Designer hotels in Paris began to appear a few years ago, thanks to the trend towards boutique hotels. This term is used for hotels with small facilities of three or four stars, which offer clients a personalized and attentive welcome in a refined and cozy decor.
Following the success of this type of hotel, some owners decided to redesign the apartments for guests in a special design concept, decorating the space with designer furniture, using new materials, innovative technologies and modern works of fine art.
Some hotel groups that focus on the unusual design of their apartments are particularly popular in Paris. This is the case with Murano Hotels and Resorts, which owns the Murano Urban Resort Hotel and the Kube.
The first Murano boutique hotel is located on the edge of the Marais, attracting attention with its immaculate white design aesthetic, a bar lounge with coloured seats, a lobby with a huge modern fireplace and rooms that combine modern technology with modern design. The group’s second hotel is in the north of the capital, applying the same formula to the design of its rooms and offering an unusual experience with a bar made entirely of ice.
The Astotel Group also offers 15 Parisian hotels where the design style enchants guests in search of a contemporary atmosphere. This is the case with the Le 1223 Elysees hotel, where beautiful materials such as Swarovski crystals, marble, etc. have been used in the design. The Joyce hotel combines the latest technological gadgets such as iPod, meeting the needs of modern travelers.
The Relais de Paris hotel group focuses on the classic Relais style in a contemporary designer version. The BLC design hotel has an immaculate white setting in the Charonne district. All 29 rooms feature a monochrome look that combines refined furniture with black and white photographs. At the design hotel, near the lively Bastille district, black and white begins in the reception areas. Young designers invited to decorate the hotel have created a modern and trendy place.
The Color Design Hotel, between the Bastille and the Gulf of Lyon, lives up to its name and offers guests bright colors with special touches in the rooms and bathrooms. The vaulted breakfast room follows the same concept with the contrast provided by the exposed stonework.
Situated in the picturesque Montmartre district, Chat Noir Design offers a design map while respecting the traditional Parisian style of the area. The decoration creates fun shadow plays. The rooms are decorated with refined white furniture complemented by warm orange and brick tones.
Design hotels can be found in all areas of Paris, each with a leading concept and a distinct style of design. Another example in the Latin Quarter is the Five Hotel. The concept of this establishment is to awaken the five senses: smell the fresh aromas, touch the sensual materials in the rooms, taste the breakfast with the best Viennese pastries from the Monge bakery, feel the optical effects of light in the atmosphere of the bedrooms and enjoy the hearing of the silence of the hotel.
In the same area, the Hotel Design de la Sorbonne offers upscale and elegant designer rooms. Dark wallpaper, luxurious fabrics and a contemporary photography exhibition on each level set the tone for the establishment.
Situated in the heart of the chic district between the Champs-Elysées and Rue Saint-Honoré, Le A blends an ultra-designer interior design with a cozy feel in the reception areas. The rooms feel like private apartments with a contemporary fireplace, comfortable sofas, a living room with a library filled with art books, a bar under a 19th-century glass roof, and 25 luxurious rooms where the refined, formal style contrasts with bold, contemporary prints adorning the walls.
