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The Courtyard at Noon
An olive-treed square of sky in the middle of the rue Saint-Honoré. Order a coffee; bring a book; stay an hour longer than planned.
1er arrondissement · Paris, France
Hôtel Costes
Still charming, still slow. The courtyard at noon is the reason.
La note
A house that earns its theatre. Stay one night, sit in the courtyard, watch the room fill — then go elsewhere. We would still send someone here, once, and for the scene.
From the editors · Vedere House
Les particularités
- Opened
- 1995
- Style
- Jacques Garcia
- Rooms
- 79
- Best for
- One night
- Season
- Spring
A night at Costes is a night for people-watching, which is to say: for being watched. The courtyard at noon — olive trees, a single square of sky — is the reason to stay.
“A single square of sky in the middle of the rue Saint-Honoré.
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The rooms remain theatrical in the way they have for twenty years; the service remains unhurried in a less flattering sense. Ordered the same thing three times before it arrived.
We would still send someone here — once, and for the scene.
Moments choisis
02
The Bar After Eleven
Velvet, low lamps, the same playlist that has trailed across two decades of compilation albums. Costes is at its most itself after eleven.
03
A Room on the Top Floor
The smaller rooms are the better ones — high under the eaves, with the rooftops of the Saint-Honoré at the window and the courtyard well below.
Dans la maison
Poursuivre la lecture
Plus à Paris — Séjours.
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