With its new Hosho, Louvre Hotels has announced that it is mainly targeting small budgets, families or tribes. But the formula, organised around capsule beds, could just as easily suit the many different types of guest. employees of Parisian companies moving to the provinces who are looking for a very affordable accommodation solution when they come into the office.
Located in Kremlin Bicêtre, a stone's throw from the Porte d'Italie metro station, the Hotel Hosho Paris Sud offers 236 beds at the unbeatable price of just €20 a night. Nicknamed the "dream-station", these all-in-one beds include good bedding, a reading lamp, a mirror, a secure individual locker, various electrical sockets and a 100% blackout curtain.
In a way, this urban version of the Première Classe hotels harkens back to the origins of capsule hotels, originally designed for Japanese salary men who had missed the last train or overstayed their welcome on the way home. In all, the Hosho Paris Sud offers 39 rooms with 4, 6 or 8 beds, which can be made private for groups. All have private shower rooms and separate WCs. While the concept will undoubtedly be less popular with business travellersFor women, the establishment reserves secure areas with a closed part of the floor reserved for women, as well as single-sex rooms.
While other groups are moving towards revisited versions of youth hostels, such as Jo&Joe At Accor, the Louvre Hotels concept focuses more on practicality and functionality, without neglecting the design aspect. Designed by the Louvre Hotels Group teams in partnership with the London studio B3 Designers, the décor is described as "a real feast for the eyes". both pop and urban "The hotel also features contemporary artists, with a large mural of Paris by Giulia Carlicchi in the lobby, a series of silkscreen prints by Parisian artist Lucas Jacquinet and a street-art wall on the rooftop.
There are also a number of practical services for professionals on the move, including a coworking space and a launderette around a barThere are also microwave ovens, vending machines for light meals and extra lockers. " If our customers are enthusiastic about this unique experience tailored to their new expectations, our ambition is to develop Hosho in European capitals and medium-sized towns." said Françoise HoudebineVP Marketing Louvre Hotels Group.
