The Hotel de l'Horloge, old fire station of the Second Empire, family business will celebrate this year 2016 its 50 years of existence.

Whether you are on vacation, business trip or a family visit, the « Résidence Hôtelière » Hôtel de l’Horloge** will seduce you. Arranged in the beginning of last century in an old fire station of the Second Empire, completely renovated while maintaining its original soul, the Hôtel de l’Horloge propose you 46 studios for 1, 2, 3 or 4 persons, equipped with full bathrooms, kitchenettes, TV, free WIFI Internet. The Studios, including some duplex, are organized in ground floor and first floor like a “Parisian villa”, fully paved, giving the whole an exceptional original charm, excellent brightness and perfect tranquility in the heart of Paris. The access to the « Résidence Hôtelière » is fully controlled by a secured entrance gate, completed with a video surveillance system and a security guard at night. Welcome is provided by a multilingual staff, 7 days a week, from 6:00 am to 11: 00 pm, including weekends and public holidays. For an arrival time outside the opening hours please let us know.

Ménilmontant is the subject of several popular songs: • Ménilmontant by Charles Trenet in 1938 (taken up by Patrick Bruel in 2002) • The market of Ménilmontant (Maurice Chevalier 1942) • Les Demoiselles de Ménilmontant (Elzef 2007) It also served as framework for the shooting of films: • “Casque d’or” with Simone Signoret (1952) • “Le Ballon rouge” directed by Albert Lamorisse (1956) • “Les Keufs” directed by Josiane Balasko (1987) • “Willy Ronis” has photographed the daily life of the people of the Ménilmontant, between 1930 and the end of the 1960s. Personalities linked to Ménilmontant: • Maurice Chevalier was born in this neighborhood • Edith Piaf • Roger Sauvage, Fighter pilot in the Normandie-Niemen Squadron, was born in Ménilmontant • Thierry Marx Père Lachaise-Ménilmontant is a place of pilgrimage well known in the North-East of Paris. It is in its cemetery, one of the most famous in the world, where a colorful crowd collects on the graves of Edith Piaf and Jim Morrison. The Oberkampf district, where day and night celebrations followed one another as well as the friendly spaces. Discover the “rue Oberkampf”, its courtyards and hidden passageway.