Smart Splurge
Who needs the Loire when you can live out your fairytale fantasy of castle stays and garden dining right in the midst of Paris? Saint James Paris, the only chateau hotel in the city, is situated on a prized slice of real estate off posh Avenue Foch, just a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées,… more and Trocadero gardens. Surrounded by lush private gardens and a gated entrance, the late 19th-century neoclassical mansion offers 48 quiet and spacious rooms and suites, each decorated with different color schemes and with furnishings that range from antique to cutting-edge contemporary; ten rooms on the top floor also open up onto roomy interior patios. The grand lobby oozes old-world opulence and charm, while the classy library-bar is the perfect place to linger over an early-evening martini. The restaurant – open exclusively to guests and members of the hotel’s private club – also offers outdoor dining on the garden terrace during the summer months.
