Doni Belau, Girls' Guide to Paris' founder was on Rudy Maxa's travel show, the largest travel radio show in the United States. Listen to the podcast from Jan 28th (hour two).
Although there’s no shortage of gorgeous and accommodating Paris hotels to choose from, sometimes nothing beats the personalized service and niche novelty of a truly special boutique hotel. Luckily, there’s also no shortage of those in Paris. No matter what your style or budget is, these Paris hotels are sure to make your stay a memorable one.
From hostels to four-star palatial accommodations, Paris hotels offer a wide variety of comfort and affordability. But boutique hotels, with cozy digs and personalized service, are the best way to enjoy Paris these days, and from new to newly renovated, many are showing signs of optimism with fresh pops of color—perfect for getting into the spring spirit. Here are a few of our favorite places to stay in the City of Light.
Hôtel Arvor Saint-Georges
This fresh space, snuggled into the curving [...]
Preppy is all grown up on the streets of Paris, with amazing eyewear, blazers and shirts beautifully coordinated with color. This style of Paris fashion is quirky yet still thoroughly Parisian, and I looked at a few women channeling it on and off the boulevards.
One woman took on navy in all textures with a woolen blazer, silk polka-dot shirt and jeans combined to create a chic-preppy look [...]
No trip to Paris is complete without a night out at the theater or to a Paris music performance. Caroline Nin, a cabaret singer on the scene since the 1980s, has created a tribute to that most beloved of Parisian musical artists, the national treasure Edith Piaf, in a new bilingual performance guaranteed to delight Paris music fans, jazz lovers and Francophiles alike, in “Hymne à Piaf.”
Set in the underground, stone-arched cave of the Théâtre de l’Essaïon, the intimate space welcomes spectators into a curve [...]
A few years ago I read an article in Le Figaro in which Chez René was reported as having the best mousse au chocolat in Paris. Three days later I was walking past the bistro’s terrace, decorated with flower boxes, and stepped through the corner door on the bustling boulevard Saint-Germain, ready for lunch. And I have been back to this gem among Paris restaurants for lunch several times since then, most recently a sunny Saturday.
We like coming here for lunch with our adult children, because they love feasting on all [...]
Bienvenue, spring! The sun is finally shining on our faces. While we can’t wait to get out our summer wardrobe, it is still a bit chilly to put on a T-shirt or a tank top. For this transitional period, the scarf becomes the inevitable Paris fashion accessory. The rule is simple: choose a top and a colorful scarf, or a colorful top and a matching simple scarf.
While animal prints are everywhere, we discovered the artistic and colorful scarves designed by [...]
I was recently invited to dine at l’Agapé, a Michelin one-star restaurant that has been creating considerable interest since opening a more casual cousin on the Rive Gauche, l’Agapé Substance. Sitting in the very calm, very genteel 17th Arrondissement, the restaurant is formally dressed in muted tones, with large tables set far apart, and wildly modern art on the walls. At some Paris restaurants, the formally clad waiters move purposefully about.
As a single woman and an enthusiast of French wines, I have often found wine terminology extremely useful when describing my so-called dating life to my friends. For example, my most recent date was like a New World cabernet: fruit forward, borderline aggressive, and would benefit greatly with a few more years of maturation. Another gentleman was a quaffable if boring bistro wine: pleasant, but a [...]
Of all French recipes, my favorite to make is the one I create while shopping at one of the many bountiful marchés in Paris. I could just page through cookbooks or look at online recipes, but I’d rather let the freshest fruits and vegetables tell me what to make.
Now that spring has finally arrived in Paris, we’re seeing beautiful ripe red fruits, like cherries, raspberries and strawberries. Last year I was introduced to the inexplicably sweet and flavorful gariguette strawberry from the south of France. This berry really blew my mind, and after buying basketfuls, I started creating recipes to feature this delectable fruit.
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