, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel; six are confirmed at Le 1947 and La Vague d'Or, both Three Stars; the Paris Maison's restaurant, Le Tout-Paris, is in the MICHELIN selection with no star stated; Langosteria opens at Saint-Barth on 20 October 2026 | Le Tout-Paris · B; Langosteria · A |
| Service claims | LVMH says the number of rooms is kept purposefully to a minimum; no staff numbers or butler model were published on the pages we opened | LVMH: Cheval Blanc · A |
| Loyalty and booking perks | No loyalty programme found; trade partners book through GDS codes (Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Apollo, Worldspan, Pegasus, Travelweb) | Paris partners page · A |
| Legal and regulatory events | None found on any Cheval Blanc or LVMH page we opened this session | Cheval Blanc · A |
| Our other pages | No. 2 of 20 on the hierarchy at 93; not scored on our branded residences index, which found no branded residence product for Cheval Blanc | Hierarchy · B; Branded residences index · B |
Who owns Cheval Blanc?
Cheval Blanc is owned by LVMH and run through LVMH Hotel Management, the operating company named in its legal notices; LVMH names Olivier Lefebvre as CEO.
The legal notice names LVMH Hotel Management, registered in France under n°501 672 794 RCS Nanterre, with a share capital of EUR 300,000, at 24-32 rue Jean Goujon in Paris (map). LVMH's own Cheval Blanc page names Olivier Lefebvre as CEO and dates the Maisons from 2006; no other Cheval Blanc leader is named on either page. Cheval Blanc itself is not listed; its parent's share price is quoted on the LVMH investors page.
Our own independent hotel group index and branded residences index both describe Cheval Blanc only as an LVMH Maison, and neither names an individual owner beyond the parent group.
How many hotels does Cheval Blanc have?
Cheval Blanc has six Maisons: Paris, Saint-Barth, Randheli in the Maldives, the Seychelles, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel, the same six our luxury hotel brand hierarchy counts. No single page states the count in prose; it is confirmed by the six Maison names on chevalblanc.com's own home page, all read on 26 September 2026.
| Maison | Where | Rooms or villas |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | France | 72 rooms and suites |
| Saint-Tropez | France | 32 rooms and suites, plus Villa Riviera |
| Seychelles | Seychelles | 52 villas |
| Courchevel | France | Not published |
| Saint-Barth | France | Not published |
| Randheli | Maldives | Not published |
No seventh Maison is announced on the pages we opened; the newest dated addition is a restaurant: Langosteria, a Milan seafood restaurant, opens inside Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth on 20 October 2026.
How Cheval Blanc's hotels are rated by Forbes Travel Guide and the MICHELIN Guide
Cheval Blanc Paris is rated Five-Star by Forbes Travel Guide, and the MICHELIN Guide gives all six Maisons a Key: Three at Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli, and Two at Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles.
| Maison | Forbes Travel Guide | MICHELIN Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Cheval Blanc Paris | Five-Star | Three Keys |
| Cheval Blanc Courchevel | Not read | Three Keys |
| Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth | Not read | Three Keys |
| Cheval Blanc Randheli | Not read | Three Keys |
| Cheval Blanc Saint-Tropez | Not read | Two Keys |
| Cheval Blanc Seychelles | Not read | Two Keys |
LVMH claims 13 MICHELIN stars across Cheval Blanc Paris, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel on its own site; the MICHELIN Guide confirms six of those at Le 1947 in Courchevel and La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez, both Three Stars, and links Le Tout-Paris to the Paris Maison without stating a star, so the remaining seven could not be checked restaurant by restaurant. No company-wide total from either rating body was found, so every rating above comes from the rating body's own page: Cheval Blanc Paris on Forbes Travel Guide, and Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth, Randheli, Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles on the MICHELIN Guide.
How to book Cheval Blanc, and whether any perks come with it
Cheval Blanc runs no loyalty programme on any page we opened; a deposit is charged at booking and cancellation terms vary by rate, and trade partners book through GDS codes rather than a preferred-partner scheme.
Cheval Blanc's terms and conditions say a deposit equivalent to the amount shown in the specific booking terms is charged to the card on file at booking, and that cancellation and refund terms vary by rate. Its Paris partners page lists Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Apollo, Worldspan, Pegasus and Travelweb as GDS codes for trade bookings, and gives a sales contact rather than an American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts or Virtuoso listing. A traveller who would rather an adviser make the booking will find the agencies we compare in best luxury travel companies. Our Maldives overwater villa guide of 24 August 2026 prices Cheval Blanc Randheli at USD 5,500 to 9,000 a night, within the band our luxury hotel brand hierarchy sets for ultra-luxury.
