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PARIS PARIS

Hôtel de la Bretonnerie The busy streets of the Lancaster Swiss hotelier Emile Wolf opened the
picturesque Marais and Pompidou Centre area Lancaster back in 1930, and it quickly attracted
surround this 17th-century townhouse, yet inside the glitterati of the day. The present owner has
all is calm and comfort. Beams, tiled floors and restored furniture and rooms to their former
hardwood furniture are offset by rich furnishings glory, incorporating into her elegant decorative
and wallcolourings. Bedrooms are surprisingly scheme the hotel’s collection of Boris Pastoukhoff
spacious; some have a mezzanine gallery. paintings (he used them to pay his bills).
N 22 rue Ste-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris. N 7 rue de Berri, 75008 Paris. Map p218 A1.
Map p219 E3. § 01 48 87 77 63. ` 01 42 77 26 78. § 01 40 76 40 76. ` 01 40 76 40 00. $ reservations@
$ hotel@bretonnerie.com 0 b. Rooms 29. hotel-lancaster.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 60. z÷ ∂
¢ Never. / MC, V. ¡¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡
PARIS PARIS

Hôtel Duc de St-Simon From the elegant Pavillon de la Reine Its location on the most
courtyard, the first glimpse of this gorgeous, if harmonious square in the city is ideal and one
pricey, little hotel through two sets of French of this handsome 17th-century mansion’s main
doors is pure magic. The salon is deliciously draws. Anne of Austria’s home now has the air of
furnished with upholstered and antique pieces, a baronial hall, complete with huge hearth and
pictures and ornaments, and has the private- wood panelling. You couldn’t call it cosy, but it’s
house feel that the Swedish proprietor intended. precisely run and supremely comfortable.
N 14 rue de St-Simon, 75007 Paris. Map p218 B3. N 28 place des Vosges, 75003 Paris. Map p219 F3.
§ 01 44 39 20 20. ` 01 45 48 68 25. $ hotel.duc.de. § 01 40 29 19 19. ` 01 40 29 19 20. $ contact@
saint.simon@wanadoo.fr 0 b.Rooms 34. ∂¢ Never. pavillon-de-la-reine.com 0 b. Rooms 55. z∂
/ AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡

PARIS PARIS
Hôtel Mansart Beyond the modern lobby are Hôtel Parc St-Severin This hotel is included for
immense, stately bedrooms with large mirrors and its penthouse suite: chic, bright and surrounded
panelling picked out in gold. by a fabulous roof terrace with spectacular views.
N 5 rue des Capucines, 75001 Paris. Map p218 C2. N 22 rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris. Map p219
§ 01 42 61 50 28. ` 01 49 27 97 44. $ hotel.mansart@ D4. § 01 43 54 32 17. ` 01 43 54 70 71. $ hotel-
esprit-de-france.com 0 b. Rooms 57. ¡¡¡ parc. severin@wanadoo.fr 0 b. Rooms 27. ¡¡
PARIS PARIS
Hôtel Montalembert Choose between antique or Hôtel Verneuil In a charming street, this recently
high-tech furnishings in this sleek modern hotel. refurbished hotel aims to provide the atmosphere
N 3 rue Montalembert, 75007 Paris. Map p218 C3. of an elegant private house.
§ 01 45 49 68 68. ` 01 45 49 69 49. N 8 rue de Verneuil, 75007 Paris. Map p218 C3.
$ welcome@montalembert.com 0 b,l,d. § 01 42 60 82 14. ` 01 42 61 40 38.
Rooms 56. ¡¡¡¡ $ hotelverneuil@ wanadoo.fr 0 b. Rooms 26. ¡¡¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p217