"J’habite à Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Et chaque soir j’ai rendez-vous avec Verlaine” (I live in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. And every evening, I meet up with Verlaine), sings Léo Ferré. The same can be said for the Hotel Bel Ami, situated in Rue Saint-Benoît, still haunted by the echoes of Sartre’s words and Vian’s trumpet. The hotel occupies the site of a 19th century printing works. The very same printing works that published “Bel-Ami”, the novel by Guy de Maupassant.

In a sophisticated, happy and welcoming atmosphere, the hotel reveals its many facets. A destination for beauty and well-being for some, literature and music for others, the Hotel Bel Ami's gentle, elegant and daring spirit reflects the very soul of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.