Another Hip Boutique Hotel In Paris: The BLC Design Hotel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PGGkz8CfnpsHzF_eZRY-kutynWqzu1TSUyRWTAyFj6RUPy6Jkks60RqaW-LERyJQSeOeuVwtedAHVt598k3gE1-2jZTmYVbHwG0pvMs5WYyP6fFP-GQeqQIdKMjXMrSCs4ISkwd-fLQ/s1600-h/BLC-design-hotel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429371388214487602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PGGkz8CfnpsHzF_eZRY-kutynWqzu1TSUyRWTAyFj6RUPy6Jkks60RqaW-LERyJQSeOeuVwtedAHVt598k3gE1-2jZTmYVbHwG0pvMs5WYyP6fFP-GQeqQIdKMjXMrSCs4ISkwd-fLQ/s400/BLC-design-hotel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPx3qGIujWouGQhU-CGYJjpXqYPkY00jlmUtwbmmTlcr-prNq-cdmkOvXEHg5rIz3Pg8vNIacUCIYSndjhWERMHQEu0wUwVxbnb7vWnEEcqvj5NwFXLA70EENzQv8i9aHfS2-NU2yO5k/s1600-h/BLC-design-hotel-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429373367262048498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPx3qGIujWouGQhU-CGYJjpXqYPkY00jlmUtwbmmTlcr-prNq-cdmkOvXEHg5rIz3Pg8vNIacUCIYSndjhWERMHQEu0wUwVxbnb7vWnEEcqvj5NwFXLA70EENzQv8i9aHfS2-NU2yO5k/s400/BLC-design-hotel-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />One hardly needs an excuse to visit Paris with the plethora of fabulous chic hotels popping up there; <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/chicest-place-to-detox-or-just-relax.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hotel Gabriel</span></a>, Philipe Starck's <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/philipe-starcks-mama-shelter-new-hip.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mama Shelter</span></a> and now... <a href="http://blcdesign-hotel-paris.com/">The BLC design Hotel.</a><br /><br />Nestled in a quiet street close to the Palais de la Femme and a few steps from the Place de la Bastille, is the newly renovated modern BLC Design Hotel. Take a stroll to appreciate this old, historic Parisian quarter, from Place des Vosges, to Notre Dame & Opera Bastille, the bars, restaurants, theatres and fashion boutiques in the surrounding area. The Gare de Lyon and Bercy are just a few metro stations from the hotel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHT_6UfWZt6SziwQo08qcSpWetfszemfav-CIslRWnMivaHAkNF78S1f5plPKwR6y6wvtPT3ET7NHvyhB81ZXlCPGNpf18XWZcDBR3fpw1zxEhoOWm2J8D36ffuWx-Nu6_xTHIIuQmvE/s1600-h/BLC-design-hotel-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429373039291415650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHT_6UfWZt6SziwQo08qcSpWetfszemfav-CIslRWnMivaHAkNF78S1f5plPKwR6y6wvtPT3ET7NHvyhB81ZXlCPGNpf18XWZcDBR3fpw1zxEhoOWm2J8D36ffuWx-Nu6_xTHIIuQmvE/s400/BLC-design-hotel-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />This modern property has recently been entirely renovated and equipped with contemporary & refined furniture and details. The boutique hotel offers 29 very white, contemporary and feminine rooms designed by Carole Picard (who also decorated the <a href="http://www.colordesign-hotel-paris.com/">Color Design Hotel </a>in Paris), with special lighting effects to create the perfect mood for memorable stays.<br /><br />The hotel’s 29 white-on-white rooms are equipped not only with light-blocking window shades, but also a Night Cove, a combination lighting and sound system, that, based on a French hospital’s sleep research, promises to put you to sleep or wake you up gradually with special light and sound sequences that act on the body’s production of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin.<br /><br />Standard room:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zAHy7trjDPn9bDHWcEiG_3whHNrmH8AWIvHix7abH-5yh3hZfli7XAx4sgT3VCz-NEsiH12TLcibNC31onfLWsXzVAu4G7A2FzWNQxRjAKfzQB8BjxmoxGfdezh2Io3gnIpNwNgaC0/s1600-h/001-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429372016627999746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zAHy7trjDPn9bDHWcEiG_3whHNrmH8AWIvHix7abH-5yh3hZfli7XAx4sgT3VCz-NEsiH12TLcibNC31onfLWsXzVAu4G7A2FzWNQxRjAKfzQB8BjxmoxGfdezh2Io3gnIpNwNgaC0/s400/001-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh333tA-oP_tbFbYEOwDbWInJFsmHmpXZKLaUPPT_ptVviNeogo2YaQbevgMwLW11FAEVJhY2bnd7nyx82qdVyI3sgAtAkoIL66rtQHJ1XwkgWdx2RtvG2E5yK5LLXFyD1PnNcJMldcjMY/s1600-h/BLC-design-hotel-13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429374345253665058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh333tA-oP_tbFbYEOwDbWInJFsmHmpXZKLaUPPT_ptVviNeogo2YaQbevgMwLW11FAEVJhY2bnd7nyx82qdVyI3sgAtAkoIL66rtQHJ1XwkgWdx2RtvG2E5yK5LLXFyD1PnNcJMldcjMY/s400/BLC-design-hotel-13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />On each floor is a large photo of an ordinary woman by photographer Lise Laura Batifol, with a detail from the photo (an eye, for example as shown above) blown up in each room on that particular floor.<br /><br />Double room:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vNXbjCtGBOEIsrhcM5CerMxncf8xP8xaxXDcw4_VGQSKEF_W08mFvvjnF5R6xUpvBU4bahaeRxhFAKkghwKq0lo8endwI3q2mbycesasym_CKRVzIyHtby5xVS5GcSaJMaoiX4Pus4w/s1600-h/003-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429371937677279730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vNXbjCtGBOEIsrhcM5CerMxncf8xP8xaxXDcw4_VGQSKEF_W08mFvvjnF5R6xUpvBU4bahaeRxhFAKkghwKq0lo8endwI3q2mbycesasym_CKRVzIyHtby5xVS5GcSaJMaoiX4Pus4w/s400/003-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl1CrX5gA5nKKdc7v0VjBR8Aio_GUp1NIUl6O579cQk68qVxfP5icSxRx7uz7tgFu7MnyAbKTcKS1kJE5aeMarcVD7aWD2DM4QvLchILkn-oB-g6QOKJA6MpvZI6pGKP0TC3BxhVwxro/s1600-h/005-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429372110114505282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl1CrX5gA5nKKdc7v0VjBR8Aio_GUp1NIUl6O579cQk68qVxfP5icSxRx7uz7tgFu7MnyAbKTcKS1kJE5aeMarcVD7aWD2DM4QvLchILkn-oB-g6QOKJA6MpvZI6pGKP0TC3BxhVwxro/s400/005-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincMmwPpishKJHyyi4lye14mgzuQlPRzZ4w_Q-q2hC74g5otvE_1Cr0Ldb7pY9wDOlgeTNxx3o60wX5mHjMYvxuTsOjntCIiFoLfJqPrfrfCohRjQxuUVGE97nvfTS0V8kHu82czQIV74/s1600-h/004-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429371531873157474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincMmwPpishKJHyyi4lye14mgzuQlPRzZ4w_Q-q2hC74g5otvE_1Cr0Ldb7pY9wDOlgeTNxx3o60wX5mHjMYvxuTsOjntCIiFoLfJqPrfrfCohRjQxuUVGE97nvfTS0V8kHu82czQIV74/s400/004-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br />The only touch of color in the hotel comes from the Patrick Jouin Night Cove lamps (shown above), which give off orange or red light when it’s time to go to sleep and blue light when it’s time to wake up.<br /><br />Each room is decorated with a very high level of comfort: individual air-conditioning, flat screen TV with satellite, direct dial telephone, internet connection, bathroom (bath or shower). The buffet breakfast is served in a particularly attractive