Hôtel de Varenne


Hôtel de Varenne
44, rue de Bourgogne. 7th.
 01 45 51 45 55. Fax: 01 45 51 86 63. Metro: Varenne. About 120 EUROS
www.varenne-hotel-paris.com

A stone throw from the French Parliament, from the Invalides and from the musée Rodin, the Hôtel de Varenne is a real treasure that few people know. The rue de Bourgogne is very upscale and very quiet at the same time. The hotel is set in a lovely little courtyard where you can have breakfast in the spring and summer. The 24 rooms are very quiet. A real bargain.

NEIGHBORHOOD SURVIVAL KIT (What you need to know):

Musée Rodin. The house is a permanent dispaly
of the sculptor's work. The garden is also worth exploring.
77, rue de Varenne. 7th. Tel: 01 44 18 61 10.
9:30-7:45 daily except Mon.

  • Restaurant Michel Courtalhac. Alice Waters, the great chef from Berkeley's Chez Panisse likes to come here. What more can we say? Not flashy but bankers, students, beautiful women like to come there for lunch or dinner. Good French cuisine with a little twist from the south.
    47, rue de Bourgogne. 7th.Tel: 01 45 55 15 35. Mon-Fri.

  • Les Glénans. One of the city's best fish restaurants. Really special. 54, rue de Bourgogne. 7th. Tel: 01 45 51 61 09. Open daily except Sat. and Sun.


  • Pradier Patissier. This place suffers from multiple personality disorder. At 32, rue de Bourgogne, it is a boulangerie, a great place to get your baguette and croissants before going on an exploration of Paris. And at 6, rue de Bourgogne, near the National Assembly, it becomes a tea salon with good "plats du jours". Excellent desserts.
    Tel: 01 45 51 78 36. Open 8-8 5.

  • Naila de Monbrison. Naila has created one of the very special places in Paris. Her art gallery has a twist: her artists make some of the most stunning jewels you'll find anywhere. But here it is not the gaudy Cartier style but rather unique pieces made by great artists. Worth going, even simply to be dazzled by the beauty rather than by the flashy. 6, rue de Bourgogne. 7th. Tel: 01 47 05 11 15.


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