Interested observers of the boutique-hotel world have witnessed several evolutions of Philippe Starck’s hospitality-design career, and Brach Paris finds him in yet another mood — this hotel, in Paris’s 16th, makes an unlikely sort of glamour from the materials of the 1970s, to suit the building’s vintage. This means glossy wood paneling, leather, metal, vibrant patterns in earthy colors, and mirrors more or less everywhere.

Saint James Paris Hotel, close to the Champs-Elysees and the Eiffel Tower, this magnificent hundred year old chateau invites you to indulge in its

Hidden amid the busy streets of France’s capital, these lush courtyard terraces are intimate retreats and perfect places to enjoy the sunny days and warm evenings of summer in the city.

The majestic residence began its life as a home to the Thiers Foundation created in 1892. In the 1980s the building became home to the Saint James Club of Paris, in the great tradition of London gentlemens clubs, remaining a symbol of French cultural and intellectual life. The time-honoured Grand Hôtel codes have been scrupulously respected in this neoclassic building that embodies the iconic hôtel particulier. The Saint James, imagined as a gracious and luminous private residence, exudes a…

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