The Hôtel du Collectionneur can host conventions, seminars, product launches, gala dinners and weddings, from a meeting of 30 to a cocktail reception of 650 in its Normandie ballroom. The hotel lists 1,800 square meters of event space in natural daylight and 497 rooms and suites. It stands at 51-57 rue de Courcelles, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, opposite Parc Monceau.
Seminars and company events
The Normandie room is the plenary space. It covers 648 square meters with a ceiling height of 3.9 meters and is listed for 550 in theater layout, 380 in classroom, 480 at banquet, 252 in cabaret and 650 for a cocktail. The Foyer Normandie, listed at the same size and capacities, works as a reception and exhibition area alongside it. The Queen Mary room, 289 square meters, takes 280 in theater, 150 in classroom, 126 in cabaret or 60 in a U-shape.
Nine meeting rooms of 35 to 97 square meters serve as breakout rooms or for board meetings. The largest, Lafayette, takes 90 in theater and 54 in classroom. Champollion takes 45 in theater. Liberty, Rochambeau, Provence, Victoria and Paris each take up to 30, and Baltic up to 30 at banquet. The hotel can build a dedicated event website where participants register and manage their own bookings. Printing, scanning and copying are available, and Wi-Fi is free throughout.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings and private receptions with a dedicated events team. The Normandie room seats 480 at banquet, and the Queen Mary room 200. La Table, 58 square meters, takes 60 at banquet or 70 for a cocktail, which suits a rehearsal dinner. The hotel also lists 950 square meters of outdoor space and an 800-square-meter open-air garden, and its restaurant with terrace covers 406 square meters.
Rooms and capacities
In total the hotel lists 14 event spaces, all with daylight and modular layouts. The largest seated layout is 550 in theater in the Normandie room. The smallest rooms suit 12 to 30 people.
Accommodation
The hotel has 497 rooms and suites, including suites with views toward the Eiffel Tower and an apartment called Courcelles. Eleven rooms are adapted for guests with reduced mobility. Guests have an indoor pool 17 meters long, a spa with four treatment rooms, a sauna and a hammam, and a fitness room open 24 hours a day.
Catering
Catering is in-house. A dedicated banquet team handles events, and the hotel restaurant, Le Collectionneur, serves modern French cooking based on seasonal produce. The bar is open daily from morning until 1 a.m., and room service runs 24 hours a day.
History and setting
The design draws on the Art Deco era and on the transatlantic liners of the 1930s. The name refers to the Hôtel du Collectionneur pavilion designed by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann for the 1925 International Exhibition in Paris. According to the hotel, the building once housed the headquarters of the couturier Pierre Cardin. The hotel belongs to The Gate Collection.
Getting there
Courcelles Metro station (line 2) is 400 meters away and Malesherbes (line 3) 900 meters. Gare Saint-Lazare is 1.1 km away, about 10 minutes, and Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est about 20 minutes. Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly airports are about 30 minutes away by car. The hotel has a car park and a chauffeur service.
