Le BHV Marais

Nice department store with a wide variety of home items in addition to typical department store offerings. There is a great food gift section on level 3. Highly recommend visiting the ground floor during the holiday season for the beautiful festive displays.

Great department store that carries everything. From haute couture to shoes, books, home items, everything that your heart desires. They are also open on Sunday until 7pm. Great location in the Marais.

Excellent store. Well stocked.
Visit the book store. Books arranged by publisher.
Department store right next to Hotel de Ville near Notre Dame

In my planning for everything for the trip to Paris, I screwed up cameras and I found out that I had no SD card in the camera I brought with me. Asking the hotel deskman, he told me to go to BHV which was in walking distance from the hotel.

I found my way to the electronics area but it seemed like all they sold were micro SD chips with an adapter card. One clerk sent me to another secrtion of the store where he thought they might have the regular sized SDs. They didn't, but I decided to buy the micro card with the adapter.

I was told by the clerk that once it was opened it was not returnable. Luckily, everything worked fine and the price was reasonable. Still, it seemed like they were understaffed and didn't know much about electronics. So much for a large department store.

I still prefer BHV over the other large department stores in Paris.

There are crowds, but not the obnoxious tourist crowds of Lafayette. There isn't the snobbery you can encounter at Printemps or Bon Marche. You can buy a toilet seat here. And underwear. And literally anything and everything for your home from sheets and towels, to furniture and bathroom cabinets.

I scored a lovely scarf - the pattern is gorgeous and if you look closely there are some "surprises". Definitely something you won't be seeing in the US! Service is kind as well - my friend bought a present for her husband and they wrapped it beautifully for her.

If you are spending less than $175 (for tax refunds), show your passport or driving license to receive 10% off most items!

My intention was to get back to Gallerie Lafayette when I next visited Paris. But I ran out of time. Found ourselves near the Pompidou Center and while I was rueful that the days were drawing to an end....I looked up... and saw this magnificent frontage. And wondered... What the heck is a Le BHV Marais? Let me just take a peek..... Because you just never know.

Well, well well. Le BHV Marais. You are no consolation prize.

You are mighty fine edifice filled with fantastic items to keep me busy for a long, loong long time.

Woo.

Weeeeee.

Oui!

And even if they don't say it anymore and it is a cliche... "Oooo La. La"

I just don't know where to start. Was it 5 or 6 floors? I never finished. I got caught in my favorite purgatory....art suppllies and stationary and pens. And then caught a whiff of the kitchen department.

What a beautiful store. Clean exceptionally well lit and with so many items to just enjoy like a museum of items you can buy.

Fantabulous.

Magnificent.

Superlatives that just pale to the quality and care this shopping experience offers. I could not find a flaw in the quality or content of wares. I cannot wait to finish the other floors, one day... one day.

Gallerie LaFayette... I have met your worthy rival.

Popped in here to buy sunglasses for my sister and an eyeliner for my mom. The store itself is kinda confusing and there's very little service.
But we did get everything we needed and it only took 20 minutes.

Also free wifi.

I may not be the typical tourist. I really liked this department store. It's set up like the classic (American) department stores of old; each floor has different specialties. My favorite is the basement where they have housewares, hardware, tools, electrical supplies, etc.

Make no mistake- this is a working department store, not a tourist trap. That said, there is some opportunity for gift shopping here.

This is a somewhat overlooked Department store if you are a tourist. Its not flashy like the other big ones but they have a great kitchen/dish-wear/gadgets floor.
Some of my favorite thins are their linens, really beautiful and soft linen napkins and table cloths.
Worth a stop if you are looking for home goods and gifts, its usually not very crowded, located in a easy to get to location and easy to get in and out of.

I stopped by LE BHV MARAIS while in the area. It was a totally different experience from some of the other shopping places I visited such as Printemps Hausmann and Galeries Lafayette. The offerings were more reasonably priced, but that came at the expense of customer service. It was nearly impossible to find someone to assist in certain departments and no one could leave their department for another. It was weird. We decided to leave since we couldn't get assistance in the areas that were needed.