Where to stay in Paris?

The saga has continued. I changed to a hotel in Paris with a better view but began having second thoughts after reading a few negative reviews on Trip Advisor. Someone suggested AirBNB so spent days on there looking at millions of apartments, then got no replies for the ones we liked. Megs got to work and the two of us must have looked at literally hundreds of apartments and hotels. One thing I noticed: the French are smart, they use a lot of mirrors in their room designs to increase the illusion of space. Eventually, we settled on a hotel that met our strict criteria.

I didn't want a hotel that could be any hotel room in any city in the world. I wanted something different. Either a view, or design that was a little different to the norm. This place gives us both. With funky (and a little intense!) room designs the hotel is quick to brag as done by Christian Lacroix (whoever that is!) and views of Notre Dame and the Seine, this is exactly what we were after.

With that settled and paid for, our Paris portion of our trip is almost settled. We've booked and paid for a food tour, dinner at the Eiffel Tower, a Seine river cruise, a Moulin Rouge show, a museum pass, a Catacombs tour, and the Ballet. It's been the portion we had to plan most for, since most of the Italy stuff is done in the tour package. I still cannot get my head around this being real. This is my ultimate dream. How many people get to live their life dream? What's yours? Have you lived it?