Forbes reported in a 2012 interview that David Lynch had stayed at Hotel Lutetia for years and relayed his hotel routine; The Arbuturian independently said in 2019 that he often stayed, while Mandarin Oriental's official history and takeover announcement map the historic Lutetia to the current property.
David Lynch stayed repeatedly at Hôtel Lutetia in Paris before the landmark became Mandarin Oriental Lutetia. In a 2012 Forbes interview about the suite he designed for the hotel, the publication reported that Lynch had stayed there for years and relayed his description of beginning his hotel days with coffee, cigarettes on the balcony and meditation. A separate 2019 hotel review says he often stayed at the property.