Iron bridges, canal-side Sundays and the part of Paris that feels most like a village.
Le Marais
Denser, more layered and the part of Paris where everything happens at once
Pigalle
Nightlife, natural wine bars and the creative side of the Right Bank
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These are the Canal Saint-Martin hotels we would book first, each chosen for how naturally they sit inside one of Paris’s most quietly compelling neighbourhoods.
An abandoned railway hotel between two stations, reimagined by Luke Edward Hall into something more Parisian than Paris itself.
Adrien Gloaguen found the building vacant in a narrow alley between Paris’s two major stations and called Luke Edward Hall, whose first hotel project this became. Hall chose an anti-modern approach, emerald green reception walls, black and white chevron marble floors, Warhol and Hockney exhibition posters, geometric rugs à la David Hicks, candy-striped headboards and fringed yellow velvet chairs. The basement gym has a red and white checkerboard floor and Svenskt Tenn wallpaper. Café Les Deux Gares sits directly opposite, designed by Hall with the same decorative freedom. Canal Saint-Martin is a short walk behind the hotel.
A former sweet shop on rue Arthur Groussier, turned cabinet of curiosities with a patio and the canal five minutes away.
Desjeux Delaye transformed a former sweet shop and apartment building into something that feels less like a hotel and more like the home of someone who cannot stop collecting things. The lobby still has the original counter, now serving coffee. The dining room sits under a glass roof surrounded by antique objects and personal photographs. Vintage furniture from local flea markets runs through the 36 rooms alongside velvet headboards and rotary dial telephones. The green patio has midnight blue zellige tile floors and fairy lights. Homemade cake is available all day. Canal Saint-Martin is five minutes on foot.
Design-conscious stays and travellers who want Canal Saint-Martin at neighbourhood level.
Named after a Moulin Rouge dancer, 46 rooms of pink elephants, leopard prints and a private Roman bath near Canal Saint-Martin.
The folie in the name refers to the extravagant private pleasure houses wealthy Parisians built for their mistresses in the 18th century. Ginette was a dancer at the Moulin Rouge whose lover built her one nearby. The hotel runs with that spirit. Pink elephants, exotic florals and leopard prints move through the 46 rooms without apology. The rooftop has two fig trees. The private spa has a Roman bath and sauna available in 45-minute sessions. The honesty bar stays open late. Canal Saint-Martin is a few minutes walk.
Couples and travellers who want a hotel with genuine personality and a spa worth booking in advance.
Le Marais
Fashion, galleries and one of Paris’s most layered neighbourhoods
Pigalle
Natural wine bars, late nights and the creative side of the Right Bank
Cool Hotels Paris
Design-led stays with a stronger point of view
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