In Paris, high-end hospitality is evolving. The modern traveler is now looking for something more than just a hotel, however prestigious: they want a place that reflects their personality, where they can find the freedom and privacy of home, while still enjoying attentive service. It is within this new understanding of hospitality that [the hotel] is situated. Highstayby offering a hybrid model halfway between private residence and high-end concierge service.
This approach responds to a broader transformation in how people use their space: the search for flexibility, personalized spaces, and places where one can entertain, relax, work, or extend a cultural experience. Highstay is part of this evolution, rethinking the stay as a lifestyle.
With Highstay Pyramids, second address of the collection Highstay HousesThe brand unveils an elegant and understated interpretation of the Parisian stay. The idea is no longer simply to stay in an exceptional neighborhood: it's about experiencing Paris from an apartment designed like a home, with the feeling of being at home the moment you step inside. An address where you don't follow a traditional hotel route, but where you immediately make the space your own.
Experiencing Paris from home: a new way to stay
At Pyramides, the experience begins with simplicity. No lobby, no formalities: you enter directly into a perfectly arranged apartment, designed for seamless flow. The spaces flow naturally, the amenities are top-of-the-line, the storage solutions are subtle, and the materials are meticulously chosen. Nothing is meant to impress: everything is designed to complement the experience. One could almost call it a quiet luxury, one that prioritizes comfort, spaciousness, and practicality. A luxury that is noticed for its discretion rather than its ostentation.
Highstay Pyramids It comprises eight apartments, from one-bedroom units to family suites that can be booked privately, all on the same floor. Each unit has been designed to accommodate different types of stays: romantic getaways, family trips, business seminars, or extended stays in Paris for those who want to experience the city like a local.
These are spaces where you can just as easily drop off your suitcases for a few nights as settle in for several weeks, with the feeling that the apartment adapts to the stay rather than the other way around.
This hybrid model challenges traditional norms. Luxury is no longer simply a set of services, but a way of feeling free: entertaining friends, cooking, working, taking time for oneself. Added to this is a dedicated concierge service, capable of creating bespoke experiences, organizing a chef-prepared dinner in the apartment, or attending to everyday needs, always with discretion and efficiency in mind. This judicious, understated presence embodies a different idea of service: available, but never intrusive.
An exclusive lounge completes the house. Conceived as a living space rather than a hotel lounge, it allows guests to settle in for a few moments, chat, work on the go, or simply extend their experience in a hushed atmosphere. The same aesthetic coherence is found here as in the apartments, as if each space were in dialogue with the others, creating a natural continuity.
The art of living: Sarah Dray's vision
Highstay's identity is expressed in particular through the work of Sarah Dray, an interior designer who has been shaping the brand's homes since 2020. Her approach is based on an intimate understanding of Parisian architecture, which she combines with contemporary influences from fashion and the visual arts. She creates spaces that seek atmosphere rather than effect, where beauty comes from balance, not showmanship.
At Pyramides, she envisioned a warm and luminous space. The materials—light wood, natural stone, elegant textiles—converse with the restored moldings, the highlighted parquet floors, and the custom-made furniture. The overall effect is a serene atmosphere, where the coherence of the space is immediately apparent. No detail is left to chance, yet nothing feels forced.
The spacious and elegantly equipped bathrooms extend this feeling of balance and attention to detail, recalling the importance given to everyday comfort, often underestimated but essential in the perception of a stay.
Sarah Dray's approach reflects a certain idea of luxury: one that prioritizes the quality of the craftsmanship, the precision of the lines, and the softness of the textures. A luxury that is perceptible throughout the stay, gradually revealing itself.
Rediscover the Pyramides district: a vibrant, cultural and inspiring Paris
The address owes much to its location. Pyramids StreetWe find ourselves in the heart of a Paris where history and creativity meet on every street corner. Between the Louvre, Palais Royalthe place Vendome Opera Garnier or the Comédie-FrenchThe district forms a rare concentration of heritage, culture and vitality. It is a Paris that is both institutional and everyday, where early morning visitors to the museum, regulars of the galleries of the Palais Royal, art professionals, and strollers in the gardens cross paths.
In the morning, you see the first visitors strolling along the arcades of the Palais Royal, regulars finding their usual bench in the garden, and art students heading to the Louvre. At midday, the nearby bistros fill with locals, while the artisans' workshops open their doors. In the evening, the neighborhood transforms once again, enlivened by theaters, galleries, and hidden gems known only to locals. To stay here is to experience Paris at its most vibrant and refined, where the capital reveals both its elegance and its energy.
Thanks to Highstay's concierge service, every detail can become an experience: a private tour, a hard-to-get reservation, a guided walk, a gastronomic discovery. The address then transforms into a Parisian pied-à-terre, there when needed, faithful to every return.
A growing collection: after Pyramids, Montmartre
Highstay doesn't stop there. The brand is gradually building an intimate map of the most desirable Paris, with apartments in several iconic neighborhoods.
The next step will take place in Montmartre, a neighborhood undergoing a creative renaissance, offering a different atmosphere but still guided by the same philosophy: to offer a new way of experiencing Paris, with elegance and freedom. Each location will extend this vision of a stay that transcends traditional hotels to embrace a lifestyle, a way of feeling Parisian for the duration of a trip, whether it lasts a night or several weeks.
Maxime Dobremel
