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La Rentrée: The City Wakes — and So Can You

GM’s Note — La Rentrée

September always feels like a fresh notebook, your name boldly written on the cover. It smells of anticipation and a hint of coffee. The city starts moving again, as if a train roused itself after a summer stop, picking up pace.

There’s that back-to-school crackle in the air.

It’s still summer, but the chestnut trees are already turning, and the last wild blackberries taste sweeter for it.

La Rentrée is a moment of beginnings and returns: some locals come back from holiday, others finally take a break. For visitors, it’s the perfect time to slip into local life — watching the city find its rhythm again from a café terrace, notebook open, no distractions but the day itself.

Inside this issue, we’ve gathered a few ways to make September yours: our idea of the perfect day, what to pack, and a little excuse to escape.

From Sunrise to Nightcap: Our Perfect Day

Start early, when the city is still stretching awake. From our rooftop terrace, the sunrise paints the rooftops gold — or, if you’re feeling bold, jog through the park and watch the light filter through the trees.

Back inside, breakfast is waiting. Sink your teeth into our generous cinnamon rolls — a recipe from our first owner. Sweet fuel for the day.

Packing for a Trickster Season

September here is a trickster. One day you’re basking in late-summer sun, the next you’re tugging on a scarf against the breeze. Think layers: light sweaters, a jacket you actually like wearing, and walking shoes you’ll be glad of after a few cobbled streets.

Sunglasses and sunscreen still earn their place in your bag, and a cozy scarf will see you through cooler evenings.

And because a new season deserves a fresh start, bring a notebook for those ideas that always seem to arrive with September light. Leave a little room in your suitcase, too — our local artisans have a way of sending guests home with more than memories.

This Month, Make Time for You

The city is alive again — cafés buzzing, markets full, that unmistakable September energy in the air.

Why not make this your month to pause, reset, and let yourself be carried along with it?

We’d love to welcome you back. All you need to do is arrive.

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Late morning, wander the shopping street around the block while it’s still quiet.

You’ll have time to browse, chat with shopkeepers, and maybe get a coffee at Tata Irene’s café. It’s not polished, but it’s real — old songs, fading photographs, and the banter of resident regulars. They look born to be the main cast.

Lunch? Veer out to Chez Omar by the wholesale market. No frills, no Instagram sheen — just local workers, loud chatter, and heaped, steaming platters of simple food with soul. Chez Omar has no vegan options and can’t be followed on social media. You’ll “like” it all the better in real life — and brag about this secret foodie spot back home.

Afternoon calls for a slower pace: a stroll to the museum for the temporary exhibition, then tea with a book in the cozy library-tearoom off the main square. The wide choice of books and teas makes this a luxurious pause, as relaxing as any spa treatment.

Back at the hotel, let our chef surprise you with a dinner created from that morning’s market finds.

End the day where you began — on the rooftop, a cocktail in hand, the moon above, and the city humming below.