Where to Stay on the Left Bank, According to Paris Insiders - AFAR

"With a storied bohemian past that hosted Samuel Beckett, Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce and later served as a jazz hub frequented by Miles Davis, the Lutetia reopened after a four-year renovation in 2018 and joined the Mandarin Oriental group in 2025; I found its original art-nouveau–meets–art-deco shell now frames 184 rooms and suites finished in dark wood, handblown Murano glass and Carrara marble. The seven signature suites (including two penthouses) offer private balconies and 360-degree views, while Bar Josephine and the glass-roofed Le Saint-Germain salon with its courtyard provide chic social spaces. The 7,500-square-foot Akasha Spa (pool, gym, six treatment rooms) offers exclusive myBlend facials, and I also noted the hotel’s Green Globe sustainability certification with in-room smart sensors and water-flow reducers." - Lindsey Tramuta, Mary Winston Nicklin