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Louvre Hotels
Reflect on the Art and Architecture of Paris in your Hotel
The Louvre in Paris has a reputation as one of the finest museums in the world. Home to the legendary Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and latterly uplifted to the front with a pyramid, it is a jewel in the Paris
Montmartre Hotels
Enjoy The Artistic Mood of Paris at Your Hotel
The district of Montmartre, in the northern part of Paris, is a must-visit for tourists to the French capital. From a distance, the Sacre Coeur church presides over the area from the summit of the hill like a phantom. For long the haunt of artists including great names such as Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso, the area is rich with bohemian feeling. Walking around the streets, Montmartre is alive with cafes, night clubs and cabaret shows.
Needless to say, visitors to the area can flirt with the spirit of Montmartre in their choice of hotel. Le Chat Noir is a three-star hotel at the foot of the Montmartre hill and close to Blanche metro station. It is also a stone's throw away from the Moulin Rouge cabaret. In particular, Le Chat Noir hotel captures the mood of the cabaret of the same name which ran for two decades from 1881 during the vibrant "fin du siecle" era. Located not far away on the Rue du Rochechouart near the present-day Anvers metro station, Le Chat Noir cabaret was a bustling venue, part artists' salon, part rowdy night club. Its legacy is the iconic poster by Theophile-Alexandre
Hotels in Paris have Upped Their Game since George Orwell's Day
It's a good thing we don't live in the late 1920s any more. George Orwell's experiences of hotels in Paris are a million kilometres from what we know today. In "Down and Out in Paris in London", a gripping tale of low-life in the capital cities on both sides of the channel, Orwell relates horror stories about staying in a Paris hotel.
The Rue du Pot de
Hotel Scribe, Paris
The Hotel Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary
The Hotel Scribe, located in the heart of Paris between the Opera Garnier and the Place Vendome, has recently been promoted to five stars and celebrated its 150th anniversary. The hotel, as well as offering an exceptional luxury experience, is rich with clues relating
Montmartre and Montparnasse
Artistic Communities Recalled in Paris Hotels
A hundred years ago, Montmartre, due north of the centre of Paris, was the gathering place for artists both local and foreign. Visible from a distance by the landmark of the Sacre Coeur church and famous for cabaret acts at the Moulin Rouge and Le Chat Noir, Montmartre was a magnet for great artistic names. Renoir, Degas and Matisse congregated here and Picasso and Van Gogh travelled from abroad.
The hotel Villa Van Gogh, in the Opera area just south of Montmartre, recalls the great Dutch artist. Van Gogh travelled to Paris in 1886 to work at the studio of Fernand Cormon and lived with his brother Theo. While in Paris, the artist was active in a circle that included Cezanne, Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrec. The latter artist made a drawing in pastels of Van Gogh in profile seated at a table in a bar. Van Gogh also met the great pointillist artist Seurat. Today, at the Villa Van Gogh, each floor of this three-star
American Presidents and Paris
Hotels Celebrate A Historic
Connection
Washington, Roosevelt, Kennedy: these are the names of streets, stations and hotels in Paris that capture the memory of great American presidents. Of course, there is nothing unusual about naming city spots after historical figures. Yet the connection in history between the United States and France may justify America's history being echoed in Paris.
The Rue Washington, leading onto the Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, is the location of the George Washington hotel in Paris. It might not seem surprising that a street in Paris should be named after the United States' capital city and first president. After
The Bar Hemingway at The Ritz
hotel, Paris
The Bohemian Writer Goes Upmarket
What is the story behind one of the best hotels in Paris having a bar named after the writer Ernest Hemingway? Surely the bohemian member of the Lost Generation of ex-pat writers in Paris would have been more at home in a rickety garret than a hotel that has counted amongst its guests Edwards VII, Greta Garbo and Princess Diana.
Hotel de Crillon, Paris
Stay in a Room Occupied by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Got a spare 1000 euros in your pocket? Want to celebrate on your birthday or splash out for your honeymoon? You could snuggle down in a bed slept in by Madonna or lie back in a bath washed in by Lance Armstrong.
