Hôtel Monte Cristo

Paris / France

Step back in time to a mythical Paris of literary salons, luxury and

the eclectic glamour of overseas adventures. Hôtel Monte Cristo’

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interiors are a riot of rich color and print, inspired by the great writ

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er Alexandre Dumas and the hero of his novel The Count of Monte

Cristo. Both the travels of the eponymous hero, and the Caribbean

ancestry of Dumas himself inform every aspect of the hotel, whic

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boasts Paris’s

first dedicated rum bar, a nod to the Dumas’ family

history as rum producers.

The interior design by Pauline d’Hoop and Delphine Sauvaget em

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braces the trend for bohemian maximalism, with layers of detai

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built up with vivid hues and antique treasures. The bedrooms ooz

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old-world glamour, with bamboo and rattan furniture, lush velve

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upholstery and out-sized paper lanterns. In the bathrooms elegan

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vanity basins and baths are complemented by GROHE Rainshower

Cosmopolitan showers and Essence bath mixers in a period-appro-

priate Brushed Cool Sunrise

finish

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