Hotel du Petit Moulin

Description

Boutique hotel housed in Paris' first bakery - Located in the center of the Marais district and close to the metro station.

Location and History

In the 3rd arrondissement, three blocks from either Filles du Calvaire or Saint-Sebastien Froissart metro stations, 1 km north of the Seine in the northern Marais near the Picasso Museum, in a modest, five-story historic town house, this was once the oldest bakery in Paris, dating to Henry IV, a place where Victor Hugo bought baguettes. The old Boulangerie sign is still painted on the exterior, and unsuspecting shoppers still come in daily to purchase a baguette.

Inside is another story altogether thanks to the free rein given to French interior designer Christian Lacroix who often refers to the hotel as a doll house.

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