Trends come and go. The same could be said for interior design. Clean lines, light colours and general minimalism have dominated the scene, but as of recent, we have seen a return to “old fashioned” design. Decoration and textural finishes mix with shapes and forms of yesteryear that are updated, if not current. Located in a Haussmann building from 1854, it was fully restored by Philippe Mendoni. It looks out onto a wide cobblestone street, leading to a small square where tables are set up. The ground floor is an open space hosting a cocktail bar, reception area, and bistrot. The hotel’s 18 rooms are spread over six floors, and each room is more a pied-a-terre, a private apartment offering the comforts of home. Each has a bar cart, with a shaker, spirits, and an instruction booklet to make cocktails. Velvet, richly-decorated tapestries, refined furnishings and an almost obsessive attention to detail make the Hôtel Providence a favourite amongst visitors to the French capital.