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Hotel de Varenne is a former Hôtel particulier (private mansion) dating from the beginning of the XIXth century. It once belonged to Nicolas-Charles Oudinot (1767-1847), Duke of Reggio, Maréchal of France, Grand Aigle de la Légion d’honneur. He ended his long career in the army as governor of the Invalides. His biography presents him as an authentic hero with a rough yet chivalrous character. This building has now been transformed into a charming hotel with 24 rooms.
“I would like to focus on the size of the rooms and the comfort of my guests rather than looking to increase the number of rooms.”
The decor pays tribute to the refinery of the Louis XVI and Empire era. The furniture was made specially for the hotel.
Lounge
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The bedrooms and the bathrooms have just recently been renovated. Almost all of them look out onto the trees and flowers of the ivy-covered garden.
Stylish bedrooms, each personalised with Parisian elegance and refined in accordance with the great French tradition.
The staff
Our clients are mainly tourists, embassy staff, and ministry personnel, as well as French politicians (with the French National Assembly being so close!).
The small size of our hotel allows us to give you a personal welcome and to ensure your comfort and security. You are not "just another guest" and we are here for you at all times.
Reception
Our reception staff is on hand to greet you 24 hours a day. Please do not hesitate to ask for advice or recommendations at any times.
“When you arrive, will you be tired from your journey and in a hurry to recharge your batteries in the privacy of your room? We will make your check-in a quick and simple matter. You will be setting into your room just a few minutes after you first arrive.
Reception
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Reception
It will be a pleasure for Béatrix, our head receptionist and her team to suggest places to visit as well as nice boutiques and quality restaurants. They will also be happy to make any reservations on your behalf.
« If you need some assistance, we'll help you with your luggage. »
Languages spoken at reception: French, English, German, Spanish.
Parking
The Invalides car park is just a 5-minute walk from the hotel. 24 euros per 24 hours.
We will give you directions to the car park.
Internet
Your room is equipped with an Internet connection plug. There is also a terminal installed for your use on the ground floor of the hotel in the lounge.
WIFI internet access.
The stair bannister was made
by Pascal GOURDET from
"la Forge des vignes"
a craftsman in wrought
iron from
Bourguignon.
Lounge
Lounge
Breakfast
During the summer months, what could be more pleasant than having your breakfast in the greenery of the garden! The ivy, bushes and flowers on all sides will bring you a sense of peace and tranquility. In the winter, breakfast is served in the comfort of the cosy Louis XVI lounge on the ground floor overlooking the garden.
Breakfast
Breakfast
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Valentine looks after you at breakfast time. She has worked at the hotel for 27 years.
Breakfast price : 10 euros per person.
Breakfast hours: breakfast is served from 7am until midday! A rarety in Paris. You can take your time and organise the day to suit you!
It is also possible to have breakfast served in your bedroom. We offer a copious continental breakfast: tea, coffee or chocolate, orange or grapefruit juice, bread and Viennese pastries baked in the hotel.
Do you have an even bigger appetite in the morning? You can also order à la carte if you would like eggs, corn-flakes, yoghurts, freshly pressed fruit juices or a selection of cheeses.
Every morning we bring in fresh crusty bread from a neighbouring artisan baker.
Garden
From the moment the sun arrives, the garden will beckon you for a genuine moment of rural relaxation. You can have your breakfast served in the garden or enjoy a soft drink during the day.
Shopping
Rue de Bourgogne is one of the district’s shopping streets. It is especially renowned for its antiques and decoration shops.
Rue Saint-Dominique and the famous Boulevard Saint-Germain (and their numerous boutiques!) are just a short walk from the hotel.
A little further is the Rue de Sèvres, the Bon Marché shops are the oldest of the fabric stores in Paris. They were described by Zola in “Au bonheur des Dames”. A whole programme! 24, rue de Sèvres, in the 7th arrondissement. Underground station: Sèvres-Babylone.
Please also consult our list of recommended addresses.
“Symboles de France” association
The hotel is a member of the “Symboles de France” association. It has 317 members, including 84 hotels, charming residences, rooms in castles, 10 restaurants, 78 ‘discovery’ partners, 36 cultural partners and 109 national monuments. This association unites historical places to stay and cultural sites. Our partner is the famous Rodin Museum located just 150 metres from the hotel.
You will find a free copy of the association’s guidebook in your room. It provides you with a discount card (entitling you to a 7th night after 6 stays in 3 different establishments)
Please ask us about it during your stay.