setting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZWqmnL9Kr69G5rHR4AEk20HZ_XlQaveOb1eT7EYLL4sCxKn5N98Xq6H2ws3ZKw5EXoNPsgvZQQfx_Fly0BeeDDCOUAS-eLuoInE6fzpsCYZu2jN46x8RakLONTJ_0BzkJvUrqrPMiME/s1600-h/010-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429374098898209314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZWqmnL9Kr69G5rHR4AEk20HZ_XlQaveOb1eT7EYLL4sCxKn5N98Xq6H2ws3ZKw5EXoNPsgvZQQfx_Fly0BeeDDCOUAS-eLuoInE6fzpsCYZu2jN46x8RakLONTJ_0BzkJvUrqrPMiME/s400/010-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />Guests can also help themselves at any time to drinks on the honor system or fill one of the attractive water bottles provided for free at faucets dispensing the hotel’s own eco-friendly bubbly or flat water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjiJt_aAiYF1-FxP9oqvTrHNTK_ppxxIjnrJ8PmjTgM8usWi-gka_2nP-yQkDHv8qK4krqz_99orpyDz-iFkN23-dtHCSRoznxFscDSCEwpf8m3Tx3MsavNft_vaSSyyQEYloSus1JG4/s1600-h/BLC-design-hotel-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429382985276254130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjiJt_aAiYF1-FxP9oqvTrHNTK_ppxxIjnrJ8PmjTgM8usWi-gka_2nP-yQkDHv8qK4krqz_99orpyDz-iFkN23-dtHCSRoznxFscDSCEwpf8m3Tx3MsavNft_vaSSyyQEYloSus1JG4/s400/BLC-design-hotel-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br />Some of the unusual and artful details:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOdET2yVBZaQWi0bhhitipL6ZQy9n3XDQoKB3N3LugBNUyQgwNc7WyWwek_7QhHXKaITsQWw7RnjmMXZVSY-HMEVqLuWTZDXNw4QeslfSnTIuv1_nInyKAah8ObB2qIB2KQYBXfzCNBo/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429373157942843186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOdET2yVBZaQWi0bhhitipL6ZQy9n3XDQoKB3N3LugBNUyQgwNc7WyWwek_7QhHXKaITsQWw7RnjmMXZVSY-HMEVqLuWTZDXNw4QeslfSnTIuv1_nInyKAah8ObB2qIB2KQYBXfzCNBo/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PZt2GoLl9r-92jn4e7JfDgsx9YHT03m1ZGFJm1Chbso32z-XfonSNrK1onBFo-EA13WS__6bpaNJoWY_sDyWa3NXFKmFUTgAzL4QnovwTzrLo092b9CjDx5ehQJ8Z9-0QTyo6-JyZ5Y/s1600-h/009-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429372531517168354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PZt2GoLl9r-92jn4e7JfDgsx9YHT03m1ZGFJm1Chbso32z-XfonSNrK1onBFo-EA13WS__6bpaNJoWY_sDyWa3NXFKmFUTgAzL4QnovwTzrLo092b9CjDx5ehQJ8Z9-0QTyo6-JyZ5Y/s400/009-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 534px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><br />Standard rates start at around 120 euros<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BLC Hotel - PARIS</span></span><br />4, rue de Richard Lenoir , Paris, 75011<br /><a href="mailto:reservation@blcdesign-hotel-paris.com">reservation@blcdesign-hotel-paris.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXJEp4GfE5eFOrYy5yL0WSg1vhq2v5Tw9muCcXs78ET9oW6TiEFgJyDKmpVrOndZLbOBNXB4PFUrQS_yZjBrB6duS0O7zsj96mZf4nG2FNrnonX2_mSRG7SQTRAUAX1hACVGSzROt48E/s1600-h/011-22470.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429371263620141762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXJEp4GfE5eFOrYy5yL0WSg1vhq2v5Tw9muCcXs78ET9oW6TiEFgJyDKmpVrOndZLbOBNXB4PFUrQS_yZjBrB6duS0O7zsj96mZf4nG2FNrnonX2_mSRG7SQTRAUAX1hACVGSzROt48E/s400/011-22470.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">all images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.blcdesign-hotel-paris.com" style="font-style: italic;">BLC Design Hotel</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://hoostamagazine.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Hoosta Magazine</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Posts On Hip Paris Hotels:</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVClNEDYklZfpSXHEyckxAkDmA1iCg5nGSLig5LW-ZxYuwaeZU_CwnCGrzab6up0ZVT43E_Tw0g3Fh-HsBTVZpTl3Bhyphenhyphen8RkW4QkV86kFDIHdkHXdJeJBA85YH_Gm6mnJMbMX7AX-I9B_Q/s1600-h/mama+shelter+sign.