Hotel De Vigny by Jamie Dunford Wood

This 37-room Relais and Chateaux hotel (the only one in Paris) is an odd mix of a faux country-house styling in a rather unattractive modern block. The tone is chintzy, interiors heavily swagged and slightly gloomy, with red fabric walls, busy patterns, a feeling exacerbated by low ceilings. Bathrooms are mahogany with dark marble and worn bronze fittings - slightly dated now. Walls are adorned by corporate job-lot prints, with the occasional oil painting in the suites. These have the benefit of jacuzzis and separate showers.

Downstairs there is a small library, with a consignment of leather bound books by Anatole France,and others that do not seem to have been read in years. The one high point here is the lovely art deco restaurant - another theme to add to the mix - popular with locals. However, for dependable French styling and service, the hotel remains popular, especially with Americans, who appreciate a whiff of tradition and modern plumbing.

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