Just off the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, where Rue Kepler cuts through the 8th arrondissement's Golden Triangle, a Haussmann-era limestone facade — its iron balconies and carved stone pilasters perfectly intact — signals the particular ambition of Hotel Keppler: to work within the conventions of Parisian grandeur while quietly subverting them. Pierre-Yves Rochon, who also guided the Four Seasons George V renovation, oversaw the interiors, bringing a confidence with monochrome contrasts that gives the 39-room property its distinctive character. The facade's cream stone at night, lit against matte-black signage panels, carries the feeling of a couture house rather than a traditional palace hotel. Inside, the rooms move between two moods with assurance. Some play the graphic card hard — matte black walls anchored by grids of black-and-white Paris photographs, geometric carpet in a bold hexagonal repeat, lacquered black bedframes with nailhead detailing against white linen. Others take a softer approach: toile-style wallpaper, herringbone parquet, Louis XVI bergères upholstered in houndstooth, and warm gold coffee tables. The salon, arranged around a carved marble fireplace, layers animal-print cushions, bronze greyhound sculptures, and velvet sofas against steel-framed glazing that frames the planted courtyard beyond — a composition closer to a well-edited private apartment than a lobby. The breakfast room, its chairs upholstered in botanical-print fabric, extends toward that same garden through full-height black-framed windows.

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This gorgeous boutique hotel, by Pierre Yves ROCHON, is definitely not to be missed. In a prestigious address in the centre of the Champs Elysees area and the chic 16th district, the Keppler hotel pays great attention to its guests' comfort. The 38 opulent guest rooms and 9 exquisite suites all have custom-designed furniture, handmade carpets and mouldings and even the lightning is custom-designed by Rochon himself. The top floor suites are just like a jetsetter’s private apartments, intimate and homelike, with superb terraces and balconies overlooking Paris and the Eiffel Tower. This hotel really is the choice of discerning travellers seeking for the very best.