Whether in the Louis XVI or Empire style, all our bedrooms were fully renovated in 2003. For your comfort, we selected top of the range bedding from the Treca Palace brand usually reserved for luxury hotels. Despite our very quiet location, we still invested in soundproof double-glazing windows to ensure your tranquillity at all times.
The card locks facilitate access to your room whilst guaranteeing its security.
The renovated bathrooms, all have top of the range Grohe taps. They are spacious, functional and have been tiled in harmonious colours. A final touch for your comfort is provided by the luxury toweling that is changed daily. We pay particular attention to the maintenance and hygiene of our bathrooms.
Regarding the surface area of the bedrooms:
Most of our bedrooms provide you with a larger surface area than the French stardards require for a 3 star hotel. However, if you wish to have even more space, we recommend you to reserve one of the “large” rooms.
Additional bed
30 euros
It is possible to have an additional bed in the following rooms: “large double with bath” and the “large twin with bath”.
It is a very comfortable proper bed (80x190) and also from the TRECA. brand.
Large twin with bath
150 euros
Bedroom for one or two people with twin beds, 90x200 (can be put together to make a “king size”: 180x200).
18 m2 (excluding bathroom)
Looks out onto street (very quiet!)
Office.
Air conditioned. Satelite television (18 channels), direct telephone line, Internet connection plug, mini bar, safe. 220V electrical plugs.
Bathroom with bathtub (also possible to shower), separate W.C., hairdryer. "ETRO" toiletry products (soap, shower gel, shampoo) provided, stool, scales, magnifying mirror.
Additional bed (80x190) available : a very comfortable proper bed.
Large double with bath
150 euros
Bedroom for one or two people with a double bed, 160x200.
18 m2 (excluding bathroom)
View of the garden.
Office.
Air conditioned. Satelite television (19 channels), direct telephone line, Internet connection plug, mini bar, safe. 220V electrical plugs.
Bathroom with bathtub (also possible to shower), separate W.C., bidet, hairdryer. "ETRO" toiletry products (soap, shower gel, shampoo) provided, stool, scales, magnifying mirror.
Additional bed (80x190) available : a very comfortable proper bed.
Twin with bath
140 euros
Bedroom for one or two people with twin beds, 90x190.
14 m2 (excluding bathroom)
View of the garden.
Office.
Air conditioned. Satelite television (18 channels), direct telephone line, Internet connection plug, mini bar, safe. 220V electrical plugs.
Bathroom with bathtub (also possible to shower), W.C., hairdryer. "ETRO" toiletry products (soap, shower gel, shampoo) provided, stool, scales.
No additional bed.
Double with bath
140 euros
Bedroom for one or two people with a double bed, 140x190.
14 m2 (excluding bathroom)
View of the garden.
Office.
Air conditioned. Satelite television (19 channels), direct telephone line, Internet connection plug, mini bar, safe. 220V electrical plugs.
Bathroom with bath (also possible to shower), W.C., hairdryer. "ETRO" toiletry products (soap, shower gel, shampoo) provided, stool, scales.
No additional bed.
ROOM RATES 2005/2006
Standard double with shower From 120.00 to 130.00 EUR
Standard double with bath From 140.00 to 150.00 EUR
Standard twin with bath From 140.00 to 150.00 EUR
Superior double room with bath From 150.00 to 170.00 EUR
Extra bed 30.00 EUR
Superior twin room with bath From 150.00 to 170.00 EUR
Extra bed 30.00 EUR
Breakfast 10.00 EUR
Hotel de Varenne is located in the seventh district of Paris along with the embassies and ministries (making this district one of the most secure in Paris).
It was at the death of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) that the Invalides district really come alive, with the return of the aristocrats to Paris from Versailles. They set up residence in this protected sector of the capital, constructing magnificent buildings.
This peaceful and chic little island has the highest density in paris of eighteenth-century ‘Hôtels particuliers’ (private mansions) built by well-known architects. The princes of times gone by have now been replaced by ambassadors and ministers.
But what makes this arrondissement of Paris especially famous is the Eiffel Tower!
Rue de Bourgogne:
This street was opened in 1707. It was named after Louis XIV’s grandson, Louis, Duke of Bourgogne (1682-1712). This bourgeois street, which was even archiepiscopal, is the shopping street of this part of the suburb.
At N° 46, the Hôtel d’Anlezy which dates back to the 18th century.
