Our boutique hotel in Paris 9 is first and foremost rooted in the Faubourg Montmartre district, the vibrant heart of popular and cultural Paris at the turn of the 19th century. Here is where cabarets pulsed, theatres lit up the nights, literary cafés sparked ideas, and the first avant-garde movements emerged.
Here is where people lived freely, loudly, tenderly.
It also draws inspiration from the figure of le galant, that quintessentially French spirit of elegance, refinement, and freedom of mind. The word calls to mind polished manners, courtly sentiments, social intelligence and also a touch of boldness, a playful streak, and a hint of sensuality. Galant: as in an era, a gesture, a way of being in the world.
Finally, the address of our boutique hotel in Paris 9 echoes a more intimate, forgotten history. Our hotel takes its name from Jean-Baptiste Buffault, a Paris city councillor in the 18th century, whose career was linked to the silk shop Traits-Galants, run by his wife.
A story of women, influence, and refinement; one that still resonates in the soul of the house today.
