Hôtel Chais Monnet & Spa hosts residential seminars, company meetings, private celebrations and weddings, with about 2,500 m² of space that can be booked privately and a modular plenary room of 400 m². Attendees can stay in 92 rooms and suites on site. The hotel occupies the former cellars of the Monnet cognac house, in the center of Cognac in western France.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's salons are set up for seminars, staff gatherings and partner events. The plenary room covers 400 m² and can be divided to suit the size of the group. A residential seminar offer includes a round-trip transfer from Angoulême TGV station, and a corporate offer gives group rate benefits for bookings made at least 30 days ahead. The events team also publishes a brochure of activities for groups, which can be combined with the program. Year-end parties and private celebrations such as birthdays are also hosted.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel organizes wedding receptions to measure. The chefs design the menu, and the décor is matched to the hotel's salons. Guests can stay in the rooms and suites, and the spa and bars stay available to the wedding party.
Rooms and capacities
The event space totals about 2,500 m² across the site. The largest room is the modular plenary hall of 400 m². The site combines four historic chais, linked by a glass atrium that holds the reception areas. Two aging cellars of about 1,500 m² each have been designed as large halls, and a contemporary building contains guest rooms, a conference room and the spa. Ask the hotel for individual room capacities and floor plans.
Accommodation
The 92 rooms and suites are spread over four buildings, in Deluxe, Premier, Junior Suite and Suite categories, plus the Suite Jean-Gabriel Monnet. The spa has indoor and outdoor pools, a jacuzzi, saunas, hammams, experience showers, four treatment rooms and a fitness room.
Catering
The hotel runs several outlets. Les Foudres is the Michelin-starred restaurant. La Distillerie is a contemporary brasserie, Bar 1838 has a rooftop lounge, and Café Angélique completes the offer. For events, the chefs prepare custom menus.
History and setting
Pierre Antoine de Salignac bought the land in 1838 to build the cellars of a cooperative cognac company. Jean-Gabriel Monnet took control in 1898, and his son Jean Monnet, later one of the founders of the European project, ran the house between the wars. The City of Cognac became the owner in 2006. The conversion into a hotel was led by architect Didier Poignant, with gardens by landscape architect Louis Benech. The Grand Chai, known as the Cathedral, keeps its roof structure and original 260-hectoliter casks, and the chais are listed in the French industrial heritage inventory.
Getting there
The hotel stands in central Cognac, about 1 h 30 by road from Bordeaux. Angoulême TGV station is the nearest high-speed rail stop, and the seminar offer includes the transfer from there.