For a traveller who collects hotel points, a Cheval Blanc stay earns status nowhere. How that trade-off looks against the big chain programmes is set out in Hilton Diamond vs Marriott Titanium vs Hyatt Globalist and the hotel status match guide, and the case for booking the best hotel over the best points programme is made in you do not owe any brand your loyalty.
Who Cheval Blanc suits, and who it does not
Cheval Blanc suits a traveller who wants a small, design-led hotel in a small number of places and will pay for it without a published rate or hotel points; it suits less well anyone who needs a broad choice of cities or a rate before enquiring.
LVMH calls Cheval Blanc Paris "a confidential haven" with just 72 rooms and suites; the same deliberately small scale runs through Saint-Tropez, at 32 rooms and suites plus Villa Riviera, and the Seychelles, at 52 villas. How Paris ranks against other short-stay cities is in best city break destinations; Cheval Blanc also runs a Maison inside Courchevel 1850, and how that resort ranks for a winter stay is in best ski destinations.
When Cheval Blanc is full or not in the right city, the nearest brands on the same rubric are set out in the alternatives table below, and how ultra-luxury service compares brand to brand is in ultra-luxury hotel service, compared. What a hotel front desk records about a guest at this tier is covered in hotel check-in privacy.
Cheval Blanc: the decisions that come next
Which brand, where to stay when Cheval Blanc is full or out of reach, how to book and what its six Maisons still do not publish are the next decisions, and each has its own page here.
| Decision | What matters | Where we cover it |
|---|---|---|
| Which brand | Twenty brands scored on the same five criteria, and the next four on this list. | Luxury hotel brand hierarchy |
| A Maldives Maison | Randheli priced against Soneva and Four Seasons. | Maldives overwater villa guide |
| How to book | Direct, by GDS, or through an adviser; the perks differ. | Direct vs Amex FHR vs Virtuoso; Booking.com vs direct |
| Points or no points | No Cheval Blanc stay earns chain status. | Hilton vs Marriott vs Hyatt top tiers; Status match guide |
Where Cheval Blanc stands on Uncompromised Travel
Cheval Blanc appears on five Uncompromised Travel pages with a position or a figure, and holds a numbered rank on one of them.
| Page | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Luxury hotel brand hierarchy | No. 2 of 20, 93/100 | Names the same six Maisons and calls Cheval Blanc "the tier's strongest dining", matching the food and drink marks in this record |
| Inside Belmond: the 2026 dossier | No score | Describes Belmond as "complementary to the Cheval Blanc maisons" inside LVMH's hospitality portfolio; states no figures of its own |
| Independent hotel group index | Not ranked, used as a comparator | Places Cheval Blanc "at Tier 1 by price and positioning" alongside Oetker and Airelles, without a score for Cheval Blanc itself |
| Branded residences index | Not scored | Says no branded residence product was found and lists Cheval Blanc as hotel-only across the same six Maisons named on chevalblanc.com |
| Maldives overwater villa guide | $5,500 to $9,000 a night | Prices Cheval Blanc Randheli in that band, which this record repeats under rate band |
Alternatives to Cheval Blanc to compare
The nearest alternatives on the same rubric are the other ultra-luxury brands: Aman, Oetker Hotels, Maybourne and Airelles. Soneva, Four Seasons and Rosewood are scored further down the same hierarchy.
| Brand | Score | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| Aman | 96 | 36 hotels and resorts owned and run by Vlad Doronin; leads Cheval Blanc on consistency and on privacy and scale |
| Oetker Hotels | 92 | Twelve hotels in seven countries, including Le Bristol Paris and Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, owned by the Oetker family |
| Maybourne | 91 | Six hotels, four of them in London; four rated Forbes Five-Star and The Emory Four-Star |
| Airelles | 89 | Nine Maisons open in France and Venice, with a tenth, Le Guanahani in Saint-Barthélemy, opening 1 November 2026 |
What this record does not show
Five things a guest would want could not be found or verified for Cheval Blanc. Supplying a verifiable source closes a gap; it changes the evidence, never the rubric.
