The prolific Philippe Starck and the French-Brazilian architects Tryptique are responsible for the strikingly verdant Villa M, a modern structure sheathed in living vegetation on the Boulevard Pasteur in Montparnasse. It’s meant to be warmer, more serene, and more organic than the typical Parisian boutique hotel, and on all counts it succeeds, from its ebullient yet calming Starck-designed rooms to its thoroughly welcoming public spaces: a restaurant that opens onto an outdoor terrace, a lobby bar with an unusual inverted layout and a popular live music program, and a second bar, on the rooftop terrace, with views of the Eiffel Tower and the city’s skyline.