Le Placide Hotel

The arrival
The front of the Placide evokes that of a chic and modern tea room on the Right Bank, however certain indications don't leave any doubt on the activity.

Whether it's the impeccable window boxes decorating the facade and the reception counter, the first steps into the establishment remind us that we are in a hotel. They are accompanied by a fresh and welcoming impression of elegance. A mixed impression born from the blending of the travertine on the ground and the sombre panels of rosewood on the walls, from the lightness of the floral compositions and from the warm perfume that fills the room.

The communal areas are centred on this ground floor which becomes wider and wider. Looking onto the street, a lounge-library finds its niche, with leather sofas and books about art and a fireplace with fine flames on a bed of pebbles. Just behind stretches the breakfast room.

The tables are aligned in a bistro style, the long sofa in brown velvet, the panels of rosewood and the Fragonard painting are completely out of place, giving it a glamorous allure.

At the base of the room, a large window looks over a charming little patio which is wisely used. A young and beautiful olive tree, a table and a multitude of translucent multicoloured vases give an almost Mediterranean character to summer breakfasts.

Bedrooms
Bathed in light, the bedrooms profit from a double exposition: on the street side of the hotel there is the bedroom and the bathrooms look over the patio. These two spaces are separated from a simple window but prudes can rest assured, a thick velvet curtain will maintain their privacy.

Constructed on the same model, the bedrooms are like cocoons playing on two themes: perspective and purity. Despite the narrowness of the hotel, the magnificent paper painted by Col & Son with winter forests, aligning fine tree trunks create perspective. Highlighting the purity of this vision, white is omnipresent: from the long sofa in the lounge to the bed head, including the chairs and wardrobes.

Original, simple and pure, all the furniture was designed by Bruno Borionne and integrates chrome elements, from borders of tables, to the foot of the wardrobe and passing through the handles and the lights.

There are hints of the sixties and glamour: a collection of vintage postcards from 1960s film stars decorates the desks. For the colour, small floral compositions and cushions add energy.

For those who can't live without their ipod, all the bedrooms have a station to plug them in. Well equipped, they also offer an electronic alarm, art books and a CD/DVD reader with a flat screen television.

Bright and spacious, benefiting from natural light, the bathrooms offer large spaces to dispose of toiletries, double mirrors, bath tubs and designer plumbing.

Despite the low number of bedrooms, the hotel offers 24 hour room service, with a wide choice of sandwiches. For other services, such as a massage, hairdresser or personal shopper, the hotel will call a selection of external providers.

Types of bedroom
The hotel offers one type of bedroom: junior suite with a bedroom, lounge area and a bathroom one after another.

Two exceptions to this rule: a bedroom on the ground floor, constructed as a duplex, and the two ‘exclusives' on the top floor, smaller than the ‘junior suite' but benefiting from a small terrace where you can have breakfast or an aperitif.

 Breakfast
Served in one's bedroom as a continental or in the ground floor as a cold buffet, breakfast offers many good products such as charcuteries, cheeses or small Viennese pastries from the Dalloyau caterer. Orange juice and fruit salad accompany this. Eggs can be prepared on demand.