Paris' stately Hotel Ampère is the perfect departure setting for European Waterways' barge trips through France. From here you are eased gently with grace and style into luxury barge travel. Guests are gathered up on Sunday afternoon before departing for La Belle Époque, the Nivernais Canal and the beautiful Yonne Valley of Burgundy.
(Opening photo: A full service restaurant featuring upscale French cuisine opens onto a charming inner courtyard, "Le jardin d'Ampère.")
Opened in 1997 in a new building in the 17th Arrondisement, a historically prestigious district of Paris, Hotel Ampère has all the contemporary luxuries you could want in a modern hotel.
Three stars never reflected such class as at the Hotel Ampère. A pink stucco exterior reflects traditional French charm. Simple arrangements of orchids on both sides of the entry vestibule are an enticing welcome, drawing you into a warm world of pomegranate, sage green and gold. Gentle watercolors in a loose, flowing style grace rooms and hallways.
