There are places in Paris one simply passes through, and others one truly steps into. Hôtel Ekta does not reveal itself at first glance. Just a few steps from the Champs-Élysées, where everything moves fast and shines perhaps a little too brightly, it almost fades behind its façade. And yet, the moment you cross the threshold, something shifts. The noise stays outside, the light softens, and the atmosphere gently settles,…