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BOUTIQUE HOTEL
HÔTEL CRAYON
; Les Halles or Sentier)
Line drawings by French artist Julie Gauthron bedeck walls and doors at this creative
boutique hotel. The pencil
(le crayon)
is the theme, with 26 rooms sporting a different shade
of each floor's chosen colour - we love the coloured-glass shower doors and the topics on
the bedside table guests can swap and take home. Online deals often slash rates by over
50%.
Beautiful pieces of 1950s and 1960s flea-market furniture add a dash of retro, and dood-
ling on the walls is a unique perk for guests sleeping in the dazzling white-and-silver suite.
Pick which fragrance you'd like your room perfumed with, help yourself to coffee or grab a
drink from the fridge, and make yourself at home.
Quel bonheur!
HISTORIC HOTEL
LA MAISON FAVART
01 42 97 59 83;
www.lamaisonfavart.fr
;
5 rue de Marivaux, 2e; d €200-390;
; Richelieu Drouot)
This stylish art nouveau hotel facing the Opéra Comique feels like it never let go of the belle
époque. It's an excellent choice if you're interested in shopping, and is within easy walking
distance of the
grands magasins
on bd Haussmann. Goya slept here in 1824.
DESIGN HOTEL
LE PRADEY
01 42 60 31 70;
www.lepradey.com
; 5 rue St-Roch, 1er; d €390-460;
; Tuileries)
Enviably secreted behind the Louvre and Jardin des Tuileries on boutique-smart rue St-
Honoré, this exclusive address is the last word in luxury hotel design. Guests linger over
glossy art books in the understatedly chic mezzanine lounge - if they can drag themselves
away from whichever individually themed suite they are staying in.
Exuberant Cabaret evokes the theatrical glamour of the Moulin Rouge with its frilly-skirt
bedspread, deep red walls and heart-shaped doorframe; while Opéra, elegantly dressed in
pretty pinks and greys, treats guests to a magical night at the ballet.
Montmartre & Northern Paris
HOTEL
HÔTEL DU NORD - LE PARI VÉLO
