Q – I am enjoying what you have to say here. Fun reading on a Kindle at the beach house. Next month, it looks like my finance and I can get away for a few days in Paris. I am in fashion merchandising and always scouting out new trends, places to stay, and eat in Paris and elsewhere. Is there a hotel you can recommend that is small, hip, and somewhat eclectic. Keep it up guys -nice stuff.
A – Does that mean that you will not be using Marriott points? We think you might like Les Bains in the now rising Les Halles District where the new Forum de Halles is slowly approaching completion. It will replace the famed former food market. Des Bains was the place where market workers at the original Les Halles would clean up a bit and down drinks before heading home. The decor includes outdoor showers and an indoor pool from the building’s days as a bathhouse. The first place we would had to eat, and of course there are dozens in the area, is the new Chapeaux, a casual and classic French brasserie as interpreted by three-starred chef Alain Ducasse.
