Hôtel Adèle & Jules

When we started Tablet we used to complain that all Paris had going for it was its grand old palace hotels. Since then, we’ve been forced to eat our words a dozen times over, as boutique after boutique has set up shop in the French capital. But we don’t mind — a little humble pie is a small price to pay if what you get in return is hotels like Adèle & Jules, a 60-room beauty in the Right Bank’s up-and-coming Grands Boulevards district.

It’s the youngest sister in a family that already includes Hôtel Thérèse and Hôtel Recamier, so you’re not entirely in uncharted territory. The rooms are cozy, this being Paris and all, but some come with balconies, many with Nespresso machines, and the junior suites feel like small Parisian apartments, something we’ve all been guilty of daydreaming about from time to time.

The neighborhood is emerging even as we speak, becoming a bit of a culinary hot spot, and not only is it convenient to Opera Garnier and the big department stores, it’s noteworthy for its own particular, charmingly small-scale character. And in the end, there’s nothing we love to see in Paris more than a departure from the well-worn tourist routine.