Astor Saint Honore Hotel, facing a quiet street, this 1907 building sets a sophisticated tone with arched windows, royal-blue awnings, and wrought-iron balcony railings draped with greenery. The entryway, flanked by flowers, leads to a wood-paneled lobby with painted ceiling, bas-relief ornamentation, and Louis XV-style chairs. The hotel attracts upscale business travelers and vacationers. Mechiche's decorative scheme of the Astor recaptures the luxury and elegance of the grand Parisian hotels of the Thirties.