Place des Vosges “in Residence”

Architectural illustration of a Parisian townhouse hotel, emblematic of the refined settings featured in CASTELLAINES's The Travelling Cape series.

To choose Place des Vosges over any other address in Paris is to choose discretion over display. Where the Champs-Élysées dazzles with spectacle and Saint-Germain hums with cafés, Place des Vosges offers harmony, intimacy, and aristocratic calm. Its arcades shelter both history and the avant-garde, its façades open onto hôtels particuliers that remain among the city’s most coveted.

Here, you do not merely visit Paris — you dwell within its most composed square, a setting where refinement has lingered for four centuries. For those who seek Paris in its most elegant and enduring form, Place des Vosges is not simply a location, but a residence.

Illustration of a Parisian street sign pointing to Cour des Vosges and nearby landmarks, guiding the CASTELLAINES heroine through The Travelling Cape story.
The cape — rendered as a sculptural form in white fabric — standing in stillness within The Travelling Cape series.

Cour des Vosges : History at Your Window

19 Place des Vosges, 4ᵉ arrondissement

At Cour des Vosges, history peers back at you through every window. The hôtel particulier places its guests directly on the arcades of the square - an intimacy few addresses can claim.

Its rooms are soaring yet hushed, each one suspended between heritage and modern restraint. Curated art, a palette of pale stone and muted fabrics, and views across the gravel paths of the square create a rare sensation: as though one were both guest and custodian of Parisian history.

Cour des Vosges is not about spectacle but about suspension — of time, of sound, of the world outside.

The cape — draped over a mannequin like an apparition — embodying the poetic essence of The Travelling Cape.

“Luxury here is proportion, light, and restraint”

…and so we stayed. In silence, in beauty.

Waking up at Cour des Vosges means breakfast arrives with the touch of Yann Brys, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, whose pastries are offered exclusively for the house.

It was not ceremony, but refinement expressed in the smallest of gestures. Cour des Vosges is not a hotel of spectacle, but of residence - history kept alive by design, detail, and restraint.

The cape — rendered as a sculptural form in white fabric — standing in stillness within The Travelling Cape series.”
Suite interior, Cour des Vosges, Paris. Designed by Didier Benderli, soft velvet seating and custom furniture framed by pale stone walls.
Cour des Vosges suite with tall windows overlooking Place des Vosges, where contemporary design meets Parisian history.
Spa at Cour des Vosges, Paris. Stone-lined wellness retreat with serene pool and vaulted ceiling.
Façade of Cour des Vosges on Place des Vosges, the historic red-brick arcades of the Marais.
Courtyard terrace at Cour des Vosges with café tables beneath the ivy-covered arcades of Place des Vosges.
Illustration of a Parisian street sign pointing toward Cour des Vosges — a visual cue in The Travelling Cape, guiding the journey of the CASTELLAINES cape.
The cape — interpreted as a sculptural study in white satin — representing the beginning of its transformation within CASTELLAINES The Travelling Cape series.

Pavillon de la Reine: An Ivy-Clad Refuge

28 Place des Vosges, 4ᵉ arrondissement

Pavillon de la Reine hides in plain sight. Tucked behind a courtyard on Place des Vosges, its façade is draped in ivy, concealing a world of aristocratic calm. Once the residence of Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII, today it offers a discreet retreat where history lingers in hushed elegance.

Inside, the atmosphere is at once regal and intimate. The 56 rooms and suites blend classic French décor with contemporary comfort: carved woodwork, patterned fabrics, antique mirrors, and modern touches that soften the grandeur. Each space feels quietly personal, as though belonging to a private townhouse rather than a hotel.

The cape — appearing ethereal, suspended in motion — a poetic embodiment of form and stillness in CASTELLAINES's The Travelling Cape.

“it felt less like arriving at a hotel than being welcomed into a secret”

At Pavillon de la Reine, the cape was not on display — it lingered, folded with discretion in a room that felt more like a private home. A residence, a refuge, a place where history and hospitality dissolve into something quieter, rarer.

The cape — sculpted in soft white fabric — evoking architecture, purity, and the quiet strength of CASTELLAINES The Travelling Cape design.
Salon at Pavillon de la Reine with rich fabrics, artworks, and warm Parisian townhouse atmosphere.
Elegant suite at Pavillon de la Reine, Place des Vosges, Paris. Refined interiors with classic French design and soft modern touches.
Living room at Pavillon de la Reine featuring marble details and understated Parisian luxury
View from Pavillon de la Reine suite balcony over Paris rooftops.
Ivy-covered façade of Pavillon de la Reine on Place des Vosges, the hidden gem of the Marais.
Courtyard terrace of Pavillon de la Reine, a secret garden retreat in the Marais.
Dining at Pavillon de la Reine’s Michelin-starred Restaurant Anne, Paris. Fine French gastronomy by chef Matthieu Pacaud.
The cape — reimagined as a minimal draped silhouette — a study of volume and restraint in CASTELLAINES The Travelling Cape series.

Maison Proust: A Belle Époque Reverie

26 Rue de Picardie, 3ᵉ arrondissement

We have to convince you to make Maison Proust one of your bucket list destinations. Yes, it asks you to walk a little further, just beyond the arcades of Place des Vosges into the Marais, but the journey is part of the reward. Step inside, and you are enveloped in the world of the Belle Époque — a Paris that lived for salons, literature, and decadence.

Conceived by Jacques Garcia, the interiors are an ode to memory and magnificence: velvet-draped walls, rare woods, gilded mirrors, and a library that feels like a secret refuge of poets and dreamers. History lingers in every corner, not as nostalgia but as atmosphere — alive, theatrical, immersive. Firelight flickers against brocade and leather, transporting you to the Paris of Proust and his circle.

The cape — sculpted in white satin with a hood-like fold — an abstract study of form and grace within CASTELLAINES's The Travelling Cape.

“Maison Proust is Paris as a novel — a world of velvet, chandeliers, and confidences whispered into the night.”

The cape stays:
To stay at Maison Proust is to slip into character — to inhabit a Paris that is at once literary and decadent, intimate yet extravagant. You do not simply check in; you enter a chapter, a salon, a scene lit by chandeliers and champagne coupes. The cape, draped over a velvet armchair, feels at home here: timeless, dramatic, ready to step out into the Marais as if it were the stage of history.

The cape — rendered in pure white fabric, evoking ethereal movement — a poetic moment from CASTELLAINES's The Travelling Cape series.
Parisian street sign illustration pointing toward Cour des Vosges — a symbolic guidepost in CASTELLAINES's The Travelling Cape journey
Maison Proust’s Belle Époque library bar, where crystal chandeliers, rare books, and velvet armchairs create an atmosphere of literary opulence.
Maison Proust, Paris — intimate bedroom detail with paneled wall, bedside lamp, and crisp linens in a cocooning Belle Époque mood.
A richly detailed suite at Maison Proust, dressed in warm wood, gilded frames, and deep fabrics — echoing the spirit of a 19th-century Parisian salon.
Maison Proust, Paris — moody Belle Époque bedroom with dark wood accents, framed art, and soft, ambient lighting.
The dramatic Maison Proust bar, glowing with chandeliers and mirrored walls, where cocktails are served with a touch of theatre.
A madeleine and champagne coupe — a Proustian signature — evoking memory, indulgence, and the refined pleasures of Maison Proust.
The spa at Maison Proust, a sanctuary of patterned tiles, water, and shadow, designed as a modern reverie of Belle Époque luxury.
Intricate mosaics and filtered light define the pool at Maison Proust — a tranquil retreat that echoes the grandeur of historic Parisian baths.