Like every year, the most beautiful avenue in the world will be enlighten every night by sumptuous illuminations from 6pm to 2am and all night long for Christmas and New Years Eve. The theme chosen by the stakeholders of the event is “Flamboyance” and will be composed of a rain of shooting stars going up the 400 trees of the avenue. The town hall of Paris chose Karl Lagerfeld as the sponsor of the demonstration and will inaugurate this magical moment on the 22nd of November 2018 at 6pm ! The Hotel Pastel, located 10 minutes walking from the avenue and the Arc-de-Triomphe offers you the opportunity to participate to this magical event. CHAMPS ELYSEES ILLUMINATIONS Les Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris Accessible via line 1, 2, 6 and 9 of the subway and via RER A

Ground control invests a famous place of the Champs Elysees, “La Galerie 26”. This ephemeral space define itself as a lively place multidisciplinary, independent, a space of artistic creation and cultural diffusion, a place of experimentation and discovery around the city life and the “living together”. This new space has a capacity of 200 people and should open in December for a ten months duration. The concept is to offer a large variety of services and atmospheres and in particular a food offer driven by Stéphane Jégot. It will be composed of:An art gallery with a champagne lounge A grocery with quality products A coffe-shop with ongoing service A concert stage.Located fifteen minutes walking and at ten minutes in public transport, a stay in the Hôtel Pastel would allow you to discover this alternative place with a complete peace of mind. GALERIE 26 26 Av. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris Line 1 or line 9 of the subway – François D. Roosevelt station

The 11th of November 2018, World War 1 ended with the Armistice signature, following four years of violent fights. One hundred years later, WWI French Soldiers, also called “Les Poilus” are not here anymore to testify. In order to commemorate this historical date, the city of Paris organizes events from the 6th of October until the 30th of November 2018. On the program, concerts, orchestras, musical readings, round-table discussions, movie-conferences, expositions, promenades, guided tours, ceremonies and the inauguration of the new Parisian war memorial. The details of the activities proposed are available on the city official website. During this period, the Hôtel Pastel*** welcomes you only few minutes walking from Le Petit Palais where two of the events will take place and near Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, real hub of the Parisian transports.

The Parisian Sleepless Nights made Paris dream. For this 17th edition, the event will take place on the 6th of October 2018 and will be directed by Gaël Charbau, independent curator and artistic advisor for Universcience. From 7 PM to 7 AM, Parisians and travelers have a date with Art in the city of lights, full artistic masterpieces and artists representations. At this occasion, public transports will be maintained all night long and various restaurants will stay open until dawn. Stay at the Hôtel Pastel and extend the artistic pleasure in a colorful, pop and cosy ambiance!    

The Musée de l’Homme welcome you until September 7th of 2019 to make you discover Neanderthal men. The public is invited to discover their behaviors and habits through objects and fossils obtained from the Museum collections or landed by famous french and europeans institutions. A large majority of them are rarely exposed or even never presented in France. For the most curious ones, the museum also propose permanent collections focusing around 3 major themes: Biological anthropolog, Cultural anthropology and Prehistory. Spend a night in the Hôtel Pastel and take the opportunity to connect with your ancestors and to discover the roots of the human history. Musée de l’Homme 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris Open from wenesday to monday from 10 AM to 6 PM 12 minutes walking – Line 6 Trocadéro station Tickets from 12.00 € Children tickets from 9.00 €

More than 30 years ago, the ministry of culture and communication created the European Heritage days that invite you to discover or rediscover Parisian monuments for free. For a week end in the year, various animations are organized and allow for unusual tours and even visits in closed to public places like the Palais de l’Elysée.   Discover unavoidable places like Matignon, the Orsay Museum or the Arc de Triomphe but also contemporary monuments like Paris’ Philharmonic, the Louis Vuitton foundation or the City of design and fashion.   For this 2018 edition that will take place the 15th and the 16th of September, the city of Paris honors Cultural Heritage and the art of sharing.   Share this moment in family or with friends at the Hôtel Pastel and discover the cultural and artistic charms of the French capital under a new face.

At the end of the XIXth century, the Franco-Prussian War, the fall of the second French Empire and Paris Commune encouraged a large diversity of artists to run away and to live in United Kingdom. The exilic life in the Victorian Era of artists such as Carpeaux, Tissot, Daubigny Legros, Dalou Pissarro, Monet or Sisley is well represented in this exposition co-organized with the Tate Britain Museum. Stay at the Hotel Pastel and discover this cultural and artistic mix only few minutes walking or by subway from your hotel room. You will also have the opportunity to discover the others emblematic collections of the Petit Palais.   Le Petit Palais Avenue Winston-Churchill 75008 Paris Tel : 01 53 43 40 00 Access Line 1: « Champs Elysées Clemenceau » station Line 9: « Franklin Roosevelt » station Rate : 13 € for the ticket only, 19 € with audio guide. Free for -18 years old. Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, until 9 PM on Friday.