Tucked behind the Louis Vuitton flagship on the Champs Elysee in a classic but unassuming edifice adorned with flowers is one of the more eagerly anticipated hotels of the year. Its name is the Chateau des Fleurs.
The hotel opened this past fall and is part of a group of properties that includes the brand new Hotel Norman, the reopening Hotel Balzac, the Relais Christine, and the Saint James Paris. It’s in one of the busiest parts of Paris–the Champs Elysee is jam-packed with tourists and the surrounding blocks are filled with offices of fashion houses, auctioneers, law firms, and more. And yet, this hotel has managed to forge for itself a quiet spot.
A significant part of feeling like you’ve stepped away from the bustle of the 8th arrondissement is what you walk into once you cross the entrance threshold. The line between fun and zany can be a thin one. But the Barcelona-based firm Quintana Partners has managed to create one of the more memorable and gratifying interiors in Paris in recent years by blending Modernisme/Art Nouveau with a dash of Dali.
