Hotel Pulitzer Paris

If you know its sister hotel in Barcelona, then you’ll know what to expect from the Hotel Pulitzer Paris: a sharp-looking blend of early 20th-century glamour and contemporary boutique hotel design, at a scale that allows it to be both lively and intimate without erring too far in either direction. The location, in the Opéra district of the 9th arrondissement, places it within easy reach of much of the best of Paris. And while a Spanish hotel group might not be the obvious choice for your Parisian boutique-hotel needs, a slightly different perspective affords the Pulitzer group a unique point of view.

The rooms, in typical Parisian style, are an exercise in making the most of their limited space; the “Petite Mansarde” rooms, up under the eaves, are not just compact but genuinely cozy, and clever custom furniture and built-in storage makes all of the rooms eminently usable. The style is chic, and feels both classic and unexpected, which is all you can really ask of a big-city boutique hotel. And while a proper restaurant is by no means the norm in Parisian hotels of this size, the Pulitzer has plenty of convivial common space: a breakfast room, a cozy lobby bar, and the Patio, featuring cocktails and tapas in a stylish garden-like space.