The Residence des arts welcomes you in one of Paris oldest and most romantic streets, a few steps from place St Michel away, between the Seine river and Boulevard St Germain des Prés.

The hotel in a 15th century private residence offers exquisitely decorated suites, studios and apartments, associating the convenience of a service apartment (each room is equipped with a kitchenette).

The Residence des Arts will receive you every day in the Cafe Latin within a parisian ambience. The bar is open from 11:30 a.m to 2:00 a.m, and the restaurant from noon to midnight.

To wander through the twisting narrow streets of this fascinating old Quartier is to discover the soul of Paris : here, a plaque on a facade is a reminder of a famous personage ; there, a marker recalls an event from the distant past ; or yet again, at a street corner, a plaque stands as a memorial to a young Parisian who gave his life for the liberation of this city beloved by so many throughout the ages.

A story has it that one February day in 1596 our good King Henry IV passed in front of what is now La Résidence after a rendezvous with his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrée. Still musing on this gallant encounter and the lady's charms, he is said to have remarked to a companion, "Ici gît mon coeur" ("Here lies my heart").