Pros

  • Design-conscious boutique hotel with lots of personality
  • Central 6th arrondissement location near shopping, restaurants, and many metro lines
  • Chic rooms with minibars, air-conditioning, and pillow menus
  • Some rooms have nice views of Rue de Rennes below
  • Artsy lounge area with honor bar and continental breakfast buffet
  • In-room massages available
  • Elevator building; two wheelchair-accessible rooms available
  • 24-hour reception and free Wi-Fi throughout
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Cons

  • Small rooms (typical for central Paris)
  • Breakfast buffet is not included
  • Rooms facing street subject to traffic noise
  • Pets are not allowed
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Bottom Line

Situated on the bustling Rue de Rennes, Hotel Legend by Elegancia is a 38-room boutique property that's ideal for tourists and young travelers seeking a hotel created with a designer’s eye. Chic, contemporary rooms are small, but equipped with minibars, air-conditioning, and free Wi-Fi. Hotel features are limited to a small bar/breakfast area behind the check-in desk and a petite patio, but the hotel's 6th arrondissement address is an easy walk from the Luxembourg Gardens and Saint-Germain-des-Pres' artsy, high-end shops and cafes. Design lovers with a bigger budget to burn might prefer the nearby Hotel Le Six, which was renovated in 2017 and features a hammam and fitness room.

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Amenities

  • Cribs
  • Internet

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Legend Hotel by Elegancia

Scene

Modern boutique hotel for tourists with stylish, artsy design

A black marquis jutting out between the shops on busy Rue de Rennes (and the contemporary art hidden below it) is an immediate indicator of this hotel's design sense. Set in an iconically Parisian limestone building, the hotel defies its classic facade with artsy, bordering-on-edgy interiors. Halls are covered in dark iridescent tiles, beds are illuminated from below, and wire-caged lights hang from tree-like sculptures on a long wooden bench table in the honor bar/breakfast area. A tiny open-air patio, enclosed by ivy-covered walls, is wedged between the bar and the reception lounge, where ambient pop music plays and low green cushioned seats are accented with black-and-white pillows and throw rugs.

A small elevator and wooden spiral staircase lead to the six guest floors above. The clientele here are mostly tourists and a few business guests, though the hotel especially appeals to 30-somethings from North America, France, and other parts of Europe.

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Location

On busy Rue de Rennes in the central 6th arrondissement, near Saint-Germain-des-Pres

The hotel is located on busy Rue de Rennes, a large boulevard in central Paris with boutiques, ice cream shops, major retailers, and cafes. The church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a 15-minute walk straight down Rue de Rennes, while Luxembourg Gardens are 10 minutes away on foot and Boulevard Saint-Michel -- one of the vibrant Latin Quarter's main streets -- is an 18-minute walk away. The Saint-Placide metro station (line 4) is at the end of the block and Gare Montparnasse (lines 4, 6, 12, 13, and the RER) is a 10 minutes away by foot. A car or taxi can reach Charles de Gaulle Airport in 40 minutes or Orly Airport in about 20 minutes, though both can be accessed by metro and RER trains in under an hour. 

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Rooms

Small but modern rooms that are beautifully designed and air-conditioned

As to be expected from a narrow building in central Paris, Legend Hotel's rooms have something of a space issue -- they start at 160 square feet. That being said, their contemporary design is chic and bold enough to at least provide a nice distraction from the space confines. Furthermore, rooms have windows that stretch nearly from the floor to the ceiling; some even have small step-out balconies. Views are either of the interior courtyard or the bustling Rue de Rennes and its classically Parisian buildings.

Dark mauves and grays are offset by minimalist white mica furniture and white gauzy curtains. Textured gold doors, glowing under-bed lighting, and sculptural gold light fixtures give rooms a romantic feel. Walls coverings include moody velvet damask and zoomed-in water imagery. Twin, double, queen, or king beds come with thick mattresses, plush pillows (pillow menus are available), and duvets. Reading spotlights are set on either side of the bed. Every room comes with a minibar, flat-screen TV, safe, air-conditioning, and work desk with a sculptural metal stool. Slate-tiled bathrooms are modern but compact, with either a glass-enclosed rainfall shower or tub/shower combo and Geneva Guild bath products. Intimacy kits are available.

Legend has two suites, the Dreamcatcher and Passage Secret, both with extras like coffeemakers, bathrobes, and slippers. The two suites take the sexy theme up an extra notch, with a blown-up photograph of a whispering woman in the Passage Secret (which can be converted to a meeting room) and, in Dreamcatcher, a backlit bed, white fur throw rug, and an in-room tub for two. A dreamcatcher-like sculpture in the middle of the room suggests a stripper pole.

Two wheelchair-accessible rooms are available. 

