Le Couvent hosts day and residential seminars for up to 20 participants in a 70-square-meter room, with lodging for groups of up to 60 people on site. The hotel, hostel, restaurant and bar occupies a 17th-century former convent at 31 rue du 4 Septembre, in the center of Carcassonne, in the Aude department.
Seminars and company events
The seminar room is called Gugu & Yaya. It covers 70 square meters and takes 20 people in a meeting layout, a U-shape or theatre style. Equipment includes Wi-Fi, notepads and pens, a sound system, a video projector, a flipchart, DJ equipment and air conditioning.
Seminars run by the day or as residential stays. The team helps organise the program, and the same building covers meals, breaks, cocktails and evening drinks. After the working day, the group can move to the wine bar or the rooftop. The capacity for other event formats is given on request.
The format suits a team of 10 to 20 people who want to work, eat and sleep in one place in the city center, with the medieval Cité a few minutes away for an afternoon visit.
Rooms and capacities
- Gugu & Yaya seminar room: 70 square meters, 20 people in meeting, U-shape or theatre layout.
- Restaurant and bar: tapas and sharing plates, open to hotel guests and locals.
- Cloister: used as a seating area for the bar and restaurant.
- Rooftop: cocktail bar and terrace for evening drinks.
Accommodation
Le Couvent takes groups from 10 people and has up to 60 beds. Shared rooms hold 4 to 8 beds, with 120 by 180 cm mattresses and reading lights at each bed. Premium rooms take 2 to 4 people, cover 20 to 45 square meters and have a private bathroom, a queen-size bed and a television; they suit trainers, managers or small groups. A dormitory can also be privatised for groups of 6 to 60 people.
Rooms are air-conditioned and Wi-Fi is free. Breakfast is available as an option. The team speaks several languages and arrivals are possible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hotel welcomes schools, associations, sports clubs, companies and travel agencies.
Catering
The restaurant serves homemade tapas and sharing plates created by the chef with fresh, local produce. The wine list holds more than 40 local and regional references, served by the glass, the bottle or the magnum. The bar is open every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the tapas restaurant runs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. For a seminar, the restaurant can provide lunches, dinners, breaks or cocktails.
History and setting
The building is a former 17th-century convent that keeps its original cloister, arcades and vaulted ceilings. It now works as a meeting place for travellers and residents of Carcassonne, mixing hotel rooms, dormitories, a restaurant, a bar and a wine cellar under one roof. The medieval Cité and the Canal du Midi are a few minutes away.
Getting there
Carcassonne station is 200 meters from the hotel, close to the main roads into the city. The address is 31 rue du 4 Septembre, 11000 Carcassonne. The medieval Cité, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a short trip across the river.
