Beside Montagne Sainte-Genevieve, dominated by the Pantheon, Rue Monge offers a choice address a stone's throw from the student and shopping buzz of the Latin Quarter.

This is where you'll find Hotel des Nations Saint-Germain, halfway between the narrow streets of the attractive Mouffetard neighbourhood and the shady paths of the Jardin des Plantes, home to the various departments of the National Museum of Natural History.

Universities and prestigious colleges, a historical library and specialised bookstores, but also small shops, bars and international restaurants abound in happy contrast all around the hotel.

The Hotel des Nations Saint-Germain is established in a quarter where past, present and future are juxtaposed: the past through the many buildings and institutions of yesteryear, the present through its incessantly lively heartbeat and the future because its students will go on to shape tomorrow's world...

It is this singular alchemy, with its mix of eras and signatures, that inspired the architect and interior designer Marie-Paule Clout. She thus played upon the superposition of motifs, juxtaposition of materials and light and shade projected around the timeless furniture to wordlessly illustrate the footprints of time...