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Five Hotel

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<p>Located in the Latin Quarter near the small cafés and open-air market of busy Rue Mouffetard, the Five Hotel aims to cater to every sense (hence its name). The 24 small but well-planned rooms have clever details such as adjustable colored lighting and a menu of air fragrances. Doubles are known as Glimmering Superiors for the tiny fiber-optic stars adorning the ceilings of canopy beds; and throughout, you'll find hallways paneled in red leather and illuminated glass desks. The one sense given short shrift is hearing; rooms are blissfully quiet, thanks to double-glazed windows.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , MAY 2007

Deep in the Latin Quarter, not far from the busy Rue Mouffetard, lies the futuristic new Five Hotel. Here, the standard rooms tend toward petite, but what they lack in size they make up for with ingenuity and groovy details such as changeable colored lighting and a five-scent fragrance menu....MORE>>

– Amy Farley Great New Finds: Affordable Europe

Last updated May 2007