The Hotel Brittanique's smart facade on Paris's avenue Victoria is matched by the tone of its reception area and sitting room. The style here is glossy, primarily British with naval touches in the model ships and seascapes. The colours are warm, mainly red, with leather sofas and dark wood tables on which French and English language newspapers appear each morning. Breakfast, served in a small, cheery room, is copious, including ham and cheese. Bedrooms are comfortable and in good decorative order (recent refurbishment has taken place), but banal compared to the charm and atmosphere of the public rooms - so often the case in Paris hotels.