LES DAMES DU PANTHEON

Hotel du Pantheon is one of the most exceptional establishments of the Left Bank-transformed into Les Dames du Pantheon-a 4-star hotel-by designer Valerie Manoil-Calm and chic-this hotel is a restful haven in the city-With a subtle mix of contemporary and vintage furniture-the 35 rooms over 6 floors all have feminine influences-some obvious-some subtle-Admire the breath-taking view of the Pantheon and the rooftops of Paris-with Sacre Coeur in the distance-Not so long ago a mini-scandal broke out in France about the fact that the Pantheon houses 72 great men and just two women-Way before that Corinne Moncelli had already chosen her own Dames du Pantheon by deciding to celebrate the women who dared-those who loved-the passionate ones-the women that decided to forge their own future-The decoration was inspired by the lives of these women-First floor-Les Cocottes-19th century was tough on French womens freedom-It inspired Emile Zola-Edouard Manet-Gustave Courbet and others-We wanted to evoke this mixture of love and determination found in the high-class boudoirs of the era-Second floor-Edith Piaf-The style of 1950s and vintage pieces from the time have inspired the decor-Third floor-George Sand-the masculine-feminine sides of George Sand are evoked in these rooms-Fourth floor-Juliette Greco-The freedom in jazz music guided our research for the fabrics used for the furniture and wall coverings-Fifth floor-The Signares-African style-a joyous melting pot both contemporary and enchanting-Sixth floor-Marguerite Duras-the East guided our choices for the silky colourful refined interiors