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The Hôtel Montalembert

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From Food & Wine , SEP 2004

In these days of ubiquitous wenge wood, it's hard to comprehend that when Leo-Andrieu opened the cool and sexy Montalembert, it was honestly shocking. Paris had never seen pin-striped carpets and angular sofas paired with Louis-Philippe armoires before. It was an instant hit, especially with the fashion crowd, and it sparked a boutique revolution....MORE>>

– Kate Sekules Grace Notes | Grace Leo-Andrieu's High-Design Hotels

From Travel + Leisure , OCT 2003

They call it the Ritz of the Left Bank, and with reason: rooms are pricey (though bigger than most), service is very good, and every room has wireless Internet access. The restaurant is the lunch place for Paris's book-publishing world. In warm weather, opt for drinks or dinner on the terrace....MORE>>

– Kate Betts Paris Modern

From Travel + Leisure , OCT 2003

The Hôtel Montalembert has become so much a part of the international design vocabulary, it's hard to remember a time when it didn't exist. And yet it's been only 13 years since it broke the mold of traditional Left Bank lodgings, a genre forever identified by beamed ceilings, sprigged wallpaper, and badly hung copies of Sisley riverscapes. Exhibiting a swaggering, take-it-or-leave-it sense of aesthetic purpose, the Montalembert scuttled these motifs in favor of tonic, neo-Modernist simplicity. Smoke-tinted sycamore headboards, pierced...MORE>>

– Christopher Petkanas Grand Designs

Last updated September 2004