On arrival
The Hotel Buci, with its blue facade and charming lanterns, has long been part of the scene in the Buci district. The entrance opens onto the hotel’s public rooms and leads to the reception counter right at the back of the spacious foyer. A large flower arrangement and the 1920s-style decor in caramel and tobacco tones immediately make you feel at home.
Spacious for a hotel with only 20 bedrooms, the public rooms feature low tables in simple shapes surrounded by leather club chairs. Walls of bare stone or panelled with glossy wood are hung with black-and-white photographs, fashion plates from the 1920s, and numerous portraits of women.
At the back, under a glass roof, the very traditional-looking reception counter boasts historic details such as an old telephone, antique pigeonholes and even a cashier’s window, although the cashier is long gone. To one side, against a bare stone wall, a green velvet sofa and a shelf of green porcelain ornaments add a further historical note.
The bedrooms
The corridors on each of the hotel’s floors have their own colour, adding to the “old France” atmosphere. Every room has its own doorbell and peep-hole, and although they are all in the same style, each room is different.
The background is simple and restrained: impeccable carpets in traditional designs, and walls painted in light colours. The doorframes and skirting boards are painted in a darker shade and give the room its dominant colour: blue, red, yellow or green.
The furniture is made of solid wood and gives the room all its character. Usually it has simple lines, but some pieces are reproduction antiques, which give an elegant, opulent look. The lighting is mostly indirect, thanks to the many lamps with pleated shades standing on enamel or metal bases. Canopies over the bed add a note of romance and match the bedspreads and curtains, using fabrics with traditional Toile de Jouy style motifs.
Each room has one or more paintings with rococo frames and a variety of subjects, from bouquets of roses to fashion plates or seaside landscapes in impressionist style.
The bathrooms are very light, with marble-style tiles on the floor and enamel tiles on the walls. There are orangey-pink stripes on the tiles, and modern tap fittings, and all the bathrooms have a bath and sometimes a shower as well.
Types of room
The hotel offers three main room types: singles, standard or superior doubles, and deluxe doubles. The standard and superior doubles are quite similar, being fairly compact and very cosy. The superiors are slightly larger and have a desk. The deluxe doubles are much more spacious and have a small separate sitting room.
A junior suite and four suites are also available. They are spacious enough to be used by three or four people, thanks to a bed concealed in a cupboard in the sitting room. The bright junior suite is on the top floor and has a mansard roof.
Despite the bustle in the Rue de Buci, the rooms overlooking the street have the benefit of good sound-proofing.
Breakfast
Served in a well-lit room at the bottom of the building, with bare stone walls and sturdy traditional furniture, breakfast is a cold buffet with some excellent produce: mini pastries from a famous Parisian pâtissier, ham, cheese, fruit salad and dairy products. Fruit juice is freshly squeezed to order and egg dishes are also available.
Starting at 180€
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