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Paris packs more charm, class, and coziness per square foot into its hotels than just about any other city in the world. And though some (but certainly not all) rooms bear resemblance to a walk-in closet, most derive that only-in-Paris feel from the history-soaked walls that contain them. To improve on history, luxury properties are increasingly attracting superstar chefs—and sometimes staying the night is the only way to get a table.
There are alternatives to the hotels: B&Bs (chambres d'hôtes)—from an artist's atelier in Montparnasse to an antiques-filled bedroom of a grand apartment in the 16th arrondissement—are easy to find. Try Alcôves et Agapes (33-1-44-85-06-05; www.bed-and-breakfast-in-paris.com), B&B in Paris (33-1-47-34-01-50; www.2binparis.com), or Paris Bed & Breakfast (800-872-2632; www.parisbandb.com). Furnished rentals are also available—perhaps a town house with a garden in the leafy Batignolles quarter—through reliable, English-speaking companies like the high-end Guest Apartment Services (33-1-44-07-06-20; www.guestapartment.fr), Rentals in Paris (516-977-3318; www.rentals-paris.com), and Paris Apartments Services (33-1-40-28-01-28; www.paris-apts.com). You can usually request an English-speaking landlord or lady, or even home-cooked dinners and French lessons.
Chef Jean-François Piège (who ran the two-Michelin-star Les Ambassadeurs) and hotelier-restaurateur Thierry Costes have created a charming and...more
Hotel Bel-Ami isn't new, but it's dynamic and has come into its own since opening in the bull's-eye of St-Germain-des-Prés in 2000. Hong Kong–born...more
Not far from the Champs-Élysées, near the Porte Maillot, this stylish 33-room property takes its name from its vest-pocket garden, where brown rattan...more
Overlooking the quiet Place de Mexico in the silk-stocking sixteenth arrondissement, this handsome triangular limestone Haussmannian building is a smart,...more
Just off the Champs-Élysées, this grande dame completely changed the luxury-accommodation game in Paris when it reopened as a Four Seasons after a...more
The elegant "voyage to the Indies via the Casbah" decor of this well-mannered 26-room town-house hotel in Paris's stylish 8th Arrondissement instantly won it a...more
When the Montalembert was renovated and reopened in 1990, it rocked the hotel world with its radical departure from traditional hotel design—an uncluttered...more
The 191-room Plaza Athénée has pulled off the neat trick of becoming the hippest grand hotel in Paris. The world's young, rich, and titled check...more
In this, its flagship property, Concorde Hotels manages to make the the oppressive designs of the ancien régime—stone staircases, mile-high...more
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