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430016435412584402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVClNEDYklZfpSXHEyckxAkDmA1iCg5nGSLig5LW-ZxYuwaeZU_CwnCGrzab6up0ZVT43E_Tw0g3Fh-HsBTVZpTl3Bhyphenhyphen8RkW4QkV86kFDIHdkHXdJeJBA85YH_Gm6mnJMbMX7AX-I9B_Q/s400/mama+shelter+sign.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/philipe-starcks-mama-shelter-new-hip.html">•Philipe Starck's Mama Shelter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/chicest-place-to-detox-or-just-relax.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430016663611582194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKtSBcwLw_tpWHO0oVgshbGc0YnYR3zSY2ffC3BLHZyPhFhUpl7k95Bc2vkljeVv43QUIZ7HSNaBgRyOBkfUtlif2YziCT7s4dfBApWbQDSKqI-hhl4Ts4dSkSz3xHT-BK-6WflMJyj0/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/chicest-place-to-detox-or-just-relax.html">•Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais (The "Detox" Hotel)<br /></a>

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The Chicest Place to Detox (or Just Relax): Hotel Gabriel in Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRmotRHfHD4rFrQ-wmoZ4ojOJDgoFWnhGPYWduGsXPc5p8fNvtaJR4NnMk-WFCDwtFnUhjYfZdqC-LFHnQh8IT8n007GGNCwCx9vx7rRHmkmQ67FdiN3SVidVeR7ea_Waoyjy-2ED5EE/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430017618647000930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRmotRHfHD4rFrQ-wmoZ4ojOJDgoFWnhGPYWduGsXPc5p8fNvtaJR4NnMk-WFCDwtFnUhjYfZdqC-LFHnQh8IT8n007GGNCwCx9vx7rRHmkmQ67FdiN3SVidVeR7ea_Waoyjy-2ED5EE/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aEHB17uSxLzwaCEf_oi-8YwulgcHmqlkfGItFPgYXxrMqixWGrfpSDX8qu6LZ-0SZJwtKKilsM8tuik-W3Rj_FyjCqrLdXo_3Jg7h9axUoopMqUHP92GRNcyZ6InchFo_oPUygpW7-l5/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332443879146788098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aEHB17uSxLzwaCEf_oi-8YwulgcHmqlkfGItFPgYXxrMqixWGrfpSDX8qu6LZ-0SZJwtKKilsM8tuik-W3Rj_FyjCqrLdXo_3Jg7h9axUoopMqUHP92GRNcyZ6InchFo_oPUygpW7-l5/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 488px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1XgCvrS1XKLSP9e5Z2499_fhFLMI_UJ3SgFA-WUNoExx1oMKzPrOXwSmMjmMT1ibkgZJNCxF73rYb-TarqRgWyjj2kH6gcLffIcf7tStbPkQHnmNRL-0BjNm7KYdtWX40L-VCzSSBLQp/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332429828208707330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1XgCvrS1XKLSP9e5Z2499_fhFLMI_UJ3SgFA-WUNoExx1oMKzPrOXwSmMjmMT1ibkgZJNCxF73rYb-TarqRgWyjj2kH6gcLffIcf7tStbPkQHnmNRL-0BjNm7KYdtWX40L-VCzSSBLQp/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 143px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />Claiming to be the world's first <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Detox" hotel, the new Hotel Gabriel</span> has an overall soothing, white ethereal vibe. Complete with light emitting wallpaper, sleek and minimal, but comfortable, accommodations and completely techorated (that's 'tech' and 'decorated'- yes, my own term) with plasma tvs, iPod stations, LED lighting and unlimited wi-fi.