Les Deux Magots
The famous Café Les Deux Magots have the same owner that Le Régent. The name of the café “Les Deux Magots” (i.e. “two Chinese figurines”) comes from a novelty shop that once occupied the same premises. Founded in 1812 at 23 Rue de Buci, it was transferred to Place St-Germain-des-Prés to expand in 1873. The two statues that adorn the café now stand as witnesses to that era.
6th Arrondissement
The bohemian lifestyle, the best Parisian cafés, art galleries, museums, parks and even more... You can find everything in the 6th arrondissement, the epitome of Parisian life!
World famous cafés and restaurants such as Les Deux Magots, the boutiques and bookshops, the Théâtre de l’Odéon, the Jardin du Luxembourg which houses the French Senate, the Institut de France with the Académie Française and the École des Beaux-Arts make this arrondissement famous and a melting pot of history and creativity.
This famous atmosphere in Saint Germain des Prés inspired major writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, André Gide, Louis Aragon and Ernest Hemingway.
The main museums in Paris
Culture vultures will be spoilt for choice during their stay in Paris. The capital has a wealth of fascinating and magnificent museums. The most famous of them all, the Louvre museum, is a former French royal palace. It houses around 35,000 works across 8 sections.
Famous neighbourhoods
Strategically located at the heart of the capital, our 3-star hotel in the 6th arrondissement means that the most famous neighbourhoods in Paris are just a short walk away. Firstly Saint-Germain-des-Prés, its square and church, the oldest church in Paris which celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2014 and which regularly holds jazz and classical music concerts, the Saint-Sulpice church on Rue Bonaparte, the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Théâtre de l’Odéon. Next the Latin Quarter with Saint-Michel, Place Saint-André-des-Arts, the Sorbonne, the Panthéon, the Arènes de Lutèce...
Main Parisian monuments
The Hôtel Le Régent is a 10 minute walk from the Notre-Dame cathedral along the Rue Saint-André-des-Arts and Place Saint-Michel, which guides you towards Ile de la Cité and allows you to discover the most frequently visited (free) monument in Paris! The second most frequently visited free monument, the Sacré-Coeur basilica in Montmartre, is a 15-minute metro ride from the hotel (line 4 from Odéon to Château Rouge).
The RER C line (Saint Michel-Notre Dame station, 8 minute walk from the hotel) takes you directly to Les Invalides, the Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower, or even to Versailles.
