Prince Albert LouvreEditor's Pick

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The moment we entered the glitzy lobby of the two-star Hotel Prince Albert Louvre, we started jonesing for smoking jackets, slinky gowns and satin lounge pajamas. This swanky (but affordable) hotel is as artful and chic as the neighborhood in which it resides (its neighbors include the Marché St-Honoré, the Musée de la Mode et du Textile, the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries).

The Prince Albert’s 30 rooms are clean, carpeted and decked out with chandeliers, antiques and comfy chairs. The double and triple rooms are air conditioned, and fans are available in single rooms. Rooms are on the small side and equipped with a TV, minibar, telephone and free Wi-Fi. The posh bathrooms have clean showers and bathtubs are available (request ahead).

We half-expected Katharine Hepburn or Cary Grant to suddenly appear in the Prince Albert’s lavish Hollywood-esque lounge gone baroque. The crystal chandeliers, Egyptian art, Parisian murals and mosaic-tiled floors mesmerized us in ways we hadn’t thought possible since watching the cameo appearance of the Venetian Hotel des Bains in “The English Patient”.

Breakfast is available for €7.

» Theadora Brack

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.