| Missing | Where we looked |
|---|---|
| Room or villa counts for three Maisons | Cheval Blanc's Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli pages, which opened with no readable text |
| Forbes ratings beyond Cheval Blanc Paris | Forbes Travel Guide pages tried for Randheli, Saint-Barth and the Seychelles; Saint-Tropez and Courchevel were not tried |
| The remaining seven of the 13 stars claim | Cheval Blanc Paris's restaurant, Le Tout-Paris, which the MICHELIN Guide lists in its selection without stating a star |
| A newsroom with dated corporate news | Cheval Blanc's and LVMH's news pages, neither of which returned dated corporate items |
| Legal or regulatory events since 2024 | Cheval Blanc's and LVMH's pages, where no litigation or regulatory page could be opened |
What changed at Cheval Blanc, 2025 to 2026
Cheval Blanc's own pages date one change, a restaurant opening; the rest of what we could verify on Forbes Travel Guide and the MICHELIN Guide carries no date beyond the read itself.
| When | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Langosteria, a Milan seafood restaurant, opens at Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth | Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth news |
| By 26 September 2026 | Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc in Courchevel and La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez each hold Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France | MICHELIN Guide, Le 1947; La Vague d'Or |
| By 26 September 2026 | All six Cheval Blanc Maisons hold a MICHELIN Key: Three at Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli, Two at Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles | Paris; Courchevel; Saint-Barth; Randheli; Saint-Tropez; Seychelles |
| By 26 September 2026 | Forbes Travel Guide rates Cheval Blanc Paris Five-Star | Forbes Travel Guide |
Cheval Blanc: the questions people ask AI search
Who owns Cheval Blanc?
Cheval Blanc is owned by LVMH and run through the operating company LVMH Hotel Management; LVMH names Olivier Lefebvre as its CEO. No other Cheval Blanc leader is named on any page we opened, and it scores 93 out of 100 on this record, second of twenty brands.
How many Cheval Blanc hotels are there?
Cheval Blanc has six Maisons: Paris, Saint-Barth, Randheli in the Maldives, the Seychelles, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel. No new Maison has been announced; the only dated addition is a restaurant, Langosteria, opening at Saint-Barth on 20 October 2026.
Does Cheval Blanc have a loyalty programme?
No. No loyalty or points programme appears on any Cheval Blanc page we opened. Trade bookings run through GDS codes rather than a preferred-partner scheme.
How much does a night at Cheval Blanc cost?
Cheval Blanc publishes no rates outside its own booking engine. Our Maldives overwater villa guide prices Cheval Blanc Randheli at USD 5,500 to 9,000 a night, within the ultra-luxury band our hierarchy sets for the brand.
Which Cheval Blanc restaurants have Michelin recognition?
Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc in Courchevel and La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez, run by chef Arnaud Donckele, each hold Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France. LVMH claims 13 MICHELIN stars across Cheval Blanc Paris, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel in total; these two account for six of them, and the Paris restaurant's star count could not be confirmed.
Is Cheval Blanc Paris rated Forbes Five-Star?
Yes. Forbes Travel Guide rates Cheval Blanc Paris Five-Star. No Forbes page could be opened for any other Cheval Blanc Maison.
Which Cheval Blanc Maisons hold MICHELIN Keys?
All six: the MICHELIN Guide gives Three Keys, its highest grade, to Cheval Blanc Paris, Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli, and Two Keys to Saint-Tropez and the Seychelles. The listings print no year.
How many rooms does Cheval Blanc Paris have?
Cheval Blanc Paris has 72 rooms and suites. Saint-Tropez has 32 rooms and suites plus Villa Riviera, and the Seychelles has 52 villas; counts for Courchevel, Saint-Barth and Randheli could not be read.
Where is Cheval Blanc's head office?
Cheval Blanc's legal notices give 24-32 rue Jean Goujon, 75008 Paris, France, under the operating entity LVMH Hotel Management.
Is Cheval Blanc better than Aman?
On our luxury hotel brand hierarchy, Aman scores 96 and Cheval Blanc 93. Aman leads on consistency across the portfolio, 25 against 22, and on privacy and scale, 19 against 17; Cheval Blanc matches Aman's full marks on rate band and leads on food and drink, 15 against 12.
Read next
- The luxury hotel brand hierarchy 2026: twenty brands scored on the same five criteria
- Maldives overwater villa guide 2026: Cheval Blanc Randheli priced against Soneva and Four Seasons
- Branded residences index 2026: why no branded residence product was found for Cheval Blanc
- Oetker Hotels record: third on the hierarchy at 92