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| Ha.. my arty review blog shot! |
I don’t generally review hotels but my very quick visit to Paris last week saw me spending the night at the most lovely little hotel, La Belle Juliette, and I thought it might be useful for anyone planning a flying visit to Paris.
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| The courtyard garden. |
The hotel is named for Juliette Recarnier, famed for her beauty and I suppose for being a ‘society leader’ in the 1700-1800s. Weirdly, she married (aged 16) the long standing lover of her mother, who historians think was probably her father. Nothing is simple, right?
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| The dining area. |
La Belle Juliette is in a quiet street by the St-Germain-de-Pres area which is the sort of place that you would hope to hit if you landed in Paris with romantic expectations. There are tiny shops – everything from patisseries and baby clothing shops to florists and pharmacies – that are charming (and expensive) and a far cry from the hustle and bustle of the Champs Elysees and its surrounds or any of the usual tourist beats. If you stay here, you could easily while away a day just walking and looking (and shopping!).
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| The sitting room. |
The rooms are so chic.. small but perfect…and each one has an i-mac. Mine was simple grey and cream elegance and I slept like a log! Downstairs, the reception rooms are splashed with bright colours against a neutral base – bright pink chairs amongst antique pieces. It’s very comfortable and not at all intimidating.
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| The message board. |
The one thing that I didn’t like was breakfast. A fruit salad in a bowl the size of an egg-cup is eight euros. And on offer on the menu are two boiled eggs or an omlette. I asked whether I could have scrambled eggs. They said non. Now, if you’re a French chef rustling up an omlette, how hard can it be to just scramble the eggs instead. And at 300 Euros a night, I’d kind of expect them to cook the hen if I asked for it.
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| The staircase. |
That aside, it’s the sweetest place – you mustn’t miss the bijoux spa in the basement. It is the tiniest place but absolutely lovely with a mini-pool (would hate to share it with strangers as it’s so little – could get crowded really fast!) that’s lit with changing colour mood lights.
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| The little pool. |
The staff couldn’t have been more helpful.
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| The beautiful rose shop that Fresh were so inspired by they made their rose candle to smell the same as the shop interior. |
*This is an independent review and my stay was not financed by the hotel.
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I’ve stayed here twice and agree, the staff are fab and the rooms are cosy. Also agree re breakfast – we went down the street to a little café instead as it was v expensive. During my last stay I severely twisted my ankle and needed a doctor and they were really helpful.
I have also successfully got room rate reductions when booking in advance. It’s so handy for walking everywhere but close to the metro too. So pleased you had a good stay – I wouldn’t hesitate to go back. 🙂
Looks cute !
And I’m really happy you’re not going into the paid/sponsored review business.
Looks very chic! 🙂
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Was your stay financed by Etat Pur?
Hi Lucy: yes it was hosted by Etat Pur and another brand called Weleda as is usual on press trips. Any other questions, please do fire away.