George M.
Yelp
Ever since I 'discovered' the 6th, I've been calling Villa St Germaine home--that is when they have availability. This is a great boutique hotel situated in 'action central.' two short blocks from nearly everything, including the settings for several events found in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code."
While the standard rooms are modestly priced, they are small even by Parisian standards but the rooms are well appointed and clean. The junior suites, however, are adequate. The staff is first rate and the property lives-up to it's four star service level.
Properties situated in older buildings tend to be quirky. La Villa's quirkiness rests solely with it's closets in general, and lack of adequate hanging space in particular. Moreover, they use the annoying hangers that are affixed to the closet bar. I would prefer they just told guests in advance of how many hangers were in each room, and that the guests would be charged if any the hangers were missing. Add a euro or two to the cost of the hangers, and the property should encourage guests to loot the hangers.
Across the street from this property is the better Laduree. Better from my perspective because it isn't as congested as the Champ Elysee location and the macaroons and teas are just as good.
Two blocks from the hotel are the infamous Café de Flor and Les Deux Magot, the dueling cafes visited by some literary luminaries of Christmases past such Ernest Hemingway, Artists along the lines of Picasso were also known to be sedentary visitors of the cafes.
The list of things to do and places to see in St Germaine runs too long for my lazy derriere to list. One thing is certain though, La Villa St Germaine makes a great home base whenever you need a Parisian excursion; and yes everyone needs al least one Parisian excursion per year.