Cour des Vosges

Perched in the eaves on the fourth floor, these 24–26sq m rooms have bohemian charm by the bucketload and sweeping views over the Place des Vosges and the July Column in the Place de la Bastille. Original 17th-century features like exposed beams, wooden framework and terracotta floors mix with a modern steel headboard, velvet armchairs and contemporary artworks. There’s a king-size bed and an ensuite bathroom with a bath tub, a shower and Guerlain bath products. You’ll also find a TV, free WiFi, air-conditioning and free bottled water. Please note that the lift only goes up to the third floor, so you’ll need to climb one flight of stairs to access these rooms. The two Superior Rooms can interconnect for families, or with a Junior Suite on the third floor via the staircase.

These 29–31sq m rooms are on the third floor, with charming sloping ceilings and views over the slate rooftops of the Place des Vosges and beyond. Every room is filled with a curated selection of coffee-table books, objets and curiosities that bring the building’s history to life with French art de vivre. You’ll find a king-size bed and an ensuite bathroom with a bath tub, a shower, and Guerlain bath products. There’s also a TV, free WiFi, air-conditioning and free bottled water. Deluxe rooms can interconnect for families.

You’ll live like French nobility (without the fear of losing your head) in the 40sq m Superior Suites (one’s on the first floor and the other’s on the second). Each boasts 16-feet-high original ceilings with painted wooden beams and Seventies-inspired design. You’ll have views over the Place des Vosges from the shuttered windows, a cocooning four-poster king-size bed made out of stainless steel and a walk-in wardrobe. The collection of artworks, oversize tapestries and curated objets add armfuls of art de vivre. The ensuite bathroom has a shower and Guerlain bath products. There’s also a fully equipped kitchenette, a TV, free WiFi, air-conditioning and free bottled water. For families or groups, these suites can connect with Deluxe Suites.

For the last word in lavish Parisian living, decamp to the 55sq m Deluxe Suite – set either on the first or second floor, each has 16-feet-high ceilings, painted wooden beams and a stainless-steel four-poster bed with with sliding panels that close to create a room within a room. You’ll have spectacular views over the leafy Place des Vosges from the shuttered windows, a walk-in wardrobe and lots of living space, dotted with plush velvet armchairs and mirrored tables. The collection of artworks, oversize tapestries and bookshelves stacked with novels add armfuls of character. The ensuite bathroom has a shower, a steel bath tub and Guerlain bath products. There’s also a fully equipped kitchenette, two TVs, free WiFi, air-conditioning and free bottled water. For families or groups, these suites can connect with Superior Suites.

From this 31sq m suite on the third floor, you can cast your eyes all the way across the treetops of the Place des Vosges to the angel that crowns the Place de la Bastille. The ample living space is dotted with books, artwork and novels, so it feels like the Parisian pied à terre of a Sorbonne professor. There’s a king-size bed with a steel headboard, a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite bathroom with a shower and Guerlain bath products. You’ll also find a TV, free WiFi, air-conditioning and free bottled water. This suite can connect with Superior Rooms on the fourth floor.