Hôtel Square
3 Rue de Boulainvilliers, Paris, France
Neighborhood: 16th Arr. (Trocadero/Bois de Boulogne)
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Paris, a city of historical architecture, has very few hotels that make an unequivocally modern design statement. Hôtel Square is one of them. The hotel is located in the 16th arrondissement, close to the Eiffel Tower, but also right in the midst of the media district, just opposite the Maison de la Radio, and is in fact something of a gathering place for radio and television professionals. The exterior is quite out of the ordinary, a low, roughly triangular building, faced in grey-green Indian granite with mirror windows.
The interiors are just as dramatically different from most Parisian hotel interiors. Open space is plentiful; sunlight pours into the lobby's atrium, and the central art gallery wall runs the height of the four-story hotel. Guest rooms, on the top two floors, are accessed by balconied walkways overlooking the gallery space, which is fully functional, featuring constantly changing six-week exhibitions by contemporary artists.
The décor is modern without seeming Scandinavian, subtly Oriental (Japanese artworks, wooden shuttered blinds) yet still distinctly French, with rich fabrics, in a palette of Provencale colors. Many of the room plans follow the curves of the exterior walls, and many have panoramic river views. It is a world away from the painstakingly restored Louis XIV and XV interiors of many Parisian luxury hotels.
Hôtel Square is owned by restaurateur Patrick Derderian, whose Zebra Square restaurant shares space with the hotel, and actually opened nearly two years in advance of the hotel. The restaurant is a covered terrace, open to the light, but with trees and flowers sheltering the patrons from the view of the street. This is the place to rub elbows with the local broadcast professionals — the Maison de la Radio, just opposite the hotel, is home to Radio France, and the Museum of the History of Radio and Television.
Please note: Hotel Square offers their private parking garage for guests with automobiles. The fee is €25/night.
- 22 Rooms
- Style: Cutting-Edge
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 28 Guest Reviews
- Hôtel Square
- 3 Rue de Boulainvilliers
- Paris, France
- Neighborhood: 16th Arr. (Trocadero/Bois de Boulogne)
Hotel amenities and services
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Boardroom
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Shopping area nearby
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Valet parking (charges apply)
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28 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Alexandros
- Stayed December 2011
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Atmosphere and tartar dishes on zebra square restaurant
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
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- Eivind
- Stayed October 2010
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Pleasant, convenient and quiet location with good restaurants across the road adding further to that.
What the hotel could do better:
Good service although some lacking language skills and lacking concentration skills made ordering breakfast or ordering taxi a handful. In the latter case it turned out - after waiting for 15 minutes - that there was a taxi stand 20 meters further down the road. An impressive lack of logistics and local knowledge that at least had us chuckling in the taxi that we finally left in from the stand. Oh, and yes, an endless flow of those K7 DJ Kicks albums in the restaurant during breakfast felt quite unnecessary; the 1990's ended 10 years ago and lounge music should be limited to ads for hair products.
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- Jason
- Stayed October 2010
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Design, staff very nice, location.
What the hotel could do better:
Room Service Menu, not a large choice and expensive if you choose from the Restaurant menu, who charge a 30% surcharge, which is not justified.
