Location : calm street, limits Latin Quarter and St Germain Quarter (luxury shopping, art galleries) Major historical monuments at walking distance: Senat, Sorbonne, Pantheon . Main entrance of Luxembourg gardens (one of the most beautiful parks ; since a long time, a place for srolling, jogging, pleasant moments with open air coffee shops, pond, orchard, apiary, tennis courts ; more recently an important place for exhibitions, inside Luxembourg Museum and outside on the gates where are exhibited contemporary photographers) is 100m from hotel. Very convenient : station Luxembourg for local express train ("RER" with direct access to Roissy Airport and Villepin Exhibition park) is just 1 min walk. Building : like many buildings around, an example of architecture of the end of 19th : stones facade, wrought iron balustrades Historical place : S.Freud stayed there in 1885. Interiors : recently redone, refined, regularly recommended by intern magazines ; modern amenities : air conditionning, sauna, wifi.