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About to leave the old Hotel

February 22, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 5 Comments

In his collection of stories called Up in the Old Hotel, Joseph Mitchell told about an old man who, while grieving for the loss of his friends at their funeral wakes, secretly rejoiced in having outlived them. The things you can’t say. What we the living can say is that we are about to leave this hotel, the Adagio Paris Vincennes, our home of the past 3 weeks, and life up in the old hotel is a story worth telling.

The Adgio is a modern apartment hotel mid block on a busy street in Vincennes. From the outside it’s pretty nondescript, but inside it’s a modern place with all the conveniences. A few photos will tell the story:

Your room key opens the front door to the building
Sitting area in the lobby. Need a room key to make the elevator work.
Another sitting area in the lobby
Cafe for Breakfast each morning…the latte machine is great
Office downstairs for printing and use of internet
Exercise room with TV in several languages
The rowing machine was our favorite
Washer and dryer spoke about 5 languages
Pay over here – there are 6 selector buttons but only 2 machines. Correct change is appreciated (and mandatory).
Follow these instructions…the clothes were never dry
Our room… 300 sq ft with Murphy bed and kitchenette. Need room key to turn on power.
Brenda on the couch – Murphy bed folds down from above her. Open the window and the furnace goes off.
Office space where we made this website
Shower with towel warmer
and the rest of the bath

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  1. Ardis Morrow says

    February 22, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    so that must mean you have found an apartment in Paris?????
    ajm

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  2. Daniel Fischer says

    February 22, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Very Nice!

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  3. Noelle says

    February 23, 2013 at 7:20 am

    At least they don’t turn the water off at midnight, so if you came in late and want to have a shower, wash your face , or God forbid flush the toilet, you were right out of luck.. going back to many years to tell you and a Hotel a girl friend and I spend a week at in Reims years ago.. not so modern or so freindly.. So where to next?

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  4. Ardelle Rein says

    February 24, 2013 at 5:20 am

    Wow! What a nice apartment! I have never met a dryer in Europe that truly dries clothes…in London we had a drying rack to finish the job. AR

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    • Brenda Prowse says

      March 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm

      Hi Ardelle, so we will be grateful for our clothes rack!

      Reply

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