• Hotel Saint Paul
    The chapel to the rightThe chapel's chancelBetter view of the frescoThe view from my room windowSea view switch offSea view switch onThe Sea View switch

    Hotel St. Paul

    September 11, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

    For the next two nights I will stay at this very nice hotel right on the sea. It's one of the newer and fancier hotels on the trip.
    The craziest thing about it is the switch in the bathroom labeled "Sea View." When you turn it on, a panel in the shower goes from opaque to transparent. That lets you see through the room and out the window.

    Originally, this building was a Catholic seminary. They preserved the chapel next to it even when they turned the seminary into a hotel and conference center. The chapel style is very interesting. It was made in the early 20th century in the style of paleochristian Roman churches. They wanted it to look like a church from the first few centuries of Christian history.
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