Pavillon de la Reine, Paris, France
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Pavillon de la Reine 4 Stars
“The cosy converted 17th century townhouse was once a royal residence, discretely tucked away in the heart of the Marais.”
Hotel Overview
Review of Pavillon de la Reine, by The TI Review Team
TI reviewer Valentine Low:
There may be better luxury hotel locations in Paris than that enjoyed by the Pavillon de la Reine; but not many. Situated on the north side of one of the city's most charming squares, the Place des Vosges, the luxury hotel itself is hidden away behind a nondescript archway that leads through to a delightful 17th-century mansion. Outside there is rather more greenery than one might expect from somewhere so central: a formal garden at the front, with standard bays and box hedges, a rather more relaxed courtyard garden within.
The facilities
Given the luxury hotel's history - the building was originally designed as a royal residence, and counts Racine and Moliere among its visitors - Pavillon de la Reine could not be anything other than firmly traditional, with period furniture and fabric wall coverings the order of the day. Breakfast is in the vaulted cellar of the luxury hotel, with its tapestries and statues of the odd scowling king: there is no dining room as such, but as you are in the heart of the buzzing Marais, this could not matter less.
The rooms
The rooms at this luxury hotel are all different, so while one might be a muted affair, all oxblood and burgundy, another might be altogether lighter and brighter, with wallpaper depicting jolly peasant scenes. The duplexes are fun, with the bedroom on the upstairs floor - perhaps platform would be a more accurate description - and double height windows giving the place a sunlit, airy feel. The luxury hotel also provides a flat screen TV in every room for guests' entertainment needs.
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Rooms
56Who stays here?
Guests looking for a traditional Parisian stay frequent here.
Come for...
- Old-fashioned, charming sitting room with honesty bar
- Rooms overlooking courtyards
- Great Marais location
Not Suitable for...
- The cutting edge who are looking for a more modern hotel
Children
The Pavillon is a family friendly hotel that offers babysitting services on request.
Eating in
There unfortunately is no restaurant at La Pavillon de la Reine. However, there is a bar and a lounge for the guests just looking to relax.
The Press Say
"Add in roaring fires in the lobby and lounge and half-timbered walls in the rooms and you’ll feel like you’ve left the city — and the 21st century — at the entrance." New York Times 06Reviews
Review of Pavillon de la Reine, by Jamie Dunford Wood
This fantastically located 17thC Paris mansion (off the Place des Vosges in the Marais) suffers very slightly from a faux-chateau complex. The Pavillon de la Reine's reception area is decked in heavy and ancient stone flagging, striped furnishings, reproduction oil paintings, oak beams and tapestries, so your first thought is wow! can this be for real? The décor in the rooms is very slightly tasteless, with heavy contrasting patterns and chintzy fabrics, some (the duplexes for example) in garish colours such as mulberry with grey fabric walls. There are no separate showers (nice to have at these prices), and the baths are rather basic. To avoid a headache ask for a room with a plain, neutral wall colour, preferably one of the oak beamed rooms, as these at least go the whole hog, even down to a reproduction Renoir. Location-wise and service-wise it cannot be faulted.