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Features

Free Wi-Fi, honor bar, and continental breakfast buffet

Like many small hotels in Paris, there aren't many on-site features here, but the artsy breakfast room, lounge, and small terrace deserve mention and are perfectly lovely places to relax before or after a day in the city. Rooms can be booked with or without breakfast, which includes an array of quiches, baguettes, croissants, pastries, cakes, apples, oranges, jams, cheese, meats, and hard-boiled eggs. The area also has an honor bar and free newspapers. 

There's no room for a spa or treatment area, but in-room oil massages (for one or two people) are available. The Passage Secret room can be converted into a small meeting room and there is free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel. Laundry and dry cleaning services are available. Pets are not allowed.

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Things You Should Know About Legend Hotel by Elegancia

Also Known As

  • Hotel Legend by Elegancia

Address

151 bis Rue de Rennes, Paris 75006, France

Website

Oyster Hotel Review

Legend Hotel by Elegancia

Scene

Modern boutique hotel for tourists with stylish, artsy design

A black marquis jutting out between the shops on busy Rue de Rennes (and the contemporary art hidden below it) is an immediate indicator of this hotel's design sense. Set in an iconically Parisian limestone building, the hotel defies its classic facade with artsy, bordering-on-edgy interiors. Halls are covered in dark iridescent tiles, beds are illuminated from below, and wire-caged lights hang from tree-like sculptures on a long wooden bench table in the honor bar/breakfast area. A tiny open-air patio, enclosed by ivy-covered walls, is wedged between the bar and the reception lounge, where ambient pop music plays and low green cushioned seats are accented with black-and-white pillows and throw rugs.

A small elevator and wooden spiral staircase lead to the six guest floors above. The clientele here are mostly tourists and a few business guests, though the hotel especially appeals to 30-somethings from North America, France, and other parts of Europe.

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Location

On busy Rue de Rennes in the central 6th arrondissement, near Saint-Germain-des-Pres

The hotel is located on busy Rue de Rennes, a large boulevard in central Paris with boutiques, ice cream shops, major retailers, and cafes. The church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a 15-minute walk straight down Rue de Rennes, while Luxembourg Gardens are 10 minutes away on foot and Boulevard Saint-Michel -- one of the vibrant Latin Quarter's main streets -- is an 18-minute walk away. The Saint-Placide metro station (line 4) is at the end of the block and Gare Montparnasse (lines 4, 6, 12, 13, and the RER) is a 10 minutes away by foot. A car or taxi can reach Charles de Gaulle Airport in 40 minutes or Orly Airport in about 20 minutes, though both can be accessed by metro and RER trains in under an hour. 

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Rooms

Small but modern rooms that are beautifully designed and air-conditioned

As to be expected from a narrow building in central Paris, Legend Hotel's rooms have something of a space issue -- they start at 160 square feet. That being said, their contemporary design is chic and bold enough to at least provide a nice distraction from the space confines. Furthermore, rooms have windows that stretch nearly from the floor to the ceiling; some even have small step-out balconies. Views are either of the interior courtyard or the bustling Rue de Rennes and its classically Parisian buildings.

Dark mauves and grays are offset by minimalist white mica furniture and white gauzy curtains. Textured gold doors, glowing under-bed lighting, and sculptural gold light fixtures give rooms a romantic feel. Walls coverings include moody velvet damask and zoomed-in water imagery. Twin, double, queen, or king beds come with thick mattresses, plush pillows (pillow menus are available), and duvets. Reading spotlights are set on either side of the bed. Every room comes with a minibar, flat-screen TV, safe, air-conditioning, and work desk with a sculptural metal stool. Slate-tiled bathrooms are modern but compact, with either a glass-enclosed rainfall shower or tub/shower combo and Geneva Guild bath products. Intimacy kits are available.

Legend has two suites, the Dreamcatcher and Passage Secret, both with extras like coffeemakers, bathrobes, and slippers. The two suites take the sexy theme up an extra notch, with a blown-up photograph of a whispering woman in the Passage Secret (which can be converted to a meeting room) and, in Dreamcatcher, a backlit bed, white fur throw rug, and an in-room tub for two. A dreamcatcher-like sculpture in the middle of the room suggests a stripper pole.

Two wheelchair-accessible rooms are available. 

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Features

Free Wi-Fi, honor bar, and continental breakfast buffet

Like many small hotels in Paris, there aren't many on-site features here, but the artsy breakfast room, lounge, and small terrace deserve mention and are perfectly lovely places to relax before or after a day in the city. Rooms can be booked with or without breakfast, which includes an array of quiches, baguettes, croissants, pastries, cakes, apples, oranges, jams, cheese, meats, and hard-boiled eggs. The area also has an honor bar and free newspapers. 

There's no room for a spa or treatment area, but in-room oil massages (for one or two people) are available. The Passage Secret room can be converted into a small meeting room and there is free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel. Laundry and dry cleaning services are available. Pets are not allowed.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Balcony / Terrace / Patio

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Cribs

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

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