CONTINENTAL COOL
From the moment we arrive at Hotel Providence, on cobblestoned rue René Boulanger in the hip 10th arrondissement, we are entranced. Wrought-iron balconies dot a cream limestone building adorned with delicate carvings. Metal tables and wicker chairs grace a tree-dotted terrace shaded with green awnings. And just inside, a crackling fire warms a lobby cosy with leather smoking chairs and sink-into-me couches.
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