Muguet translates as lily of the valley. With their delicate flower and scent, muguet posies are exchanged prolifically in France on May 1st as a sign of the joys of spring. Hence this immaculate hotel is aptly named because owner Catherine Pelletier’s refurb in 2005 was immensely successful – and a continuing cause for good cheer with its fastidious guests.
There is no bar but the partly-panelled lobby is very tastefully appointed. A generous buffet is set out each morning in the breakfast room, equally smartly dressed under its glass roof. The accommodations are pristine with the larger, superior rooms on higher floors enjoying views towards the Invalides or the dramatically floodlit Eiffel Tower. Bathrooms, too, are positively gleaming – they’re some of the most attractively designed that we have seen in the city.
Such is the quality of the f & f that the restriction on eating (or smoking) in bedrooms is very strictly applied. So if you buy any goodies from the colourful market in the nearby Rue Cler, ask if you can use a table downstairs or find the nearest park bench. Alternatively, if you’re in Paris for at least a week, you can rent the hotel’s chic one-bedroomed apartment which has its own kitchen. Restaurants to suit all tastes are within walking distance.
The Muguet is a charming hotel offering high standards at very competitive rates.