Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais

Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais runs 12 rooms inside a former 17th-century convent on a quiet side street between Place des Vosges, Île Saint-Louis and Bastille. Original wooden beams, noble materials, characterful rather than slick, the architectural register is closer to a refined townhouse than a hotel chain. Multilingual front desk, free Wi-Fi, full concierge, but no spa, no on-site restaurant, no pool. That's the point: it's the small, well-run, well-priced Marais hotel for visitors who want an authentic-feeling stay without paying Pavillon de la Reine prices and who plan to spend their time in the neighbourhood, not in their room.