La Villa Saint-Germain, Paris, France

In the heart of bohemian Saint Germain in Paris, lies La Villa Saint-Germain, a contemporary take on the boutique hotel.

The facilities

The stark lobby is lightened by large, modern flower displays, sleek upholstered chairs and fabric wall hangings. The bar serves over 20 kinds of whisky. Breakfast is served until noon in the basement, down a sweeping staircase, and adjacent to the stylish meeting room. The boutique hotel’s staff are welcoming at La Villa Saint-Germain – a good choice for aficionados of this elegant style.

The rooms

Luxuriously minimal, the 31 well-proportioned rooms in this boutique hotel have wide beds with wooden framed leather headboards, comfortable sofas or chairs, contemporary desks and tables, antique prints and modern lamps. Colours are chic and simple – dark (chocolate and plum with some dark red) or beige and grey – and a variety comes in the form of texture, from walls, to bedclothes, to furniture.

The room numbers are projected in light onto the floor in front of each door. The bathrooms are ultramodern – red-brown or grey marble, mirrors and frosted glass shelves and sliding doors.