Paris’s 10th arrondissement has a chic new hotel, perfectly suited for out-of-towners exploring the vibrant opera district. Hotel Panache, devised by hotelier Adrien Gloaguen, of Hotel Paradis and Bonne Nouvelle Paris, is situated on the corner of rue Faubourg Montmartre and rue Geoffroy Marie, in a 19th-century building that once housed the Hôtel Opéra-Madrid. Gloaguen had been eyeing the vacant space for months, envisioning a hotel-cum-restaurant that would embody the creativity and passion of the neighborhood. And for the avid theatergoer, it’s certainly convenient, just a one-minute walk to Folies Bergère, the venue where Josephine Baker famously performed, where Sam Mendes’s beloved Cabaret was staged, and where jazz and pop musicians and comedians still perform today.
For the bistro—a perfect place for a pretheater bite—Gloaguen teamed up with restaurateur David Lanher for a modern twist on French fare, helmed by chefs Paul Landre and William Ranson. As for the hotel’s interiors, Gloaguen employed the talents of Dorothée Meilichzon, who took inspiration from New York City’s Flatiron Building for a scheme that is both quirky and quintessentially Parisian. No two of its 40 guest rooms—spread among seven floors—are the same, but they all revel in a jewel-box palette of navy-blue, emerald-green, and anthracite-gray on white. Geometric prints and brass fixtures unite the decor from room to room, floor to floor. From $135/night; hotelpanache.com
