The new look of the legendary Hotel Lutetia

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Hotel Lutetia – located midway between the Saint-Germain of existentialism and the Montparnasse of jazz and artist studios – has been the HQ of the literary and artistic crowds. A building brimming with stories, it has hosted luminaries such as Jean Cocteau, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Serge Gainsbourg, Catherine Deneuve, David Lynch and Brad Pitt.

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This article was originally published in Home & Decor.

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