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HOTEL LUTETIA Te last of the grand hotels to come out of a multi-year renovation, Hotel Lutetia reopened mid-July. Natural light streams from large windows into the completely reconfigured ground floor, featuring a neutral palette, with original elements restored or recreated – the ceiling fresco in Bar Joséphine was found under layers of paint and took 17,000 hours to restore. A new outdoor patio connects restaurant Le Saint Germain with L’Orangerie, where breakfast and weekend brunch are served. Multiple storeys were excavated underneath the hotel to make room for an Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre, with treatment rooms and a 17-metre pool. Upstairs, there are 184 rooms and


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suites with clean lines and, similar to sister hotel Café Royal in London, striking light-marbled bathrooms. Courtyard-facing rooms contrast dark wooden floors with whites and pale greys, while those looking out over Boulevard Raspail add a rich blue on some of the walls and in the furniture. Lutetia Brasserie, overseen by chef Gérald Passédat, will open towards the end of the year, as will seven signature suites. ■ 45 Boulevard Raspail; +33 (0)1 4954 4600; hotellutetia.com


HOTEL MONTE CRISTO Continuing on the Leſt Bank, Hotel Monte Cristo, the second of Les Hôteliers Impertinents Group, also opened in July in the 5th arrondissement. Its 50 rooms and suites are inspired by “the 19th century and French genius”, represented by author Alexandre Dumas. Tey come in an eclectic mix of colours, with fringed velvet furniture, bedside lamps, and hanging lanterns. Tere is a 16-metre swimming pool and sauna in the basement, while a smoking room and bar are due to open in November. Te group is looking at further hotel projects in the French capital. ■ 20-22 Rue Pascal; +33 (0)1 4009 0909; hotelmontecristoparis.com


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RIGHT: Pink is a theme at Fauchon l’Hôtel BELOW: Hotel Monte Cristo has rooms inspired by Alexandre Dumas


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