Le Pélican hosts seminars, general assemblies, product launches and receptions for groups from 8 to about 200 people, in a four-star hotel on the shore of Lake Annecy. Two modular plenary rooms, private terraces and a restaurant with a pool bar sit next to 100 bedrooms and suites, a short walk from the old town.
Seminars and company events
The hotel receives groups of 8 to 150 for seminars, assemblies and working meetings, and up to 180 to 200 participants for larger events. It has modular conference rooms, private terraces for coffee breaks and technical equipment, with a team that adapts each project. Two modular meeting rooms can be divided into up to five rooms in all, set theater style or school style. The seminar rooms carry 86-inch screens. A dedicated coordinator can add team building, cultural or sports activities. The facade can be used for light shows at the entrance for product launches, and reception areas and terraces can be dressed in a client's colors.
Weddings and receptions
The pool bar and the restaurant Ô Bon Bec, with terraces and glass roofs, offer 270 seats inside and outside. The hotel presents them for wedding cocktail receptions, communions, friendly gatherings and family celebrations. A page on family events covers private receptions.
Rooms and capacities
The salle plénière of 100 m² can be split into three smaller rooms. The salle plénière of 140 m² can be split into two. Capacities per layout are not published and depend on the arrangement chosen. The restaurant Ô Bon Bec seats 135 indoors and 80 outdoors. Bar, terraces, lounges, pool bar and restaurant can be reserved for a group.
Accommodation
The hotel counts 95 bedrooms and 6 suites, according to the home page, and offers up to 234 beds. The seminar page mentions 94 or 100 bedrooms including suites, so confirm the count. Categories range from classic to mezzanine rooms for four. Some rooms face the lake or the Visitation basilica, with balconies or terraces of up to 60 m². Guests have an outdoor heated pool and a spa called Cristal Spa.
Catering
The chef prepares business and prestige menus, aperitifs and themed buffets. Ô Bon Bec serves seasonal bistronomic cooking, Ô Bon Pain is the hotel bakery and Ô Cèdre is the terrace bar with live music.
History and setting
The main building dates from 1820 and housed the hospices of the former hospital. Architect Christian de Portzamparc renovated it, and a new hotel building was added next to it.
Getting there
The address is 20 rue des Marquisats, Annecy. Geneva airport is 30 minutes away, Lyon Saint-Exupéry 1 h 15, Annecy TGV station 10 minutes by taxi and Paris 3 h 30.
