Hotel Le Pavillon des Lettres (Paris)

Style of hotel and ambience

Le Pavillon des Lettres- a luxury boutique hotel off the Faubourg St Honore in the 8th arrondissement- near the Elysee and the British Embassy- opened in January 2011 As a sister hotel to the much-loved Pavillon de la Reine in the Place des Vosges it shares the same owner- management and designer. Also sister hotel to Hotel du Petit Moulin on the Rue du Poitou There are just 26 rooms- each one dedicated to a letter of the alphabet and a writer- from Andersen- Hans Christian- to Zola- Emile. Lines from a poem- play or text are an integral part of the design in every room are hand stencilled above the bed. Rooms from A to Z Andersen- Baudelaire- Calderon de la Barca- Diderot- Eschyle Aeschylus- Flaubert- ...Zola 26 rooms and suites- Les Litteraires- Les Belles Lettres and Les Romantiques- two top-floor suites with perfect views of the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais. The Salon for breakfast and the honesty bar is also home to the hotels library- an invitation to read everything from novels to comic books- the great classics to newly published works- both French and international. Architect and interior designer Didier Benderli has created subtle- sophisticated interiors- that are very French- very elegant and modern. Previous work includes Le Pavillon de la Reine- the restaurant Kitsch in New York and the caviar restaurant Petrossian in Monaco. A 5 minute stroll from the Place Madeleine and the Madeleine metro station. A short walk from Place de la Concorde- Jardins des Tuileries and the Champs Elysees. 15 minute drive from the Gare du Nord for Eurostar- 45 minute drive from Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport.