Hôtel National des Arts & Métiers can host standing receptions for up to 150 guests, presentations and runway shows for up to 120, and private dinners or meetings for 10 to 20 people across six bookable spaces. The hotel stands at 243 rue Saint-Martin in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, on the edge of the Marais, with 64 bedrooms upstairs.
Seminars and company events
The hotel does not present itself as a classic seminar venue with a large plenary room. It works best for smaller formats that need a strong setting: a product launch, a showroom, a press breakfast, a board dinner or a team evening. La Galerie is the main space for these. It takes 70 people in theatre or cabaret layout, 150 for a standing cocktail and 120 for a runway show, and it has its own kitchen, storage and restrooms. Guests reach it by a marble staircase straight from the street, so an event there does not cross the hotel lobby.
For a meeting around one table, the Suite Garden seats 12 and the Penthouse seats 10. Both are hotel suites laid out like apartments, which suits a leadership session or a client meeting that should not feel like a conference room. The Penthouse also takes 50 people standing.
Rooms and capacities
La Galerie covers 250 square meters. The Penthouse covers 100 square meters and looks over the Paris rooftops. The Suite Garden covers 60 square meters with a living room, a dining room and a terrace, and takes 20 people standing. The Speakeasy, set inside the restaurant, holds 20 people. The Herbarium holds 50 and can be booked privately from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Rooftop, 80 square meters with views in every direction, can be booked from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends. The rooftop closes for the winter season and reopens when the weather allows, so check dates before planning an outdoor moment.
Accommodation
The hotel has 64 bedrooms. Categories run from Classic rooms of 20 square meters, some with a balcony, through Signature rooms of 23 square meters, the Studio and the Atelier, up to the Suite Garden and the Penthouse, which sleeps four. Speakers, visiting executives or a small team can stay on site during a launch or a two-day meeting. Treatments can be booked through reception.
Catering
Ristorante National, an Italian restaurant in the spirit of a trattoria, runs from rue Réaumur through to the hotel patio. The cocktail menu is by Oscar Quagliarini. La Galerie has its own independent kitchen. The events page does not list menus, so ask the events team what food and drink they propose for your format.
History and setting
The hotel occupies a building behind Haussmann-era facades. Designer Raphael Navot reworked the interiors, setting the nineteenth-century architecture against contemporary hotel design. The hotel belongs to La Clé Group. The Musée des Arts et Métiers, which gives the neighborhood its name, is close by.
Getting there
The address is 243 rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris. The Arts et Métiers and Réaumur-Sébastopol metro stations are a few minutes away on foot, and the Marais, République and the Centre Pompidou are all within walking distance. Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord are a short taxi ride away for guests arriving by train.
