This New Lodge in Paris Masterfully Blends the Better of Japanese and French Design – Right here’s What It’s Prefer to Keep

Lodge Hana opened its wrought-iron doorways this February in Paris’ 2nd arrondissement, making it one of many newest — and really welcome — additions to a slew of progressive openings within the metropolis. The creation of hotelier Nicolas Saltiel of Chapitre Six (previously Adresses Motels) joins the group’s different seven boutique properties sprinkled all through Paris, Cap d’Antibes, and Saint-Tropez. Every goals to “mix the heat of a household dwelling with the consolation of a grand lodge” whereas being deeply rooted in its specific surroundings, an endeavor that Lodge Hana pulls off brilliantly.

Positioned in a sublime Haussmanian constructing on the northern fringe of Paris’ Little Tokyo — primarily the Japanese shop-lined Rue Sainte-Anne — Lodge Hana’s ties to its neighborhood will be instantly seen in its Japonisme-inspired aesthetic, which references the immense recognition of Japanese aesthetics in late Nineteenth-century France. Each beautiful woven, lacquered, embroidered, and polished element — as orchestrated by architect, inside designer, and “Queen of Color” Laura Gonzalez and inventive director Oliver Leone (whose background is in vogue) — invitations contact and speaks to the placement’s distinctive intersection between East and West.

From the fragrant matcha and black sesame madeleines that welcomed me on arrival and my room’s low travertine desk subtly reduce to counsel the contours of a sakura flower to my camembert tempura appetizer on the lodge’s restaurant, each ingredient served to remind me of Japanese artwork de vivre refracted by a Gallic lens. (Greater than as soon as, I used to be reminded of Ogata, that temple of haute Japanese dwelling within the Marais, which coincidentally additionally occurs to be considered one of Saltiel’s favourite locations.)

I stayed in a Status Room, a soothing, elegant iroko wood- and woven straw-clad cocoon crammed with tasteful East-West accents like crimson lacquer-finish cabinetry, cherry blossom-embroidered lumbar pillows, plush contour-lined Pierre Frey carpets and a complimentary furoshiki-esque tote with handles you tie collectively. My lavatory, outfitted with placing rust-red and cream checkerboard-style marble tiles, contained a high-pressure bathe and Diptyque toiletries. Mornings had been significantly atmospheric, with my room bathed in a glowing gentle because of the various French doorways (good for searching my bedside copy of “Japaneasy,” London-based chef and creator Tim Anderson’s guide on easy Japanese cooking), whereas three wrought-iron Juliet balconies proved superb perches for gazing upon a bustling weekend market on the streets beneath.

Beguiling appears to be like apart, the lodge has simply 26 keys, and its workers’s authentically heat, customized service meant I instantly felt like a longtime resident — making this boutique gem one to return to time and again. Right here’s every thing it’s essential learn about Lodge Hana.

The Rooms

Lodge Hana has 26 rooms, ranging from the 182-square-foot Basic Room to a 344-square-foot suite on the seventh ground that transforms right into a spacious “Residence” when mixed with a connecting Basic Room. Guestrooms provide views of Rue du Quatre Septembre and Rue de Gramont, whereas the topmost ground affords views of the Sacre Coeur.

Rooms provide twin-, queen- or king-sized beds, Nespresso machines, and well-curated minibar alternatives the place madeleines and French apple juices nestle alongside a petite pot of wasabi “pearls,” Japanese teas from 170-year-old Japanese model Maruyama Nori, Japanese roasted buckwheat chocolate and Kaori-yeast sake.

Additionally included are Diptyque toiletries, showers with high-pressure rain showers or bathtubs, flat-screen LED televisions, quick Wi-Fi, and entry to the pool and gymnasium. Small pets are permitted at an extra cost of 25 euros per day.

Meals & Drinks

Positioned subsequent to the principle entrance, the bar is a sultrily lit, stone-topped affair that serves an in depth array of sake and French wines, together with Japanese-inflected cocktail classics like a dry martini ready with Japanese gin and sansho-pepper-infused vermouth or a Lemon Drop that mixes French vodka with sake and yuzu.

The East-West theme continues within the lodge’s restaurant, Hanabi, which is situated on the road degree and attracts a very good mixture of locals and lodge visitors. Designed by Shirley Garrier of The Social Meals, a artistic studio specializing in meals design, styling, and pictures, Hanabi affords “Japanised” French culinary classics that diners can take pleasure in both at a chef’s counter framed in bamboo-esque, green-glazed tiles or at any of the pockets of seating created by curving plush, velvet seating and sculpted sage-green ceramic tabletops.

The menu (flipped proper to left, as in Japan) affords up fun-to-eat fusion delights like pot-au-feu cooked in a mushi nabe, camembert tempura with Aonori seaweed and yuzu jam, soy sauce creme brulee and hojicha tiramisu.

I attempted the kinmedai crudo, a research in pink with translucent slices of the prized red-skinned fish topped with crimson endive, tiny radish discs, and sauces of hibiscus shiso, umeboshi, and white miso. The udon with bisque and langoustine tartare, in the meantime, was a chaud-froid umami bomb, with the nice and cozy, bisque-coated noodles melding appealingly with the chilled langoustine nuggets and briny samphire.

Breakfast is served Western or Hanabi-style, with viennoiserie from Paris’s Maison Lalos bakery, or Ochazuke, a rice soup soaked in dashi and tea broth with salmon stomach, shiitake mushrooms, and sliced leeks.

Actions & Experiences

The pleasant concierge is able to assist with every thing from restaurant reservations to particular methods to discover the neighborhood. There’s a small gymnasium, together with a pool (with curlicue handrails and an invigorating counter-current) that visitors can guide by the hour for full privateness.

Hana Spa (within the lodge’s basement) includes two therapy cabins the place visitors can take pleasure in quite a lot of Japanese-inspired remedies similar to reiki, kobo, and reflexology drainage designed in collaboration with holistic therapeutic massage skilled Lymfea. For instance, the detoxifying Hara – Stomach Concord therapeutic massage (150 euros for 60 minutes) focuses on the stomach, which in Japanese custom is believed to be the middle of significant power linked to general well-being.

Accessibility

The lodge has two accessible rooms and there’s an elevator. The restaurant and concierge desk are situated on the bottom ground and are wheelchair accessible.

Location

Located at a “crossroads of cultures,” Lodge Hana is a few 10- to 15-minute stroll away from main sights just like the Louvre and the Palais Garnier, together with the world-class procuring of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore. Mere steps away is Rue Sainte-Anne, with its buzzy neon-lit karaoke joints, udon bars, matcha cafes, and retailers promoting every thing from Japan-imported crockery to Japanese groceries and colourful koinobori (carp streamers).

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