A corner of the lobby in this new Paris boutique hotel. Photo: Gilles Trillard To the regret of some nostalgic types, many of Paris’s fusty old low-star hotels in odd locations are being transformed into little havens of design in … Read More
The BLC Design Hotel’s all-white decor is surprisingly comfy and restful. Since the just-opened BLC Design Hotel is located next to the Palais des Femmes, a refuge for women in distress in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, its designer, Carole Picard, chose … Read More
Dublin-based architect Colin Eaton, a regular visitor to Paris who loves to stay in funky little hotels, recently tested the trendy new Mama Shelter, located in the off-the- … Favorite
Design Details The “white room” in the hotel’s lobby. It’s all in the details at the Hôtel Arès Eiffel, which has just been transformed into a design hotel where – unlike many others that claim the moniker – the design … Read More
Stars Come Out in Humble Hood Original design touches include sinks made of white pebbles embedded in red resin. As real estate costs rise and gentrification spreads through Paris, the area around Nation, once considered a less-than-desirable residential backwater on … Read More
Let There Be Light One of the bright rooms in the Hôtel Lumen. “Lumen” is Latin for “light,” and the lighting in this new Paris hotel (which opened in September) is one of its best features, especially in the four … Read More
Madame de Pompadour Slept Here The lobby of the Hôtel Duo, decorated by designer Jean-Philippe Nuel. Until recently, Paris’s Marais neighborhood has been surprisingly short on agreeable mid-range hotels suitable for both tourists and businesspeople, but that is beginning to … Read More
Designs on the Senses The suspended bed in the romantic room 603 won’t make you seasick by swaying, since it hangs from rigid steel cables. Paris’s stock of small neighborhood hotels is slowly being taken over and transformed from musty … Read More
Couture Couchage Fashion rules in this room decorated with the designer’s illustrations. Updated November 25, 2006 Fashion designer Christian Lacroix has turned his attention from dressing the haut monde to dressing bedrooms for them. This discreet little hotel with only … Read More
Staying Chez l’Habitant The city’s new manual for bed & breakfasts. May 11, 2005; updated July 19, 2006 Paris is rich in hotels (with 75,000 rooms) but poor in bed and breakfasts (only 300 rooms). This isn’t surprising, since the … Read More