<br /><br />The rooms:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxrgO4429i9Z4GxhpFr-u_jbCJf-lTmxVLOHSaRmnI3XWnKXd6hj1f1SO-rflqi_lUZ6aFTN1Cn_GrTETw6GI0ZU-ShL6nI2HU-B25d9yj7ZFrm6NxqHgY8dQHe9sjKmzrLBtlpv_8r-9/s1600-h/gabriel_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332429340059943682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxrgO4429i9Z4GxhpFr-u_jbCJf-lTmxVLOHSaRmnI3XWnKXd6hj1f1SO-rflqi_lUZ6aFTN1Cn_GrTETw6GI0ZU-ShL6nI2HU-B25d9yj7ZFrm6NxqHgY8dQHe9sjKmzrLBtlpv_8r-9/s400/gabriel_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 346px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3STemzWA53RPwBUkniGCkzFps6HFeEJBzt-FDG6lS34pUBpWYGtyyqlvpspFcW_KdjnWLaDzKZ_1E-1mTACEnN3esz7YC0AYOkj4oCQtGLNXJ3diLw-UVDatuqEkq-JWMDeBFKDxkTpI/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430006116701426594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3STemzWA53RPwBUkniGCkzFps6HFeEJBzt-FDG6lS34pUBpWYGtyyqlvpspFcW_KdjnWLaDzKZ_1E-1mTACEnN3esz7YC0AYOkj4oCQtGLNXJ3diLw-UVDatuqEkq-JWMDeBFKDxkTpI/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt_-6Vusb_ucKeS0rZcISgGyByXtpFl1K2pGSVlPPAqNxzdupgF0xUEWE62H1uoAgBliUrqcdewqSuqp5OJ-ZjV5mm-a2WdrpVJgdTYO0-V0kI2qlPqicYK5NPumE7vKieXNEKtpMwm4/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430008867912330450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt_-6Vusb_ucKeS0rZcISgGyByXtpFl1K2pGSVlPPAqNxzdupgF0xUEWE62H1uoAgBliUrqcdewqSuqp5OJ-ZjV5mm-a2WdrpVJgdTYO0-V0kI2qlPqicYK5NPumE7vKieXNEKtpMwm4/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9XA9VHKJU-WHpqPSzPp4TigjI6q-AT-UFc7s9PhVhmXCRUYP9Q-u2GXtHjpChTd9eOlozZbCkhPw5JBXWrQGHwEXjCpvmsOr7sjdu1-KW-mOUD6-TF8pwulx6J4z7AKncgyZ-ll1EOeI/s1600-h/gabriel_07.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428368541768594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9XA9VHKJU-WHpqPSzPp4TigjI6q-AT-UFc7s9PhVhmXCRUYP9Q-u2GXtHjpChTd9eOlozZbCkhPw5JBXWrQGHwEXjCpvmsOr7sjdu1-KW-mOUD6-TF8pwulx6J4z7AKncgyZ-ll1EOeI/s400/gabriel_07.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZYeQOKNpA5Kv_en55oPTE5w2esyuwtK0Ud5nwhr0am9RuWPX_lqa3fIZ_670eDI0meoGSdvPnVty0696_UwCjGYeJ9zTwr7_Nkn-yu9VveNY0yUM_BxYttBof-xzsJhsP2ujS4x5Ajse/s1600-h/gabriel_05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428828764929666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZYeQOKNpA5Kv_en55oPTE5w2esyuwtK0Ud5nwhr0am9RuWPX_lqa3fIZ_670eDI0meoGSdvPnVty0696_UwCjGYeJ9zTwr7_Nkn-yu9VveNY0yUM_BxYttBof-xzsJhsP2ujS4x5Ajse/s400/gabriel_05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lxkSjMLZofSv6GwTNXhDYuAURLPTwt_rOiBGfg2R87C7XGRFrKkAeJOCNUTAyOxbKi09XNpM_PjP75NRqt1YTtS-JEK0mCnTP6rx5qnMSkteSjfQwTOPhyphenhyphenK1aIQScP1FICQWB3QeaVxk/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332443360670293586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lxkSjMLZofSv6GwTNXhDYuAURLPTwt_rOiBGfg2R87C7XGRFrKkAeJOCNUTAyOxbKi09XNpM_PjP75NRqt1YTtS-JEK0mCnTP6rx5qnMSkteSjfQwTOPhyphenhyphenK1aIQScP1FICQWB3QeaVxk/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />The bath:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbU7hRlP5hbI_hbS9ZxwX_dAcEr8TUFOToN5ldIjQzrl_HOoVIa8u7-Cp130rQ3i4mvnIKV0vqGi-LsHwHOxZYcH1wd_vIIQqGHkYNpcEntWZmVsuIkqhmx17xxC-mAOsT-3x7ts3vCw/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430006375665591826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbU7hRlP5hbI_hbS9ZxwX_dAcEr8TUFOToN5ldIjQzrl_HOoVIa8u7-Cp130rQ3i4mvnIKV0vqGi-LsHwHOxZYcH1wd_vIIQqGHkYNpcEntWZmVsuIkqhmx17xxC-mAOsT-3x7ts3vCw/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 