Detailed Review
In this lively area of Paris, the Pavillon de la Reine is an oasis: the flowered courtyard isolates the guest rooms from the outside animation. If your room doesn't overlook the courtyard, then you may contemplate the patio planted of trees and flowers.
The owner decorated the Pavillon de la Reine as if it were her own house so that everybody feels at home: wood fire burning in the imposing fireplace, elegant carpets covering large flagstones, panelling and beams decorating walls and ceilings. You can also pour yourself a drink at the "honesty bar."
Having breakfast under the vaults of the cellar decorated with tapestries is a good way to start the day. Pains au chocolat, croissants, and French baguette bread freshly baked by the next-door baker are always very much appreciated by our guests.
Independent Reviews
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“The cosy converted 17th century townhouse was once a royal residence, discretely tucked away in the heart of the Marais.â€
Pavillon de la Reine
By Jamie Dunford Wood
This fantastically located 17thC Paris mansion (off the Place des Vosges in the Marais) suffers very slightly from a faux-chateau complex. The Pavillon de la Reine's reception area is decked in heavy and ancient stone flagging, striped furnishings, reproduction oil paintings, oak beams and tapestries, so your first thought is wow! can this be for real? The décor in the rooms is very slightly tasteless, with heavy contrasting patterns and chintzy fabrics, some (the duplexes for example) in garish colours such as mulberry with grey fabric walls. There are no separate showers (nice to have at these prices), and the baths are rather basic. To avoid a headache ask for a room with a plain, neutral wall colour, preferably one of the oak beamed rooms, as these at least go the whole hog, even down to a reproduction Renoir. Location-wise and service-wise it cannot be faulted.
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