L'Hermitage Gantois can host seminars, study days, banquets, receptions and weddings. Its seven function rooms measure 20 to 200 m² and take 10 to 300 guests, and the whole site, with the bar, the Salle des Hospices and the inner courtyards, can receive up to 800. The five-star hotel, part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, occupies a former hospice founded in 1462 at 224 rue Pierre Mauroy, in the center of Lille.
Seminars and company events
Each room has its own historic decor, from the library to rooms opening on the inner gardens. The rooms are equipped with free high-speed wifi, a screen, flipcharts, a projector, and sound and video. A sales team handles the brief, and a seminar and banquet brochure lists the meeting and dining formulas.
The location is the strongest argument for a business event. Lille-Flandres station is 550 meters away and Lille-Europe about 1 km, so teams from Paris, Brussels or London can arrive by train and walk to the hotel. The Lille Grand Palais congress center is about 800 meters away, which makes the hotel a base for delegates or a venue for a side dinner during a congress.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings, with its 15th-century architecture, its chapel and its gardens as the setting. The wedding offer includes a tasting for the couple before the day, candlesticks, candles or table centerpieces, a wooden easel for the seating plan and printed menus. Receptions can use the courtyards and the bar under the glass roof as well as the function rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle des Hospices is the largest room: 200 m², 250 for a cocktail, 180 in theater layout and 112 for a banquet. The Grand Salon covers 100 m² and takes 70 in theater layout, 50 for a cocktail and 48 for a banquet. The Chapelle and the Rue de Paris room each cover 40 m² and take about 30. The Bibliothèque, 25 m², takes 20 for a cocktail, 18 in theater layout and 14 for a banquet. Saint Jean (30 m²) and the Oratoire (25 m²) suit a board meeting of about a dozen.
Accommodation
The 88 rooms and suites are set around the courtyards and inner gardens, and all are air-conditioned. Some have a period fireplace, a French ceiling or old terracotta tiles, and some were cells of the Augustinian sisters. Room sizes run from about 20 m² to 40 m² for the attic Suites Hermitage, which have an entrance, a living room and a bedroom. The Spa by Hermitage Gantois has a pool and a hammam.
Catering
The hotel has its own Flemish brasserie, L'Estaminet Gantois, which works with fresh regional produce and publishes group menus. The FAQ notes that it is currently under renovation. The Bar de l'Hermitage sits under the glass roof in the heart of the hotel and serves from morning to late evening. Banquet menus are offered for seminars and weddings.
History and setting
The building was founded in 1462 as a hospice and became a five-star hotel in the early 2000s. It kept its walls, its layout, its chapel and its courtyards, and the hotel speaks of five centuries of history in its stones. It holds the Clef Verte eco-label.
Getting there
The address is 224 rue Pierre Mauroy, 59000 Lille, five minutes on foot from the Grand Place. Lille-Flandres station is 550 meters away and Lille-Europe 1 km. The hotel has no car park, but a valet service is available on request.
