Sleeping inaboulangerie
Paris issaid tohavemorehotels thananywhereelse in theworld, andhasalways
beenknown for its fancy “grandedame”stays. Butmoreandmorehotelsare
eschewing theclassicapproach forsomethingabitquirkier– like thenewHôtel
Molitor, setaroundan iconic 1930spool, or thesoon-to-openflagshipof the
design-ledGeneratorhostels, anoldofficeblocknear theCanal Saint-Martin.
Ona recent visit, I stayedat theHôtel duPetitMoulin, a 17th-centurybuilding
in thehipMarais thatwasaboulangerieat thestartof the20thcenturyandstill
hasaclassicboulangerie frontage. Its theatrical, slightlymismatchedcurrent form
wascreatedby the fashiondesignerChristianLacroix,whodesignedevery room
individually, and theeccentricitygoes further– thehotelwelcomescatsaswell as
dogs, and laysonstreet-art toursof thearea.
lepetitmoulin.com,mltr.fr,generatorhostels.com
TobySkinner,editor
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What else
we learned
AssociateeditorOmerAli
learned that
“Spain’swineriesboast some
beautiful buildingsdesigned
by iconic architects,
likeCodorníu’sHQnear
Barcelona (
above
),which
was createdby JosepPuig
i Cadafalch and isopen
to visitors. Read about
Norwegian’snewwineson
p106.”
codorniu.com
DesignerJohannaLundberg
learnedthat
“I really loveHoshito,
a Japanese restaurant
inHelsinki thatmoved
recently. The setmenus
are great,with the sashimi
tartare andchawan-mushi
steamedeggcups especially
good.”
hoshito.fi
DeputyeditorMandi
Keighran learned that
“24Royal Terrace is the
place to stay if you’re in
Edinburgh.Opened this
year by local art collector
AlanCampbell, the 16-room
hotel has impressive art and
whisky collections, andone
of thebest hotel breakfasts
I’veever had.”
24royal terrace.co.uk
TheChristian
Lacroix-designed
HôtelduPetit
Moulin isset inanold
Maraisboulangerie
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