In Paris the view out of your window is undoubtedly more important than the thread count. Any old garret can stoke the fires of love, providing it has a rooftop view to match the one that Audrey Hepburn has in Sabrina. Such places do exist: the legendary cheapie Hôtel Henri IV on the Ile de la Cité has two balcony rooms with stupendous views over the entire city (25 pl. Dauphine, 1st, Nearest Métro: Cité).
If price is no object, you can help things along by surrounding yourself with all the romance of Parisian luxury hôtellerie. Nobody does it like Paris — the maids bustling around in frilly aprons, the fresh flowers, the marble bathrooms, the feeling that you are Edward and Mrs Simpson. At the Ritz you can do just that, booking into the runaway royals’ former apartment.
In the middle price range, Paris has a wealth of choice for cooing couples. In St Germain many of the cheap hotels have been replaced by stylish accommodation. Ahead of the crowd are the newly chic Esprit St Germain and L’Hôtel. This, the former dosshouse in which Oscar Wilde expired, is now a boutique hotel. Its 1880s bordello look and private plunge pool makes it one of the most seductive in town.
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