Hôtel Ritz Paris

Place Vendôme · Chanel's actual home — the ultimate fashion pilgrimage

Coco Chanel lived here for 34 years in suite 302. She walked through the back entrance directly into her Rue Cambon atelier. Hemingway 'liberated' the bar in 1944. The Coco Chanel suite still exists.

Hôtel Costes

Rue Saint-Honoré · Fashion editor's second home — dark, moody, iconic

Where fashion editors recover after Saint-Ouen flea market mornings. The courtyard is the unofficial living room of Paris fashion week. Karl Lagerfeld had a permanent table.

Grand Pigalle Hôtel

Pigalle / SoPi · From Belle Époque brothel to vintage hunter's base camp

Formerly a 19th-century brothel in the artist quarter. Now a chic boutique where vintage buyers stay for Saint-Ouen flea market weekends. Walking distance to Marché Dauphine.