Hotel Club Francés can host board meetings, working lunches, receptions and gala dinners for up to 100 guests in a single salon, and up to 200 across its event rooms. The hotel occupies the building of the Club Francés at Rodríguez Peña 1832 in Buenos Aires, a social club founded by the city's French community in 1866, and it has 28 bedrooms upstairs.
Seminars and company events
Four salons and a private office cover most corporate formats. The Salón Mesa de Vidrio, built around a large glass table and a marble fireplace, seats up to 22 and suits a board meeting or a working lunch. Salón Oro takes up to 40 guests and Salón Plata up to 50, both with fireplaces in marble, bronze and oak and good daylight. For a larger session, a product presentation or a corporate dinner, the Salón Boisserie holds up to 100 people. On the fifth floor, a private office with Wi-Fi and climate control can be set for small meetings, breakfasts and private lunches.
Because the rooms are in one building, a group can hold a morning session in one salon, lunch in another and a reception in the evening without leaving the hotel. Visitors from abroad can sleep on site.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel gives these maximum figures: Salón Boisserie 100, Salón Plata 50, Salón Oro 40 and Salón Mesa de Vidrio 22. The overall event capacity it states is 200 people. The Boisserie is the most formal room, with oak paneling carved more than a century ago, ornate mirrors and original architectural details, and the hotel presents it for gala dinners, receptions and high-level corporate events. The website does not publish floor areas or capacity by layout, so ask for a floor plan when you send your request.
Accommodation
The hotel has 28 bedrooms in a range of sizes. That is enough to house a leadership team, speakers or a small delegation for a two-day program, with the meeting rooms a few floors away.
Catering
Food is prepared in-house. The restaurant serves French-inspired cooking with local flavors, led by chefs Luciana Furfaro and Ariel Anriquez. The Jardín de Invierno, a winter garden under a glass roof, is used for breakfast and afternoon tea, including a pastry service called Té Seine. The bar is built around a mahogany counter about 120 years old, a natural place for drinks after a meeting.
History and setting
French residents of Buenos Aires founded the Club Francés on May 20, 1866, at the Café Malakoff near the Casa de Gobierno, and the club became the meeting point of the French community in the city. The building was restored and opened as a hotel in 2011, and the project was declared of National Cultural and Tourist Interest. Marble, bronze, carved wood and fireplaces remain in the public rooms, which gives a meeting here the feel of a private club rather than a conference center.
Getting there
The address is Rodríguez Peña 1832, in the Recoleta area of Buenos Aires. Taxis and ride-hailing cars reach the door. Jorge Newbery Airport, which handles most domestic flights, is a short drive away, and Ezeiza International Airport lies further out, southwest of the city. Check transfer times with the hotel when planning arrivals for an international group.
