Evok Hotel Collection Offers the Chicest Stays in Paris
There is something for everyone, whether you're looking for a classic french experience, a bustling scene, or romantic getaway.
As Julia Ormond said in the 1995 remake of Billy Wilder’s classic film Sabrina, Paris is always a good idea. What makes the city so alluring—gorgeous architecture, bustling brasseries, and world-class cultural institutions—becomes almost more charming when juxtaposed with crisp fall air and vibrant foliage.
Aside from less-crowded city streets, museums, and restaurants, fall is also the time of the French wine harvest. Harvest festivals can be found from Burgundy to Champagne, but the most famous is Paris’ Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre. All the more reason to pay France's capital a visit.
Whatever the time of year, travel in style via La Compagnie, the boutique all-business class airline that is hands-down the most comfortable way to travel between New York and the City of Light.
As for accommodations, look no further than the Evok Hotel Collection, which boasts four luxe locations throughout Paris. Its first, Nolinski, is a stone’s throw from the Louvre museum and the expansive Jardin de Tuileries. Classic and refined, the boutique hotel is ideal for those looking for a quintessentially Parisian experience. History buffs will appreciate a stay at Evok’s 12-room Cour des Vosges, located in a 17th-century building on the city’s oldest square, which was planned by Henry IV in 1605. Historical details abound, alongside carefully-curated art pieces, antiques, and collectibles. An afternoon on the tea room terrace overlooking Place des Vosges is a must.
On the opposite end of Paris, Evok tapped architect and designer Philippe Starck to transform a 1970s mail sorting center into Brach, a dynamic hotel and sports club in the 16th arrondissement where well-heeled Parisians flock to eat, drink, sweat, and see and be seen. Sunday brunch here is an event not to be missed, nor is the charming rooftop garden with excellent cocktails and stunning views of the Eiffel Tower (plus, a chicken coop).
Lastly, in the heart of the Marais, there is the aptly-named Sinner. Eclectic, opulent, and sexy, the Tristan Auer-designed hotel features dim, winding corridors, a Roman-inspired bathhouse, and monastic touches. (The Justine suite includes a confessional booth overlooking the oxblood-tiled bathroom; there is another by reception.) After dark, the lobby transforms into a pulsating, smoky club with DJ sets nightly. Rooms are light-filled and exquisitely decorated, and, yes, that is a riding crop hanging in the closet.
