Hotel Keppler, Paris

Newly opened in June 2007, a stone's throw from L'Etoile and from the Champs-Elysées, this city design hotel is the latest creation from Pierre-Yves Rochon, and embodies the spirit of a boutique hotel. Set in a chic, quiet quarter of the city, it is a precocious blend of styles, excellent materials, guaranteed attentive and discreet service, luxurious touches such as the sauna/ hammam, a meeting room enjoying day light and offers suites with a terrace or balcony and an unbeatable view of Paris. The hotel comprises a total of 39 rooms including 4 suites and 1 apartment. Further facilities on offer to guests of this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception desk, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a lift, a bar, a restaurant, conference facilities and Internet access (charges apply). For an additional fee, guests may take advantage of the room and laundry services and there is parking available for those arriving by car (charges apply).

The hotel enjoys an excellent location in a charming side street of the Champs Elysées and the 'chic' 16th district. It is a perfect base for exploring the delights of the city with shops, museums, restaurants, theatres and cabaret venues all within easy reach. Guests will find links to the public transport network in the immediate vicinity. The Arc de Triomphe is a 4-minute walk from the hotel, it is some 800 m to the Eiffel Tower, the River Seine is an 8-minute walk and the Louvre museum is around 900 m away. Orly Airport is some 20 km away and it is around 30 km to Charles de Gaulle airport.

The opulent rooms call to mind more a stylish and comfortable home rather than a typical hotel room. The top floor suites and the 'penthouse' are pure luxury in a modern setting. Some of the rooms come with a terrace offering exquisite views of Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Moreover, an en suite bathroom with a shower and a bathtub, a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, a minibar and a king-size or double bed as well as individually adjustable air conditioning and heating, a safe and a seating area are provided as standard in all accommodation.

By foot or by car: once arriving at Charles de Gaulle Etoile (at the Arc de Triomphe) take the Avenue Marceau. Then take the 5th street on the right, Bassano, and Kepler Street is the first on the right.