Paris

HÔTEL RITZ
15, Place Vendôme

OK, I know it is neither secret nor hidden, but I can’t escape the fact that many of my most chic friends insist on staying there whenever they are in Paris.

HÔTEL BOURG TIBOURG
19, Rue du Bourg Tibourg

For lovers of secret Paris, this little boutique hotel–hidden in the center of Le Marais–still gives you real keys that seem to open the doors to a magical experience in the City of Love.

THE RENAISSANCE
55-59 Avenue Raymond Poincaré

This corporate hotel provides the charm of Paris with the business efficiency of New York.

MAMA SHELTER
109, Rue de Bagnolet

A new hotel designed by famed French designer Philippe Starck that has the advantages of being inexpensive and located in a hip up-and-coming neighborhood. Don’t miss the hotel bar for a glimpse of Paris’s trendier side.