If you’re the kind of traveller who treats hotels like an extension of your wardrobe—bold, elevated, design-first—SO/ Paris should be at the top of your list. Set along the Seine in the revamped Morland Mixité Capitale building (once Paris’ administrative HQ, now a buzzing creative hub), this five-star hotel flips the script on what classic Parisian luxury is.
The interiors, by RDAI, the firm behind Hermès boutiques, are lush and theatrical. Think mirrored accents, velvet textures, and a palette of rich tones—burnt orange, deep navy, and rose gold. Rooms feel more like curated apartments than hotel suites, with custom lighting, sleek tech, floor-to-ceiling windows, and cinematic views of the ever romantic city below. Bathrooms are wrapped in terrazzo, stocked with Diptyque, and laid out like a private spa.
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Upstairs, the restaurant Bonnie steals the show. Spanning the 15th and 16th floors, this rooftop restaurant-bar-club hybrid offers a 360° view of the city, a mirrored ceiling by Olafur Eliasson, and the kind of energy that lands somewhere between Studio 54 and modern Parisian chic. Also, we would be remis if we didn’t give the gym a special shoutout. All things considered, it is a very good gym for a European hotel. Take that statement for what it is.
The location nails it too: just east of Le Marais, minutes from Bastille, and across the bridge from Île Saint-Louis. It’s central, but just off the beaten path enough to feel like you’re discovering something before the rest of the world does.
SO/ Paris isn’t just a hotel—it’s a mood. Flashy in the best way, luxe without being stiff, and already a favourite of the in-the-know set. Book it before everyone else does.