Only those in the know will experience the luxury of the Maison Souquet, hidden behind an understated façade signaled by two red lanterns. The bawdy, wanton legend of the City of Light was forged in the area around Montmartre, a legend of which the Maison Souquet now forms part.
In a building that served as a pleasure house during the Belle Époque, one of the most lavish and licentious pages in the history of Paris has been brought to life.
Jacques Garcia has applied his talent to recreating the mystery, elegance, exoticism, sensuality, and ostentatious luxury of these establishments with their own architectural mores. Carried away from the city on the whimsy of the decor, the mind is free to pursue pleasure amid a fantasy setting conjured through artwork, sofas, causeuses, and divans.
Perfectly at home, guests see their room open out onto a plush setting where life revolves around the ritual of tea-time, play, and rendezvous before and after dinner. A temple to hedonism, the Maison Souquet is home to 20 rooms, including six suites with unique interiors.
Bold, lavish, and of eminently good taste, Jacques Garcia has an inimitable style. The renowned French interior designer is by far the most gifted in creating atmospheres of unmatched elegance, a blend of genres born of his intuition and his passion for precious materials, rare objects, and the stories they tell.
His unrestrained thinking grants him the freedom to design a hotel inspired by houses of carnal pleasure at the same time as designing spaces in the Louvre dedicated to 18th century French furniture, or even refurbishing the royal apartments in the Palace of Versailles.
With the Maison Souquet, he has created an unaffected combination of Arabian style and Napoleon III plush in an eclectic collection of furniture, artwork, and paintings whose authenticity infuses the spirit of the place, magical and enchanting.
Two of hotel's small apartments – La Païva and Liane de Pougy – are decorated especially in homage to these legendary women.
The La Païva apartment exudes and embodies an inimitable sensual frenzy.
It enthrals the sense of touch, fascinates the eyes, captivates the body.
The opulent fabrics are reminiscent of the social revenge achieved by this poor Russian weaver’s daughter, who became a marquise and the most sought-after woman in Paris.
It comprises two communicating Junior Suites of contrasting décor, so that each of the two bedrooms has its own corresponding salon. Liane de Pougy, who was, in turns, a Folies Bergères star, princess and nun, was the inspiration for this Jeanne Lanvin-style world. The apartment bearing her name unites two communicating Junior Suites, such that each of the two bedrooms has its own corresponding salon.
Its unusually high ceilings create a superb space for showcasing one of the finest collections of works and furniture at the Maison Souquet.
The Maison Souquet’s suites are places of real sanctuary. At the point where culture and haute-couture meet, they offer an intimate, luxuriant taste of French living.
Decorated with a lovingly compiled collection of paintings and artwork, suites are enchanted spaces where guests are free to dream.
The Belle Otéro and the Castiglione pay homage to history’s greatest courtesans, and the ultimate indulgence, the spa and swimming pool sheltered beneath a celestial ceiling, are available for private use upon request.
Each room at the Maison Souquet is a unique love nest, a cocoon woven from the threads of the very best textile merchants.
Two thousand meters of 120 different silks were carefully selected over a period of months to make these lovers’ hideaways exceptional rooms.
In turn Napoleon III, Indian, Chinese, 18th century, or Japanese, they each bear the name of famous courtesans who turned heads and caused hearts to race. The ultimate indulgence, the spa and swimming pool sheltered beneath a celestial ceiling, are available for private use upon request.
The salons of the Maison Souquet beckon you to indulge in the pleasures of epicureanism, to savour singular moments in tête-à-tête. Between the Moorish décor of the Mille et Une Nuits lounge and the winter garden, the reading room is the beating heart of the hotel.
The atmosphere – with a hidden bar, monumental fireplace, games and rich woodwork – inspires the senses, stirring the soul to sample the finest foodstuffs and precious spirits.
The menu boasts french culinary specialties, along with a wide selection of exclusive cocktails, forgotten aperitifs, superb liqueurs and exceptional wines.
From breakfast to dinner, it is a place that culinary connoisseurs wish they could keep entirely to, and for, themselves.
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Every morning, enjoy the delicious breakfast served by Maison Souquet in the winter garden.
If you prefer, you may also have breakfast brought to your guest room upon request.
07.00h - 11.00h
Ingredients are selected with the utmost care from France’s foremost culinary artisans and merchants.
Room service at Maison Souquet is available 24 hours a day.
24 hours
Reserved exclusively for guests who request the key, the secret spa is decorated with a celestial ceiling whose goldenstars shimmer across a cobalt blue sky.
They sparkle above a 10m swimming pool and bequeath the spa a unique fairy tale magic that diffuses into the adjacent hammam and treatment room.
Tucked away in a subdued corner of the maison,the Maison Souquet’s spa is the part of the hotel where fantasy reigns most freely.
A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.
Maison Souquet’s salons welcome you for your event in an exceptional setting. For a press presentation, a private diner or a corporate event, the House opens its doors and invite you to live an unique experience.
Grand Palais offers large-scale exhibitions and events, beneath a beautiful glass roof.
It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world.
The museum of African, Asian, Oceanic and American arts and civilisations at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is the world's largest art museum and an historic monument.
MAISON SOUQUET
10 Rue de Bruxelles75009 ParisFrance