Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain

The Spa des Prés by Codage occupies the hotel's vaulted cellars, a space with genuine history, having once housed the Quod Libet, a legendary cabaret where Léo Ferré launched his career. The steps down are now a classified historical monument, and the old stone walls now enclose a deep pool with water jets, a fitness room, a meditation and yoga room, two massage cabins, and a hammam. Open every day from seven thirty in the morning until nine at night.

James Joyce once lived at the Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain, and it's in homage to his book "Dubliners" that the hotel's restaurant takes its name, Les Parisiens. It's the latest project from Chef Thibault Sombardier, a leading figure of Parisian haute-bistronomy, and Executive Chef Matthieu Pirola, the two chefs creating a menu of accessible and seasonally-driven recipes, simple in appearance but precise in execution. The wine cellar is equally considered with biodynamic estates, plot-based vintages, and fine references from the great French appellations sitting alongside champagnes from both growers and grand houses.

The bar at Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain also pays tribute to former resident James Joyce, this time with a distinctive design that emulates the warmth of an English club. Yet it's also an unmistakably Parisian space, open to the neighborhood rather than reserved for hotel guests alone. Signature cocktails by the in-house mixologist, and an atmosphere that makes it equally easy to linger over an afternoon drink or lose track of the evening entirely.