Located in the 9th district on Rue La Fayette, Hotel Jules is a 3-star “design” hotel of Paris whereby its inhabitants experience the crossroad of bohemian lifestyle and high-end shopping. Newly renovated yet constructed at the turn of the 20th century, this charming hotel is beautifully architected with modern furniture and an appeasing colour theme of chocolate brown and cream. This six-floor edifice offers four different room styles all decked with LCD televisions, fitness centre, bar, and breakfast room. With the price, expect Parisian standards: super clean, excellent service, subtly classy. Such “standards” leave visitors, nevertheless, with impressions ranging from the “perfect hotel in Paris” to “nothing special.” This is where the surrounding makes the distinction between the many beautiful hotels in Paris: the aforementioned Grands Boulevards.

Here, expect a dreamy mixture of lifestyles. Travel westward from the hotel and find the fragranced alleys of Passage Brady, a covered passage the locals call “little India” filled with cheap exotic dishes and clothing. Head eastward and dive into the great shopping centre Galerie and auction house Drouot. And with the metro minutes away, nothing is too far away.