The Quartier Latin is the Paris of people’s dreams: literary and intellectual. Philosophy cafés, universities and bookstores litter the streets, and sitting plum in the center of it all is Le Madison. It feels like the stuff of novels, simply because it is. In the hotel itself, Albert Camus put the finishing touches to his existential romp: L’Etranger. So where better to release your inner writer, ponder the meaning of life and enjoy la vie bohème—just without the dirty sheets.