Best for modern luxury
£ £ £ HÔTEL MADAME RÊVE
An old post office is the unexpected setting for this luxe five-star, already deeply enmeshed in the city’s fashion scene despite being open for less than two years. Corridors are heavy with a custom cedar and rosewood scent from Olivia Giacobetti, the lights are low and the colours rich. Each of the 82 rooms mixes walnut woodwork with touches of leather and smartly framed artwork. Central to first-time hotelier Laurent Taïeb’s unique vision are the groundfloor cafe, reminiscent of a chateau’s great hall with 26ft-high ceilings; the fancy fine-dining restaurant La Plume; and — best of all — avast wraparound rooftop with a chic bar and views stretching from the Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Coeur. Solar panels tucked in beside the sunbeds provide 50% of