371px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbNxJYrDK9xl6_0_8fBOkaCqN9N-G9dxfIr_OMah5LEdR62Gf1LG5ofvYNYjm-l7-dxcVlhD74Ey1eZ2Tk2Kp6HPOeZmEOyOl3YIueDFhX3mxqWuMJktHy6RwsfVcv-fMR0bujYD9zyw/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430008267350137682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbNxJYrDK9xl6_0_8fBOkaCqN9N-G9dxfIr_OMah5LEdR62Gf1LG5ofvYNYjm-l7-dxcVlhD74Ey1eZ2Tk2Kp6HPOeZmEOyOl3YIueDFhX3mxqWuMJktHy6RwsfVcv-fMR0bujYD9zyw/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oCoWWFZVnOfF7JhSCRdbLoIt_Za2nhqMs8kWm5hcFNjRcpvAoMHgaAFwUqYsDJ59wE3doE2_ZVJ9lTD4coBPjKImr9j-sAWXmuItUJKHYO-4PM9N_aUMFJMcHDQOsyxqy3czOKHk_eA/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430007395272172034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oCoWWFZVnOfF7JhSCRdbLoIt_Za2nhqMs8kWm5hcFNjRcpvAoMHgaAFwUqYsDJ59wE3doE2_ZVJ9lTD4coBPjKImr9j-sAWXmuItUJKHYO-4PM9N_aUMFJMcHDQOsyxqy3czOKHk_eA/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM50mWflGWPON9YpQoYLteGBpLzyeYTc8Ua5ZN_-myemKNoOGkv3bPD59S94PxfixSEmIUH8PWyUQTAnXGgF_xnLzzEhPJHeAtxWXvsRg6q67ToXCrwwnlqKAJPKObB5xVXnbxkf-65p-/s1600-h/gabriel_06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428438354219330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM50mWflGWPON9YpQoYLteGBpLzyeYTc8Ua5ZN_-myemKNoOGkv3bPD59S94PxfixSEmIUH8PWyUQTAnXGgF_xnLzzEhPJHeAtxWXvsRg6q67ToXCrwwnlqKAJPKObB5xVXnbxkf-65p-/s400/gabriel_06.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />Restaurant/lounge:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWqkEwXUDu61bv42GcresZJULxMWjrpoP_JE0oIYxy7mOinpdjo0ul53izgn_8NKY5w_SDdfUasQDSwpOgqOUEE6ECxx-CUEHXnw9N7JArQI0BiIR-pzoFb_c976Y82i-2gD7bsSZrpwh/s1600-h/gabriel_10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428085865998930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWqkEwXUDu61bv42GcresZJULxMWjrpoP_JE0oIYxy7mOinpdjo0ul53izgn_8NKY5w_SDdfUasQDSwpOgqOUEE6ECxx-CUEHXnw9N7JArQI0BiIR-pzoFb_c976Y82i-2gD7bsSZrpwh/s400/gabriel_10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VX9uQSwdFLrO_SrZbEmdXPMsbwml0mAuSfoSnfBUy4CgZEujlG9BdykrzH-AcDv0hqyzUpmfpSuQvh-sAzjvgH9cICinlNKsGANZuYb6igLI2rrEK71e4peCHjxmzt4OmVxdA0Z_mTFq/s1600-h/gabriel_03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332429086391729314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VX9uQSwdFLrO_SrZbEmdXPMsbwml0mAuSfoSnfBUy4CgZEujlG9BdykrzH-AcDv0hqyzUpmfpSuQvh-sAzjvgH9cICinlNKsGANZuYb6igLI2rrEK71e4peCHjxmzt4OmVxdA0Z_mTFq/s400/gabriel_03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 356px;" /></a><br />spa:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOKn9Yhd2JZ2Ew3zzqrmZyD1uqT3lFnE6UeI8WEM-Id2faGNf9G_SvbyzvjksZlaouxhbmy6o1SkXHPkZpUSDyFwPVhdIt4y1qJiAu8vzjLOAA_EXZboY2_jHn60bHE7rr8fNypvi6Rr/s1600-h/gabriel_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332427656267570642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOKn9Yhd2JZ2Ew3zzqrmZyD1uqT3lFnE6UeI8WEM-Id2faGNf9G_SvbyzvjksZlaouxhbmy6o1SkXHPkZpUSDyFwPVhdIt4y1qJiAu8vzjLOAA_EXZboY2_jHn60bHE7rr8fNypvi6Rr/s400/gabriel_12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><br />On their <a href="http://www.paris-hotel-plessis.com/">site</a> they have a collection of photos they call 'architect drawings' which are ghost like composites (that female below is actually Drew Barrymore) and those are shown below. The text below is from their own website as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI4Aloy82LPvsScg-npD71FradAyKzr889xikhU4RYZko3aTMaloc43AjYrg1bKKnqiOWAhh4pvf-TBH6j9Vd_4gIgV4fqOcslR55h1Sk7f78zOxHr2VW-YLARFF4Q13RJdsSQcwF57Oo/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332431328708114882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI4Aloy82LPvsScg-npD71FradAyKzr889xikhU4RYZko3aTMaloc43AjYrg1bKKnqiOWAhh4pvf-TBH6j9Vd_4gIgV4fqOcslR55h1Sk7f78zOxHr2VW-YLARFF4Q13RJdsSQcwF57Oo/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br />The zen-like and refined atmosphere contributes to its quiet sense of relaxation. The Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais is the first “Detox Hotel” entirely devoted to well-being and regeneration. The "Detox" concept focuses on internal ecology to purify the body, where regenerative sleep and healthy foods are essential ingredients.