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Saint James Paris
A château with a garden in the sixteenth, dogs welcome and the city kept outside the gate
Dogs welcomeVery quietSpa and wellnessStarred restaurantGrand hotelsDesign hotels
France · 2 hotels
Paris
Grand hotels, and the small ones regulars keep quiet
Best months
SeasonSpring and early autumn bring the most agreeable weather, while August is quiet because many Parisians leave the city.
AirportsParis Charles de Gaulle handles most long haul arrivals, Orly serves many European and domestic routes, and Gare du Nord receives the Eurostar from London.
Paris is the city that invented the palace hotel, and the officially designated Palaces along the rue de Rivoli, the place Vendôme and the avenue Montaigne still set the tone for grand hotels everywhere. Yet the more interesting story of recent years has been written in the smaller houses: converted hôtels particuliers in the Marais and Saint Germain, twenty room addresses near the canal Saint Martin with a good bar on the ground floor, and design hotels in the 9th and 10th where the courtyard matters more than the lobby.
Advantages that travellers find here are city centre locations, starred restaurants inside the hotel, spas with proper pools, and a surprising number of houses that welcome dogs. Spring and early autumn are the pleasant months; August empties the city and is the quietest time to stay. Insiders book the courtyard side, not the street, and choose the arrondissement before they choose the hotel.
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