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Movie Set Hotels
Natalie Portman Finds Her Own Hotel for Lovers in Paris
September 28, 2007 at 3:34 PM | 0 Comments
Natalie Portman stars in a pretty racy short movie from director Wes Anderson, called Hotel Chevalier. The movie is a companion piece to the latest Anderson flick premiering today called The Darjeeling Limited with Adrian Brody, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson.
But it is probably Hotel Chevalier that's making a bigger buzz than the full-length feature (well, after the whole Wilson suicidal bit of course).
Portman and Schwartzman are lovers getting bizzy in the hotel and Portman just happens to bare her booty. The Hotel Chevalier (french for Knight) is an actual hotel albeit a rather small one with only 24 rooms in Paris' bourgeois Marais neighborhood, between the 3rd and 4th arrondisements. But judging from the movie, it looks like the rooms also have an iPod/Bose stereo and we know the bellman won't give out your room number.
The movie is available for free on iTunes today but if you are looking for more Parisian hotels for lovers, check out the recent post in our Paris Hotel Guide by Monica Guy.
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· Natalie Portman's hotel adventure [Jaunted]
· Paris Hotel Guide: Hotels for Lovers [HotelChatter]
Paris Hotel Reviews
Small Rooms But Hip Bathrooms in Hotel Duo
April 9, 2007 at 9:39 AM | 0 Comments
When you're looking for something not too big, a bit hip and fairly central in Paris, then the Hotel Duo might fit the bill (just don't confuse it with another European capital starting with P: there's also a Hotel Duo in Prague). You'll find Paris's version in the Le Marais district near the Hotel de Ville metro station and most previous guests have raved about its trendy location and safe neighborhood feel, all rolled into one.
It looks kinda impressive too, with reasonable rates (under $200) and TripAdvisors give it the decorative thumbs up without it being overwhelmingly modern and cool:
The hotel is done in warm chocolates and is chic and very comfortable... Really cool bathroom and generally really well decorated.
On the down side, the rooms are a bit on the small side and there are definitely mixed reviews of the service--a few previous guests have complained that the front desk staff had little or no recommendations to give for eating or sightseeing. To end on a positive, Wifi is available in the lobby and in rooms on the lower floors.
[Photo: LeMarais]
Related Stories:
· Hotel Duo reviews [TripAdvisor]
Hotels
Parisian Hospital Hotel
April 12, 2005 at 3:34 PM | 0 Comments
Though writing about Paris was like so two weeks ago, the NY Times has a write-up of some interesting Parisian dwellings.
By far the most interesting and budget-worthy is the Hospitel-Hotel Dieu Paris near the Notre Dame Cathedral and central to everything.
The hospital was originally built in 651 AD to confine the sick rather than cure them, as a way of containing infectious diseases.
The current building is from the 19th century and it is still a hospital although few know about it.
Once on the sixth floor however, it turns into a 14-room hotel with red-quilted beds, plenty of TV channels, and an open courtyard.
One visitor said:
"While this hotel is a bit institutional -- after all it is situated in a French public hospital -- but it is the perfect choice for those who want friendly accomodations, a central location, cleanliness, and something different."
Rooms start are 102 Euros a night. Bonsoir mes amis.
Related Stories:
· Hospitel-Hotel Dieu Paris [TripAdvisor]
· Musuems By Day, Hospital (With Hotel Rooms) By Night [NY Times]
· Paris' Best Kept Secret [Paris Eiffel Tower News]
