Madeleine’s Secret

A print of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette.

In the heart of Paris’ eighth arrondissement is a little cotton candy hued mansion that will make you stop, Instagram, and wonder if it is a chic dessert bar or a contemporary art gallery. Le Petit Madeleine is a boutique hotel with 23 customised rooms, each telling a uniquely French tale that calls out to the modern-day Marie Antoinette, stylish sophisticate or renaissance-loving urban artist—one museum-like room has walls besieged with classic paintings, while another minimalist space sports graffiti murals.