Fodor's Expert Review La Maison Champs Élysées

This chic boutique hotel, in the heart of the Golden Triangle and a 10-minute walk from the city's most famous avenue, lures an art-minded fashion crowd with an eclectic twist on a historical Haussmannian belle demeure. Imagine Alice in Wonderland meets Marie-Antoinette, and you'll understand the avant-garde trompe-l'oeil entrance, skewed angles, and sconces illuminating blank walls in the all-white reception room. The quirky, minimalist interior style is the calling card of enigmatic Belgian designer Martin Margiela, who converted the 1866 building that once belonged to the Duchess of Rivoli. "Boutique" rooms, while small, aim to please with luxurious linens, goose-feather duvets, flat-screen TVs, and Maison Margiela toiletries.