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32xSSpeMGOFp1hErJhVBKwH7f4YHbbdRhw9ssqa64fGToGaEFL5FT9ZN7rSl5lzixHDYZm40947tuVIEGYOoOnlIiFAWVprJ-xBHj4yBMe3happY3iz2-Suak22mF2xO8qJ8BmFLhbY4H/s1600-h/Picture+40.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332438854362170738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32xSSpeMGOFp1hErJhVBKwH7f4YHbbdRhw9ssqa64fGToGaEFL5FT9ZN7rSl5lzixHDYZm40947tuVIEGYOoOnlIiFAWVprJ-xBHj4yBMe3happY3iz2-Suak22mF2xO8qJ8BmFLhbY4H/s400/Picture+40.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg9PKJtuRpFNUS-ga7RXtU-pwhvvrRK5dQNH1QAKvQG-ZndNeboWvQRFPdBsGzHlY7pAX8Pre4On-12RZ1Xw-RmrLefFr7k8D4fu9XHYyeBpAbFLUy388EoVWWOQQSWSB7g0Rn3bMLZC2/s1600-h/Picture+45.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332439219491941010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg9PKJtuRpFNUS-ga7RXtU-pwhvvrRK5dQNH1QAKvQG-ZndNeboWvQRFPdBsGzHlY7pAX8Pre4On-12RZ1Xw-RmrLefFr7k8D4fu9XHYyeBpAbFLUy388EoVWWOQQSWSB7g0Rn3bMLZC2/s400/Picture+45.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 538px; height: 740px;" /></a><br /><br />The bar/lounge captures a surrealist decor where shades of white and comfort harmoniously blend. Antioxidant drinks and a wide selection of teas stimulate the body at a cellular level.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZNDL16lGH4Iiz3-VFz3_3Da2VWjIY_twwE_EL1nondxx-NW3WwJDXWb-i5L_KIk4qhZN3Y7QWQduHeWoycz7WXA7qUSf8jiSkkgZGL3dpFHjxpBgpScHQxlTtVL-VF3zYvL7871l5lMh/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332431084449367890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZNDL16lGH4Iiz3-VFz3_3Da2VWjIY_twwE_EL1nondxx-NW3WwJDXWb-i5L_KIk4qhZN3Y7QWQduHeWoycz7WXA7qUSf8jiSkkgZGL3dpFHjxpBgpScHQxlTtVL-VF3zYvL7871l5lMh/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKdTCESIFpQABH7OU37EgQ85meToJi6JAabO1r5ufyQ4xTPevpE4gfTGj8IfsPVqulnjUS3_nbQw-fK8L0Uox-Y8qCOwn9A55OnHJOqdyhQWFpCvjfrYS06OwjODbLNIFMLCpFVQHCtrp/s1600-h/Picture+42.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332436380801995522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKdTCESIFpQABH7OU37EgQ85meToJi6JAabO1r5ufyQ4xTPevpE4gfTGj8IfsPVqulnjUS3_nbQw-fK8L0Uox-Y8qCOwn9A55OnHJOqdyhQWFpCvjfrYS06OwjODbLNIFMLCpFVQHCtrp/s400/Picture+42.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 536px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><br />Massages and skin care treatments are available upon request and are a perfect supplement to the “Detox experience”.<br /><br />A range of detoxifying treatments are available in our rooms, and we offer the NightCove* sleep system in our Glowing rooms.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx-B0PJkV6-ARDCVamz-4GgohCNdGVI-2VtN05sgA4EcgHfjSQIIVdM_857iTDgBqGi4tBLnGWmIPZM0zBGIO9ebEvaY6X99M8dmhhOWy74wPHsHbf0zJaGNvQu_WyHPkJhB7ZKitMEBa/s1600-h/gabriel_01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332429413866894546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx-B0PJkV6-ARDCVamz-4GgohCNdGVI-2VtN05sgA4EcgHfjSQIIVdM_857iTDgBqGi4tBLnGWmIPZM0zBGIO9ebEvaY6X99M8dmhhOWy74wPHsHbf0zJaGNvQu_WyHPkJhB7ZKitMEBa/s400/gabriel_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVdBkdtnAeJUwERaVcjWQyXIhc-MuvJTFD29U7L4G6vb6_d3lNwXxTeJTLO74Vl694ins1c8wK-eVzj1GTVZvUUVLPEzhFHJ3xJ9sYITRld_lUOzL7Nqsh8VJsgy-60THe1jBYZ3KpZ2S/s1600-h/gabriel_04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428931988080850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVdBkdtnAeJUwERaVcjWQyXIhc-MuvJTFD29U7L4G6vb6_d3lNwXxTeJTLO74Vl694ins1c8wK-eVzj1GTVZvUUVLPEzhFHJ3xJ9sYITRld_lUOzL7Nqsh8VJsgy-60THe1jBYZ3KpZ2S/s400/gabriel_04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzfsfT6RIRQMTSuQCAzJ3nTSlexGIRLF3m8Rcto2jQeIvxMUo8HVRvQdx8KoKAYr1OBAYBFHubs8EyeLdp_ZHNptr5avGW5BGhnwWzzbckrDJH1wTyE-vFX9t93tkr6ofSLH-8Fnyn0D1/s1600-h/gabriel_09.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332428222685200898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzfsfT6RIRQMTSuQCAzJ3nTSlexGIRLF3m8Rcto2jQeIvxMUo8HVRvQdx8KoKAYr1OBAYBFHubs8EyeLdp_ZHNptr5avGW5BGhnwWzzbckrDJH1wTyE-vFX9t93tkr6ofSLH-8Fnyn0D1/s400/gabriel_09.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />*This sleep system provides a variety of light and sound programmes throughout the stages of your sleep cycle. Acting directly on the body’s melatonin levels, it provides a soothing, tranquil sleep. You can also configure it during the day (for naps?) and synchronise it with a computer to read mp3 files.<br /><br />They are offering special rates for their opening, go <a href="http://www.paris-hotel-plessis.com/pages/rates.html">here for more information.</a><br /><br />HOTEL GABRIEL PARIS MARAIS<br />25 rue du Grand-Prieuré<br />75011 Parigi<br />Tel. (33) 1 47 00 13 38<br />Fax. (33) 1 43 57 97 87<br />gabrielparismarais@gmail.com<br /><a href="http://www.paris-hotel-plessis.com/">www.paris-hotel-plessis.com</a><br /><br />related links:<br /><a href="http://www.as-architecture.com/">Axel Schoenert Architecture</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">special thanks to </span><a href="http://atcasa.corriere.it/" style="font-style: italic;">At Casa</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for additional photos.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Be sure to check out these two other Chic Paris Boutique Hotels!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/philipe-starcks-mama-shelter-new-hip.html">Philipe Starck's Mama Shelter</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/philipe-starcks-mama-shelter-new-hip.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430018028334390114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fF2TIcxKvw6MDlIOYITMjNQIqCFTKBvupd8-aFjVlQ2cEUJfs-LwkBTB0O9WrS-AFVacp8DE7LUHc4u49QnrJbbEF3k5sQt-w3rFAPnBoE-1ClXo8ZWWpME0kYcph_WMBaVdfxs6HWI/s400/mama+shelter+sign.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/01/another-hip-boutique-hotel-in-paris-blc.html"><br />The BLC Design Hotel</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/01/another-hip-boutique-hotel-in-paris-blc.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430018252580056082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjP4O8CEZDN0xdBtfH9_K9ybSeFG9QUpAC-_dLLQpWZZnP3ukp9arLH0YQb3R3dL3w2-7_-o3At59RNg8kayWjIcc29JC07tPkBFEkD7fJRBgXUIqlFAdv47Nrb1UdmS-SkVHE8q-QslI/s400/BLC-design-hotel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a>

The Chicest Place to Detox (or Just Relax): Hotel Gabriel in Paris

Claiming to be the world's first "Detox" hotel, the new Hotel Gabriel has an overall soothing, white ethereal vibe. Complete ...

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