Guest User
February 17, 2025
Brahe Hotel
I really want to give you a 10 but I can't!
The reason for staying in this hotel is that it is the work of Philippe Starck. I went to France to study because of this guy. I haven't seen Philippe's work for many years. It seems that the level is still online!
General environment
The hotel is located in a relatively quiet neighborhood in the 16th district of Paris. It is very close to my home and I can just walk there. The design of the entrance is relatively low-key, not as exaggerated as some star-rated hotels in China! It is a bit inconvenient to drive here, and the car can only be parked on the road. The roof garden can see the Eiffel Tower, and it is quite good to watch the sunrise and sunset and enjoy the scenery of Paris.
Indoors
When you enter the foyer, you can feel the design level of Philippe Starck, the decorative proportion of the floor carpet guiding path and the graphics, the virtual and real combination of the facade glass decoration and the wood veneer, and the visual relationship between the restaurant and the foyer, which is both artistic and spatial. There are a few steps here, but there is no barrier-free passage, which is not very friendly to people with physical disabilities, but the hotel staff should be able to solve this problem.
The design level of the restaurant is relatively good. A partition is used to connect the entire space. Abstract murals and ornaments are used to decorate the space on the upper facade. The bottom and the top are all left blank with wooden veneers. This method is actually a very practical design thinking, because when I sit down, my sight will naturally look forward, but it is embarrassing to stare at others while dining, and this decorative tie above can naturally stay in sight.
The functional layout of the reception hall is also very practical and artistic. There is a large desk and some books in the middle, and sofas and coffee tables are placed next to it. It feels like a study room at home, cozy and relaxing, unlike a very commercial space. The technological wood veneer texture on the wall and the abstract painting on the top are full of drama.
Guest Room
The room area is relatively small but very delicate, which is a common phenomenon in European hotels. The horizontal scale is not enough, but the vertical scale is very good. The height is close to four meters. Each of the internal furnishings is very individual and not messy. The characteristics of some regional cultures are very obvious. What's more rare is that there are books on the floor lamp for people to read. MiNi bar is also very sincere. There is a big difference between the smart and domestic ones. There are no numbers on the switch, and every time you press it, it is equivalent to opening a blind box. However, there is only one switch panel, so it is okay to open it. Although there are words on the domestic hotels, they are always in a row, and it takes a long time to find them every time.
Lighting
The internal lights are distributed in different positions of the space to activate the environment and atmosphere and are rich in changes. In particular, the use of floor lights and internal materials is worth mentioning. The white graphics on the floor of the restaurant are a bit like a river in the canyon, and the floor of the reception hall is a bit like the surface of the moon. Combined with the wood veneer texture on the wall, it is somewhat dreamy and futuristic. But what is a bit abrupt here is that the color temperature of the floor and some cabinets is a cold light source that is biased towards white, while the others are obvious warm light sources! Would it be better to unify the color temperature? This topic has always existed in the lighting design of large spaces. The overall lighting design is the same as the design concept I have always emphasized, "diversity" and "layering", to meet the needs of different production scenes in the space.
Service
Every time I stay in a hotel, I always ask the room service center to remove the comfortable cushion on the mattress, and change the quilt to a thin one mainly because of heat, and change the pillow to a functional pillow. But this time someone took the initiative to ask me these questions, and I was quite happy. Compared with those WeChat group butler services, I may prefer face-to-face communication because it is warm and can consider issues from the user's real feelings, not superficial courtesy and show.
Food
The price is reasonable and the taste is online. Breakfast is ordered with four local options. The variety is rich but the taste is online. It is not a perfunctory operation. The waiter also introduces how each dish is made and how to eat it.
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