At N° 48, the Hôtel Choiseul-Praslin, also from the 18th century now called Hôtel de Pomereu.
At N° 50, there was the first archbishop. Now, there are modern blocks of flats in the garden in place of a former Salesian convent.
Rue de Varenne :
There used to be a ‘garenne’, through which a main road was drawn in 1605. However, most of the elegant homes that now line the street were built in the 18th century. This street is one of the most highly rated in Paris.
At N°47, the Italian embassy occupies the former Hôtel de Boisgelin, dit de la Rochefoucault-Doudeauville, built by the architect Carlaud around 1787. Some of the panelling come from the Château de Bercy.
At N°56, do not miss the beautiful gate of the Hôtel ‘de Gouffier de Thoix’ dating from 1719.
At N° 57, Hôtel Matignon is the most beautiful mansion of the suburb. It has been the residence of the Prime Minister since 1959. The garden, without doubt one of the largest private gardens in Paris, goes right up to Rue de Babylone.
At N° 72, the grand Hôtel de Castries, built around 1700 is currently the Ministry of Relations with parliament.
At N° 73, the Hôtel de Broglie was constructed in 1735 for the Count of Longaunay. In 1752, it was the property of Count Victor François of Broglie.
At N° 77, the magnificent Hôtel Biron is now the Rodin Museum. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) lived in this splendid mansion for the last nine years of his life. After restoration, the lounges of the museum now have their original panelling back in place to hold the master’s sculptures. From the street, a large picture window set into the outside wall allows you a glimpse of ‘Les Bourgeois de Calais’, one of the major works of the sculptor, as well as a view of the garden, one of the largest in the suburb. Notice the magnificent view of the Invalides dome from the garden.
The Rodin Museum is 150 meters from the hotel.
75007 PARIS
77, rue de Varenne
Tel. +33 (0)144186110
Rue de Grenelle :
At N° 118, the small Hôtel de Villars held Delacroix’s workshop from 1823 to 1827. It is now a private school: the Paul-Claudel School.
At N° 116, the large Hôtel de Villars dates from the middle of the 18th century. It is now the town hall for the 7th arrondissement.
At N° 101, Hotel de Rothelin-Charolais is currently occupied by the State Secretary for Foreign Trade (Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry).
At N° 142, Hotel de Chanac-Pompadour houses the Swiss embassy.
At N° 127, Hôtel du Châtelet now houses the Ministry of Employment and Solidarity.
At N° 138, Hotel de Noirmoutier, also called ‘de Sens’, has become the home of the regional prefect.
At N° 138 bis and n° 136 bis you will find the National Geography Institute.
Rue Saint-Dominique
This street, built in the 17the century, owes its name to the Dominicans installed in the former Jacobins convent. This used to be located where the Church of Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin is now to be found.
At N° 8, 10 and 12 you will find the offices and annexes of the Ministry of Defence, occupying the former convent of the Filles-de-Saint-Joseph where Mme de Montespan retired to after her disgrace.
The Church Sainte-Clotilde, paroisse du Saint-Germain suburb, was constructed from 1846 to 1856. It was the first Gothic-style church to be built in Paris.
The Maison de la Chimie (reception and conference rooms, seminars) is currently at 28, rue Saint-Dominique in the Hotel de la Tour d’Auvergne, also called ‘de Caraman’, which was built around 1710. The Count de Caraman received Queen Marie-Antoinette who came there on 22nd July 1774, looking for inspiration for the Petit Trianon garden. The building was raised and extended by the architect Lefranc in 1934/1935.
Within the immediate vicinity:
Les Invalides
400 metres from the hotel.
A masterpiece of 17th century architecture, the Invalides are one of the most beautiful classical monumental groupings of Paris. Napoleon’s tomb lies beneath the royal dome.
You may want to take a look at it at nightime also, when its golden dome is beautifully illuminated.
Le musée de l’Armée
75007 PARIS
Hôtel des Invalides
Tél. +33 (0)144423772
L'Hôtel national des Invalides was created to take in the most seriously injured veterans of the wars of Louis XIV. Up to four thousand of them lived here regulated by a religious and military system. Since 1905, some of the buildings of the cour d'honneur pay tribute to them through this large museum dedicated to military history. Here you can follow the evolution of the arms and armour in Europe from Antiquity through to the 17th century and the evolution of modern armaments from the 18th century through to 1945. You will find collections with great artistic or historical treasures (notably 104 models of fortified cities, made to a scale of 1/600 on the order of Vauban).
