"With an incredible location across from the Tuileries Gardens, the 62-room Hotel Brighton is just a few doors down from the famous Angelina tearoom and the palace hotel Le Meurice. It was built in the late 19th century to welcome bourgeois Brits embarking on their Grand Tour of Europe. The legendary rue de Rivoli is lined with a pedestrian arcade; the mosaic floor tiles continue inside the entrance of the hotel, where original marble columns decorate walls. It’s a small hotel, without a restaurant or spa, but loaded with history. The antique-filled Junior Suites and Suites at the front of the building have glorious garden views. The Brighton is part of Esprit de France, nine hotels in Paris dedicated to preserving and showcasing French heritage. (The group also manages 30 châteaux residences across the country.) A partner of Art Basel Paris, Esprit de France publishes a little blue book of insider addresses for guests to get the most out of their Paris sojourn." - Mary Winston Nicklin
