Style
Sleek sophisticated spacious
Location
Ideally situated in what is known as the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Paris’s 8th district, the hotel de Sers is just off the Champs Elysees. This area is renowned for its exclusive fashion houses of world famous designers. It is also close to the Louvre, the Madeleine and the Tuileries.
Highlights and Features
This luxury hotel in Paris’s exclusive fashion district epitomizes Parisian chic with a capital C. The lovely 19th century mansion has recently been renovated under the watchful eye of architect, Thomas Vidalenc, to give a simple, minimalist design with a modern style throughout. The 20 million euros were very well spent. Simple colours delight the eye in the public lounge area and throughout the impressive gallery of artwork.
Behind the understated neo-classical stone façade, this luxury hotel offers simply dressed rooms with bright open spaces, comfortable low seating and rich rosewood furniture. The focal point of each bedroom and suite is a magnificent portrait, echoing the artwork in the main gallery below. The hardwood floor in each room and suite is softened with a square of plush violet carpeting. Double doors lead into the fabulous white marble temple which is the bathroom. Rooms are fully equipped with Bang and Olufsen TV, internet access and three-level lighting to make any stay perfect.
Beyond your private room, the hotel offers amazing gourmet cuisine in the restaurant overlooking the courtyard garden. The rooftop terrace bar has the very best views of Paris, so close you can almost touch the spires! The hotel has a modern fitness room with sauna and massage services. The ultra-modern seminar facilities are fully equipped with completely transparent chairs – a great conversation piece.
Metro Stations
George V / Alma-Marceau
Detailed Review
Independent Reviews
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Top Paris design hotel of the moment, with great use of light
Hotel de Sers
By Jamie Dunford Wood
One of the best of the recent crop of design hotels in Paris, the Hotel de Sers is the culmination of an 18-month, 20m euro renovation of the old Queen Elizabeth, in an earlier 18th-century mansion that was once home to the Marquis de Sers. The success of the project rests on a seamless integration of design and excellent lighting effects whilst retaining traditional features - the rather grand central staircases, the tall ceilings, the cornicing (in places), and with the introduction of 19th-century oil portraits of turn-of-the-century figures - all slightly raffish - in the public areas.
Upstairs, paint colours - duck egg blue, mulberry and so on - have been chosen carefully to best reflect the lighting arrangements - with other bright splashes of colour from the odd funky flower print chair to lift the neutral toning and cream/white walls. The 52 light-filled rooms are grouped around a central lightwell of changing colours. All rooms have B&O flatscreen TVs, classical music on the stereo to welcome guests, and separate showers, and many have open bathrooms and freestanding baths. It is the detailing that makes the difference here - lamps, light switches, bowls, fresh flowers. A suite on the top floor has a large terrace with views of the Eiffel Tower.
There is full restaurant service, taking full advantage of its ’golden triangle’ location just off the Champs Elysees, a small spa, and a large light breakfast area opening out onto a terrace. Definitely a Paris favourite.
Client Review
Hotel De Sers Paris is a nicely designed
Ratings
- Comfort:
(3/5) - Character: (3/5)
- Location:
(4/5)
Posted by Martin Grant on 2006-04-24.
