Who's Going
Fashion Editors, London Weekenders, A-List Artists
Reason to Stay
Hip Clientele, Designer Interiors, Residential Setting
Hotel Type
Boutique Hotel
Along one of those perfect Paris streets where you fight back thoughts of running away from your American life, a secret passageway of overgrown shrubbery conceals a grand 3-story Haussmann-style mansion with white-painted shutters and rod-iron detailing formerly owned by the Hermes family now known as Hotel Particulier. Free of Paris virgins or concierge churning touristy restaurant reservations, the lobby maintains the feel of a private home but with in-the-know guests in head-to-boot heel Rick Owens with the hottest restaurant on speed dial who often stay weeks at a time.
The first-floor salon, or lobby, still lends the feel of Hermes when it was a family home but now with a modern tone arranged in mid-century furnishings like the Arne Jacobsen Egg chair. Through the windows, the outdoor garden designed by Louis Benech is enjoyed throughout a communal dining area that hosts morning breakfast as well as special dinner on request. Recently the hotel debuted a new postage-stamp size cocktail bar call Le Tres Particular with nightly handful of lounge lovers from 5-11pm on weekends.
The Room
The oh-la-la lobby that dazzles continues into hallways with wide-plank hardwood floors topped with exotic animal skins and pinstriped trim. Heavy wood doors open to Suites that feature one-of-a-kind wallpaper with period light fixtures, tufted-leather headboards and dramatic bathrooms lined in marble tiles with soaking tubs and glass walls. Hedonists should check-into the loft-suite sequestered in the attic with spiral staircase and open-floor architecture accented with freestanding clawfoot tub and gallery-worthy artwork.
Preferred Room
Penthouse
Special Features
Hip Clientele, Residential Setting, Historic Hotel
Amenities
Breakfast Room, Garden, Lounge, Concierge
