We thought we’d seen it all when it comes to Parisian hotels. Yet Matthieu Dumas, the man behind this groundbreaking project, doesn’t come from the hospitality industry. He was a customer. Fair enough, he was a restaurateur and a fervent advocate of bistronomy, but he was certainly not a hotel owner. He has pulled together everything he would have liked to find in a hotel, which is situated, for once, outside the 10th arrondissement, just a stone’s throw from La Madeleine church. Shielded from the bustle of the Champs-Élysées, which is right behind it, the hotel has embraced an effective vintage decor style without overdoing it. The concept is that of a late 70s Paris, chic and dynamic, Sautet-style. The restaurant Népita, named after the grass that has escaped from the Corsican scrubland, is led by Amandine Chaignot and enhances the overall atmosphere with nobility and delicate charm. If you close your eyes, you can almost see Marlène Jobert’s Mini, Yves Montant’s mackintosh, Romy Schneider’s eyes or Michel Piccoli’s smile.