Château Voltaire Paris review: a very chic stay with an arty edge

This is a five-star hotel that has inveigled Paris’ beau monde

A double room at Château Voltaire
Château Voltaire is a sophisticated five-star hotel in Paris

If walls could talk, they still wouldn’t at Château Voltaire. The hotel is far too polished and exclusive for tittle-tattle. Established by Thierry Gillier, the founder of French fashion label Zadig&Voltaire, this quiet and sophisticated 31-room five-star address in the 1st arrondissement has an air of calm refinement that encapsulates what we know and love about Parisian chic.

The French would define the aesthetic as “entre le bon sens et le bon goût”, that sweet spot between good sense and good taste, but there’s more to it than this. Thoughtful curation and a dash of decadence tilts Château Voltaire’s well-studied style towards an allure that’s achingly cool.

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