Hôtel Notre Dame

Hôtel Notre Dame Review

If you love the quirky and eclectic fashions of Christian Lacroix and don't mind hauling your bags up some stairs, this unique boutique hotel overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral and Seine River is for you. Located one steep flight of stairs up from the busy Latin Quarter streets, this hotel is a kaleidescope of colors and fabrics, with historic, artistic and fashion scenes screened onto the walls. Carpets are made to look like cobble stones or wood parquet. The duplex rooms have more space and bathtubs, but tiny windows. Corner rooms such as #52 and 32 have large windows with the best views. Some of the original wooden beams from the 17th-century building are incorporated into the decor. Room 25 has a horrid view of the air shaft, so an extrawide TV screen with a live video feed of Notre Dame has been added as a real-time "window." No minibars (there's a bar in the lobby), but every room has luxurious bedding, iHome docking stations and extra large showers.