In the heart of the 10th arrondissement of Paris, just a stone's throw from Gare de l'Est where Paul Verlaine and Charles Cros eagerly awaited the young prodigy from the Ardennes one evening in September 1871, the hotel pays tribute to the one who reinvented poetry.

The Hotel Littéraire Arthur Rimbaud is located at 6 rue Gustave Goublier, a quiet pedestrian impasse, "short as a sonnet," in this typically Parisian neighborhood teeming with artistic and gastronomic life.

Some rooms bear the title of a poem by Rimbaud, "The Sleeper in the Valley," "Ophelia," or "My Bohemian Life." Others are dedicated to the poet's entourage, such as his sister Vitalie, his teacher Georges Izambard, or his friend Paul Verlaine. The 5th floor offers to follow Rimbaud in his travels from Charleville to Aden through London, Brussels, and Harar. Each room features an original watercolor signed by artist Jean Aubertin to admire while reading a page from Rimbaud's poetry collection, available on the bedside table.

In the common areas on the ground floor, find the atmosphere of a period bar, with cleverly worn mirrors and beams. There is an absinthe fountain—whose use is possible—as well as reproductions of drawings by Ernest Delahaye—the childhood friend from Charleville—and Paul Verlaine.

The library showcases a superb collection of original editions and art bindings such as "A Season in Hell" (1873), the only book published by Rimbaud during his lifetime, and "Illuminations" (Mercure de France, 1898), along with the deluxe editions of the works of Paul Verlaine, Germain Nouveau, and Théodore de Banville. 500 books are available to visitors, near a curious luminous painted ceiling with celestial and contemporary motifs by Jean Aubertin.

All that's left is to be carried away by the breath of poetry and the alchemy of language!