Black and white, and very sexy – but that’s where Odette en Ville’s similarity to a Playboy bunny ends. Odette en Ville is a classy affair, housed in an art deco townhouse, with a monochrome palette and a sleek sense of luxury: Italian marble, plush drapes and beds dressed with come-hither rabbit fur. Voices as velvety as the furnishings croon seductively in the background – listen out for Etta James and other jazz big guns – and the retro feel continues with old-fashioned telephones and a wrought-iron staircase fit for sweeping entrances. Splashes of soft color relieve all the ebony: vases of fragrant lilac roses, matching purple trimmings on the bed linen, and silvery banquette seating in the restaurant. Talking of food, the hotel excels at elegant Belgium fare, and the Châtelain quarter has plenty of tempting bars and bistros.