Hotel of the week: Hotel Sezz
Posted by Anthony on January 29th, 2010As the world’s top models spent the week showcasing France’s finest fashion delights, our thoughts turned to summoning some Parisian style of our own. Leaving the Côte d’Azur behind, we’re staying in France to soak up the chic, sleek and sexy surroundings of Hotel Sezz…
Style Discreet, sexy, arty
Setting Seine-set tranquillity
Why this week?
As the stores begin to fill with new season collections, we can’t resist nipping across the Channel to shop in the city where the word chic was invented. Glamorous jaunts to the world’s style capitals require suitably sophisticated accommodation and Hotel Sezz – a haven of contemporary cool hidden within a traditional Paris townhouse – fits the bill.
Our favourite bits:
No fashionista worth their Louboutins would fail to be impressed by the hotel’s designer looks: the mood is sleek and slightly masculine, with flashes of red and orange accenting the black lacquered floors, smoked glass walls and textured stone surfaces. Then there’s the view – if you can bear to drag your eyes away from the incroyable interiors you’ll be greeted with romantic vistas of the Eiffel Tower and the arty Left Bank. The hotel’s La Grande Dame, the Veuve Clicquot champagne bar, provides the perfect spot for some après-shopping relaxation and the on-site spa, complete with Jacuzzi and hammam, is a great place to unwind if you’re in need of some pampering after trawling the boutiques and grands magasins.
Mr and Mrs Smith say:
‘The recently conceived, ultra-modern Hotel Sezz is on the left bank of the Seine, a stumble from the Eiffel Tower. Tucked away in a quiet and conservative neighbourhood and hiding behind a classic façade, it was a surprise to pass through the glass doors into such a heavily designed luxury Paris hotel, straight out of the pages of Wallpaper*.
‘Respected designer Christophe Pillet, one-time protégé of Philippe Starck, is the brains behind the furniture. His pieces lend a faintly masculine air, though in the lobby, for example, they are broken up with pastel colours and the occasional bit of floral decoration. Either side of the entrance sit two stylish, comfortable waiting areas strewn with highbrow glossies. A video installation and original prints underline the exclusive feel. We felt very grown up as we attempted to check in…’
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