In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Junior Suites are only marginally larger than Exclusive Rooms, so either is a good choice. Rooms on the fifth floor have a small private balcony. Floors are colour themed, with only two rooms on each one – we like the almond green and purple. Bathrooms are spacious by Parisian standards, and all benefit from natural light.
- Packing tips
- Reading glasses for browsing the bookshops (or sunglasses for Parisian hauteur); existentialist fiction to peruse while sitting in nearby Café de Flore.
- Also
- In line with the area's intellectual leanings, the hotel organises occasional book-signing events. Le Placide also has an electric-assisted Solex bike you can borrow for easy-breezy local jaunts.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A carefully selected souvenir gift
Le Placide
Paris, France [view map]
- Style
- Contemporary pied-à-terre
- Setting
- Left Bank Latin quarter
With just 11 rooms stacked neatly into a 19th-century townhouse, this luxury boutique hotel in Paris has the feel of an exclusive members' club. Bright minimalist interiors with colour accents and walnut veneers maximise natural light – designer Bruno Borrione certainly knows how to pretty up a hotel room. Add a chic address in Saint-Germain, and you've got the perfect place to base a whirlwind city break.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 11, including nine junior suites.
- Rates
- €370–€390. Breakfast, €22.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Lounge and outdoor terrace. Flat-screen TVs, DVD/CD player with additional bathroom speaker, iPod docks, free WiFi, minibar, air-conditioning. A PlayStation is available from reception on request.
- Hotel closed
- Never.
- Also
- Massages and beauty treatments can be arranged at the hotel. Small pets accepted.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- No restaurant, but some of Paris' best restaurants are within walking distance, including the Michelin-starred Hélène Darroze; ask the concierge to book a table for you.
- Dress code
- Sleek chic and louche flair.
- Last orders
- Midnight for drinks.
- Room service
- You can take your pick from a simple menu of hot and cold food 24 hours a day.
- Hotel bar
- There isn't a bar, but residents can order drinks from 18h–24h to enjoy in the welcoming private lounge or on the courtyard patio.
Smith card offer
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Le Placide
6 rue Saint-Placide
Saint-Germain des Prés
Paris
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