Plush Neo-Gothic
The hotel is conveniently located in the artistic Marais district, near the Place des Vosges and Notre Dame. Art lovers will appreciate its proximity to the Picasso Museum and the iconic Pompidou Center.
The charming boutique Hotel du Bourg Tibourg was built in an Edwardian townhouse. The wrought-iron front door opens to reveal a lobby which is an eclectic mix of oriental and French furniture with a splash of neo-Gothic décor in the heavy curtains, dark chests and dim lighting.
The narrow corridors are lined with red velvet and lead down to the small, dark guest rooms designed by renowned interior decorator, Jacques Garcia. If you like cozy, secret dens, you will love the charm of this hotel. However, the claustrophobic will probably want to check out and go somewhere more conventional! The rooms continue the Gothic theme with heavy fabric-coloured walls, velvet tables, fringed lampshades and dark panelled walls. Lighting is courtesy of free-standing iron lamps and the bathrooms are small and luxurious in black marble with white sinks. Each room enjoys a flat-screen TV, DVD player and well-stocked minibar. Room service is available until late, offering light meals and snacks.
Breakfast is served in the atmospheric cellar, complete with original stone walls and a huge tapestry clashing with up-to-the-minute leopard-print covered chairs. Definitely a boutique Paris hotel with a difference, you will either love it or hate it.
Saint Paul / Hotel de Ville
