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New Europe Hotel: Luxury at the Lumen Paris Louvre

August 20, 2007 at 8:58 AM | 0 Comments

In the July/August issue of the European Travel Commission's newsletter, they highlighted several new and upcoming hotels in Europe. We'll be taking a closer look at some of these hotels this week but we're always interested in hearing your recommendations for hotels in Europe. So send 'em our way.

This September, a new luxury spot will open in Paris, in the form of the Hotel Lumen Paris Louvre. It's well-located (not far from the Louvre, as you'd expect) and it has its own Parisian-style brasserie, Le Passage Saint Roch Restaurant, which has connections to renowned cookbook writer Frédérick Grasser-Hermé. Actually, the Lumen sounds a bit like one of those hotels where any room's a good room:

Of the 33 guest rooms, choose from the St. Roch single rooms (with views of the stained glass windows of the beautiful St. Roch church), the Pyramides double or twin rooms, the Lumen rooms (with lots of light), and the beautiful, luminous suites on the 5th and 6th floors.

The room rates do reflect these great views, however: we looked at booking a Saturday night in late September and the cheapest double available was 424 Euros ($570) per night, quickly jumping up to rates like 760 Euros ($1,025) if you want a twin instead of a double. But it is in the heart of Paris.

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