The only château-hotel in Paris, Le Saint-James offers a breathtaking setting of natural greenery a stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue Victor Hugo. Decorated with a liberal touch of fantasy by Bambi Sloan, this Napoleon III residence is enthroned in the midst of extensive gardens, this summer hosting sculptures by artist Pauline Ohrel. Saint-James, 43 avenue Bugeaud, Paris 16 (01 44 05 81 81).