Lhe church bells have just rung. It’s three o’clock. On the tables, some remnants of lunch. No rush. In the shade of a Menorcan parasol, a couple of vacationers quietly end a game of backgammon while sipping a cocktail infused with verbena. A little further on the terrace surrounded by ivy, we recommend cafes, saluting the calm and freshness of the place, so appreciable in summer.
It feels like somewhere in the South, certainly not in the heart of Montmartre. Welcome to Monsieur Aristide, the latest 4-star member of the Adresses group (Maison Saintonge, Monsieur Helder, Monsieur Cadet, Monsieur George, etc.), a collection of boutique hotels steeped in history. Here, no fuss. Whether you come to spend a few days in Paris or are a regular in the area, you appreciate the “1930s pension” atmosphere and the Mediterranean cuisine. “I wanted to create a place where you feel at home, like in a family home where each object has its own story. A place where you can both stay and stop for a coffee or enjoy an evening with friends,” says interior designer Marion Collard.
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good vibes
Sensitive to the good vibes that the place can give off, the architect, a graduate of Penninghen, to whom we owe, among other achievements, the decoration of the six rooms of the Tiger Yoga Club, pays particular attention to lights and atmospheres. Thus, each floor of the hotel matches the color of its walls with the natural light that comes through windows and bay windows: sand on the first floor, powder pink on the second, brick on the third and whiskey reflections on the fourth. For the restaurant, she created the wall lights of her dreams, in the shape of a shell; in the rooms, carpets with leopard motifs, inspired by the decorator Madeleine Castaing and custom-designed benches that allow you to modulate and optimize the spaces – we are in Montmartre, the smallest room is 17 m2… To save space – and for ecological reasons – the architect opted for showers rather than bathtubs. Cozy and cozy atmosphere on all floors but a favorite for the bucolic suites on the ground floor which have private access to the garden and those on the top floor, whose balconies offer a breathtaking view over the rooftops of Paris. Detail that kills, on the bedside tables, old radios found in flea markets are living a second life thanks to the work of the Picardy company Charlestine, which does not forget, when restoring them, to equip them with Bluetooth.
In the plate, we feast. The thirty seats, distributed in the restaurant, on the terrace or around the warm mahogany bar, are taken by storm for lunch and dinner. On the menu, revisited Mediterranean recipes and products from local merchants – Goutte-d’Or beer, Butte cheese, Cave des Abbesses, Café Lomi…
On summer evenings, tourists and travelers mingle with neighbors and shopkeepers to sip a cocktail flavored with plants from the garden. In winter, we prefer to keep warm inside where a jam is often improvised. The majestic Wurlitzer Jukebox from the 1970s, which sits proudly in the entrance, sets the tone. Just to remember that the famous Aristide (Sparrow), whose name the hotel bears, was indeed a songwriter.