Hôtel Caron Beaumarchais

While the grand hotels offer a glimpse of bygone aristo-opulence, the suites in this precious address are keyholes onto the more modest finery of an 18th-century apartment. Lobby’s 1792 pianoforte and antique card table establish maisonvibe. Caron’s 19 doubles are individually appointed with antique and reproduction period furniture, dangly chandeliers, gorgeous fabrics. LCD TVs suspended from fat overhead beams. At the dead center of the Marais, the location is hard to beat for boutique shopping, nightlife, and gay-friendly fun.