OCTOBER COVER STORY: Behind a high wall in the elegant 16th arrondissement sits an exquisite 19th century chateau; Saint James Paris is housed in a 19th-century mansion, surrounded by lush private gardens and a peaceful, manicured courtyard with latticed dining pavilion. This beautifully restored club hotel is positioned on the fringes of the Bois de Boulogne, second largest park in the city, therefore the whole area has the tone of a genteel country estate – during summer, the scent of full bloomed French roses lingers in the air, throughout autumn/winter, the smell of woodsmoke and fallen leaves. Birdsong can be heard above the splashing of the ornamental fountain to the front…
The property was recently completely renovated and designed by Laura Gonzalez; the very spacious first floor suite I was appointed has three sets of French windows overlooking the private garden, walls lined with hand-painted paper, hard wood floors, a marble clad bathroom…
LOCATION: Saint James Paris is positioned at the junction of Avenue Bugeaud and Rue des Belles Feuilles, at the end of Avenue Foch, on the fringes of the Bois de Boulogne
WEBSITE: http://www.saint-james-paris.com
