Everybody loves the Valadon so it’s best to book well ahead. The hotel was gutted top-to-bottom in 2011. It is now the annexe of the Hotel Cadran which provides the reception and breakfast facilities on the opposite side of a fairly quiet, anonymous side street between the Invalides and the Eiffel Tower. But the trump card is the fascinating street market on the parallel Rue Cler which proves that the real Paris centres on these charming little ‘village’ enclaves.
The hotel now has larger-than-the-norm accommodations on 5 floors. As there are only two per floor, families wanting separate rooms can have a floor to themselves or opt for the ground floor ‘cottage’ (with two interconnecting rooms) across the patio. All rooms are clean, comfortable and minimalist-contemporary in décor.