Heart of Paris - 1st district Musse du Louvre - Palais Royal - avenue de L opera This historic area offers the best of culture and entertainment with traditional architecture style and elegant French formal gardens world-famous museums haute-couture and jewellery shops antiques dealers and art galleries and a wide choice of entertainment award-winning restaurants and elegant French cafesYou could not hope for a more central or quieter address a stone s throw from the busy Rue de Rivoli and the Avenue de l Opera. Just a few minutes from the Louvre Palais Royal and Comedie Francaise the Hotel Moliere has culture art fashion and the world of business right on its doorstep. In this prestigious district that was once home to royal families the hotel bears the marks of history as it was built in 1840 on the site of the townhouse of the surgeon of Louis XIV. The hues and fine fabrics of the especially spacious rooms and suites are a haven of timeless peace.