Central Lille hosts seminars, training sessions, workshops, team meetings, after-work events and group stays. It has two meeting rooms for up to 20 and up to 30 people, and a bar with an adjoining lounge for up to 100 guests standing or 50 seated. On-site accommodation covers 94 beds. The house is a hostel in the former Belgian consulate general, an early 20th-century building at 8-10 Rue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny in Lille.
Seminars and company events
The two meeting rooms are booked by the half-day, the full day or the evening, for internal meetings, seminars, training days, study days, workshops or project launches. Both rooms come with a projector, high-speed Wi-Fi, a sound system, USB ports and flexible tables and chairs, and both take daylight.
The venue suits a team that wants to work and sleep in the same place: the group meets downstairs, eats together and stays upstairs. Central Lille lists conventions, seminars, corporate trips and works council outings among its group formats, as well as school trips, sports stays and family reunions.
For the evening, the bar and the pink lounge next to it can be hired together or separately for an after-work event, a cocktail or a private celebration.
Rooms and capacities
The ground-floor meeting room is the larger and brighter of the two. It seats up to 20 guests and can be set out for a formal presentation or for group work.
The upstairs room is quieter and modular. It takes 15 people in a U-shape, 12 in a conference layout or 30 in theatre style. The house suggests it for small committees, interviews and creative workshops.
The bar and the pink lounge together take up to 100 guests standing and 50 seated, for meetings, workshops, cocktails and private parties.
Accommodation
The building has 94 beds in five double rooms, one suite, one apartment and 15 dorms. Private rooms have a double bed and their own bathroom; the suite has a sofa bed. Dorms sleep 2 to 8 people, each bed with a curtain, a USB socket and a secure locker, with shared bathrooms and some private ones. Private rooms suit group leaders and staff who want more quiet. Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out at 11 am.
Catering
Breakfast is served every day from 6:30 am to 10 am. The bar is alcohol-free and serves house-made mixed drinks. The site does not describe a lunch or dinner offer for events, so meals for a seminar should be discussed when asking for a quote.
History and setting
Central Lille occupies the former Belgian consulate general, an early 20th-century building in the city center. The Central group opens historic buildings in French cities as places to drink, eat and sleep, open to travelers and locals; it also runs houses in Bordeaux and La Rochelle. Old Lille and the main monuments are within walking distance.
Getting there
From the train stations, bus L5 (towards Haubourdin Le Parc) stops at Nationale, close to the building. Metro line 1 stops at République Beaux-Arts. From Lille airport, the shuttle bus runs to Lille Flandres, then metro line 1 to République Beaux-Arts; the drive takes about 20 minutes. The house has secure bike parking and holds the Accueil Vélo label.