Le musée d’Orsay
700 metres from the hotel.
The museum was created within the structure of the former Orsay station. It houses the national collections of 19th and 20th century art. Here you can admire the paintings of the Impressionnists.
75007 PARIS
1, rue de Bellechasse (temporary exhibitions: entrance on the Quai Anatole France)
Tel. +33 (0)140494814
Tel. 2 +33 (0)145491111
Opposite the museum, you can take a ‘Batobus’ (boat-bus) which crosses the River Seine and can drop you off at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, or in Saint-Germain-des-Prés or at the Louvre. Departs every 25 minutes.
Dina Vierny Foundation - Maillol Museum
75007 PARIS
61, rue de Grenelle
Tel. +33 (0)142225958
The entrance of this very beautiful mansion from the 18th century is located just behind the sumptous Bouchardon fountain. Musset lived there a while and Paul Baudry used it as a workshop. Today, thanks to Dina Vierny (who was the last model for Maillol before becoming the great gallery owner that we know), you will find the complete works of Aristide Maillol (1861-1944): his paintings, drawings, pastels, engravings, terracotta ware, original plaster casts as well as his famous bronzes.
The French National Assembly (can only be visited once a year)
Maison de l'UNESCO
7, place Fontenoy , A.P. 75352 Paris cedex, 75007 Paris
Tel. : 45 68 10 00 - Groups: 45 68 03 59 - 45 68 16 42
Underground: Ségur
Bus 49
Open: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m., 2.30-6 p.m.
Prices: Free - Group: By appointment - Guided Tours, Conferences: By appointment Closed: Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays
The UNESCO building located behind the Military Academy was described as revolutionnary.
Unesco, the work of the American Breuer, the Italian Nervi and the Frenchman Zehrfuss is the most international building in Paris. Guided tour of the conference room; works by Calder, Giacommetti, Le Corbusier, Miró, Artigas, Moore, Picasso, Tsereteli and the Japanese garden. Its decoration is the result of an artistic cooperation in harmony with the architecture. Many exhibitions.
Don’t miss a tour of the Japanese garden at Unesco (7th) ! Located within the UNESCO, the Japanese garden is a haven of tranquillity and a unique combination of tradition and modernism. It was offered to the UNESCO by the Japanese government in 1958.
With a surface area of 1,700 m2, the garden – with its cherry trees, plum trees, magnolias, bamboo and lotus, its stream, its pond, its bridge and its grassy hillocks, offers visitors a truly spiritual and esthetic experience as a result of its idealistic and stylised representation of the world. It forms a unique microcosm, with 80 tonnes of sculptured stones chosen by the Americano-Japanese landscape architect, Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) and sent from Japan.
Further away:
Saint-Germain-des-Prés (600 metres from the hotel)
Place de la Concorde
800 metres from the hotel.
The obelisk and the two fountains are lit up at night.
Petit Palais
Grand Palais
Eiffel Tower: No introductions are needed for this symbol of Paris recognised throughout the world! It is about a fifteen minute walk from the hotel.
To reach the Hotel de Varenne using public transport:
Bus :
Air France terminal to Invalides (shuttle for Orly airport every 12 minutes. Journey time: 30 minutes. Price : 7.62 euros)
N° 69 (Champs de Mars, Gambetta)
For a sightseeing journey:
Bus 82 leaves the Jardin du Luxembourg (goes all the way around), passes through the Montparnasse district, Invalides, the Military Academy and the Eiffel Tower before heading for the American Hospital.
Bus 92 departs from the Montparnasse station to the Porte de Champerret passing through Invalides, the Military Academy, Alma-Marceau, the Place de l’Etoile and Wagram.
Underground:
Varenne station (Line 13 : Chatillon-Montrouge/Saint-Denis Université) (This station is located just 200 meters from the hotel.)
Invalides station (Line 8 : Balard/Créteil Préfecture)
Stations: Assemblée Nationale, Solférino, Rue du Bac (Line 12 : Mairie d’Issy/Porte de la Chapelle)
RER (regional train):
RER C : Musée d’Orsay or Invalides station.
(Access to Orly and Château de Versailles on the RER C)
Hôtel de Varenne
Paris, Rive Gauche
44, rue de Bourgogne
75007 Paris
Tel. : 33 (0) 1.45.51.45.55
Fax : 33 (0) 1.45.51.86.63
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