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Departures - October 2009
Entering Marais House is like stepping into the home of an eccentric, well-traveled collector-which is basically what this four-room hotel is. Upon arrival, one is greeted by the house Labradors, Bonheur and Vendôme, and the proprietor, Yann-Gabriel Hentschke. A man of indeterminate aristocratic accent, Hentschke bought this former sign-making factory in 1999 and gutted it, turning it into a rococo guesthouse that doubles as his home. The scent of fresh flowers fills the place, which has an otherworldly air about it: a bit dark (the building faces north) and packed with artifacts from other places, lives, and times. Each room-there's one per floor-is outfitted mix-and-match style: a 17th-century fireplace here, an 18th-century Venetian door there. Every morning Hentschke serves cakes, coffee, and tea in the basement, on a table made of Versailles parquet. The hotel's regulars, many Paris-savvy Americans looking for something beyond a standard high-end hotel experience, discover Hentschke through word of mouth. He's so discreet, he won't even release his address-or the rate-until a reservation has been confirmed. 33-6/16-13-39-90; maraishouse.com. |
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