HÔTEL SAINT-PAUL RIVE-GAUCHE

DESCRIPTION

• Rooms : 31, Recently redecorated Smoke free hotel .

• In the Latin Quarter, the very heart of Paris, between Saint Germain des Prés, the Sorbonne, Notre Dame and the Luxembourg gardens, the hotel Saint-Paul is a comfortable XVIIth century residence where Franciscan monks once lived... Its oak beams and stone walls are combined with " Haute Epoque " furniture and an english decor to provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The peaceful atmosphere of the Saint-Paul makes you feel like a special guest in a private residence.

• The lobby is stylish in an unfussy way with beamed ceilings, a mixture of stone and colour-washed walls, good country antiques. The bedrooms, all of which are differently decorated with walls covered in grass cloth or enlivened with a dash of bright colour, vary in size and height : the lower your floor, the higher your ceiling. Some of the Saint-Paul window boxes grow herbs and tomatoes as well as flowers. The upper rooms are cosy, with views over the roof-tops; other rooms have wooden four-post beds, a jacuzzi, or ceilings studded with small lights Some are air-conditioned. Facing the entrance, a courtyard garden is set behind a glass wall, carefully tended and full of colours year-around. The cellar breakfast room is a particularly elegant variation on the decor's theme. Sputnik, the house cat, spends most of his time in the comfortable armchairs of the cosy lounge, close to the fire-place.

• The Luxembourg gardens' location in the vicinity and the many sites in walking distance make the hotel Saint-Paul a convenient pied-à-terre for enjoying the city.