Five Hotel

Extrovert boutique hideaway in the hip Latin quarter

It may be called the Five, but this arty and original boutique hotel in Paris's fifth arrondissement has a coolness factor of Ten. This 19th century townhouse has been given a bold injection of designer Wow.

Know It All

Hit the spot
Close to lively Rue Mouffetard in Montparnasse.

Come here for...
• Sexy designer digs in the Fifth. • Floating beds, tailored scents and ceilings that glow like stars. • Value with plenty of visual va-va-voom. 

Amenities
There's a concierge for help with travel arrangements, and free in-room wi-fi. 

Good to know
Bedrooms are high on style, if not on space – but that's Paris.

Bedtime...

Bedrooms
23 rooms, one suite.

Special features
You’ll find a huge flatscreen TV with over 100 channels, wi-fi, a luminous glass desk and a fibre-optic canopy ceiling – plus a room scent to match your mood.

Pillow Talk
Splash out on a Scintillating or Deluxe room with their star-studded ceilings and suspended beds. For the swishest stay, take the ground floor Suite with its private garden and jacuzzi tub big enough for two.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Only breakfast is served. It’s a healthy-looking buffet (so no need to feel guilty about seconds) served in jazzy surrounds.

Breakfast
Buffet breakfast is served until 11am. Look forward to typical delicious French pastries and Mariage Frères tea and delicious coffee.

Room service
No.

Activities

See & Do
Where to begin? Take a stroll through Montparnasse, taking in the steel and glass Maine-Montparnasse tower (there are great views from the 56th floor) and grand buildings. Wander down Rue Mouffetard, which still sports a rakishly bohemian air. The big sights of the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, River Seine and Jardin du Luxembourg are within comfortable walking distance, and lively nightlife awaits in the Latin quarter.

Diary Dates
Early January
If you need further proof that Paris is a city for proposals, the Salon du Mariage expo – stuffed with wedding planners and dress designers –should do the trick.

March
Haute couture hits the headlines at the Paris Fashion show. A must for fashion slaves.

Mid-July
Bastille Day is Paris’s biggest party. Get ready for dancing, military parades and a wall-to-wall carnival atmosphere.