I noticed the hotel sign when Bill came out to greet the Websters. It said Hotel du Pantheon so i decided to google it to see if it was real or a made up sign like they sometimes do. It's real all right! According to Trip Advisor, it's very well rated too even though it's only a 2 star hotel. It's got an elevator (though you didn't see the characters use it and it looked like they were on the top floor!), free wi-fi, excellent location. Hmmm... i may keep that on file for a future reference.
Those large columns that you saw when the Websters first arrived belong to the forecourt of the large building on the Left Bank, the Pantheon. It was built as a church in the 18th century and dedicated to St. Geneviève , who is Paris' patron saint. The building is enormous with a dome roof that you can see from quite a way around. It was renamed as Pantheon and after the revolution, was mainly used as a burial place for famous statesmen though has been a church a couple of times as well. There are loads of great pics here.
Recognize these stairs? Same ones Rosie and Craig zoomed down on the way to the train station. They're in the hotel as well so they must have used both the interior and exterior for filming. You could tell they used the hotel bedrooms too because they came out of one to go through the hallways and down the stairs and the room decor looks similar to views of rooms on the hotel's website. I'm going to have to add to my list of things to do in Paris and take a photo of the outside of the hotel. Sad git, innit?
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