Hôtel Le Donjon hosts residential seminars, study days, cocktails, private receptions and weddings, with six rooms for 20 to 76 people, a 500 square meter garden and a brasserie for group meals. It is a four-star hotel with 43 rooms inside the medieval Cité of Carcassonne, a UNESCO World Heritage site, behind old stone walls that enclose inner gardens.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells residential seminars and study days, and helps turn a meeting into a team building program. The largest meeting room, Salon Adélaïde de Toulouse, measures 80 square meters and seats 76 in theater layout. Salon Raymond de Miraval covers 40 square meters for up to 38, and Salon Guiraud Riquier, a light room, also takes up to 38. The Salle du Chevalier seats 30 in theater or U-shape. The breakfast room, Salle Comte Roger, takes up to 20 outside breakfast hours. A brochure and quotes are available from the hotel.
Weddings and receptions
The inner gardens host wedding ceremonies and receptions within the ramparts of the Cité. The hotel also organizes cocktails, private dinners and discreet events, with a wedding menu that the site says is designed by a Michelin-starred chef. The 500 square meter garden suits large receptions, and the brasserie can be used for seated meals.
Rooms and capacities
Six rooms are listed: Salon Adélaïde de Toulouse (80 square meters, 76 theater), Salon Raymond de Miraval (40 square meters, 38), Salon Guiraud Riquier (38), Salle du Chevalier (30 theater or U-shape), Salle Comte Roger (20) and the Jardin du Donjon (500 square meters). The brasserie Chez Christine adds a terrace; the events page lists 80 covers, while the home page mentions 150 covers for meetings, seminars and events.
Accommodation
The hotel has 43 rooms and suites: Classic and Superior rooms, Superior Triple rooms of 20 to 25 square meters, family rooms and suites with a separate lounge. Some rooms sit in the garden, and others look over the citadel. Breakfast is served in a medieval hall on the first floor, reached by lift, or in the garden in summer, with produce from small local and organic suppliers. Room service and a bar open daily from 5 pm to 11:30 pm complete the offer.
Catering
Event catering comes from AS Traiteur, L'Atelier des Saveurs, whose three chefs prepare dishes and canapés for private and professional receptions, using regional producers and short supply chains where possible. The brasserie Chez Christine serves home-made Mediterranean cooking from fresh local produce. Its menu is signed by chef Jérôme Ryon of La Barbacane at the Hôtel de la Cité and cooked by chef Lucien Diaz.
History and setting
The hotel occupies old stone buildings described by its director as a family house that has crossed the centuries, inside the largest medieval citadel in Europe. Its gardens hold aromatic herbs and old lime trees. The hotel holds the European Ecolabel and publishes an environmental charter. It belongs to the Cité Hôtels group.
Getting there
Carcassonne airport is about 10 minutes by car, Toulouse-Blagnac about 60 minutes. By train, Toulouse to Carcassonne takes about an hour. By car, take the A61 from Toulouse toward Montpellier. Paid private parking is available on request, and transfers from the airport or station can be booked.
