Les Ailes, La Fondation Paris

La Fondation Paris, a hotel in the 17th arrondissement, rents meeting rooms, cocktail spaces and restaurants for seminars, private dinners and company receptions. Its two largest meeting rooms hold 60 people each, and its terrace takes 60 guests. Les Ailes is the restaurant on the 8th floor, with a bar and a view over the rooftops of Paris.

Seminars and company events The hotel presents three office-style rooms for working sessions. L'Atelier measures 80 square meters and holds up to 60 participants. La Galerie also measures 80 square meters and holds up to 60 for meetings, seminars and training sessions. Le Kiosque, at 39 square meters, sits on the roof terrace among the plants of the raised garden and holds up to 12 around a large central table. All three come with a large screen, high-speed Wi-Fi and furniture that can be rearranged.

This mix suits a two-track program: a plenary or workshop in one of the 60-person rooms, a steering committee in Le Kiosque, and a reception afterwards on the terrace or in a restaurant. Requests go to the events team of the hotel group, which builds a proposal for each project.

Weddings and receptions The official text does not describe weddings. It does describe private dinners, brand launches, cocktails and exhibitions, so a corporate or private reception is the safer reading of what is offered.

Rooms and capacities Beyond the three meeting rooms, the cocktail spaces are La Terrasse, Le Jardin suspendu and Le Hall. La Terrasse holds up to 60 guests with a mix of seated and standing areas, and a bar at its center. Le Jardin suspendu is the raised garden with views over the rooftops. Le Hall is the former car park ramp, kept in place, which the hotel offers for cocktails and exhibitions. The site gives no capacity for the garden or the hall, so ask for those figures.

Accommodation La Fondation is a hotel and sells rooms to travelers. The pages provided do not state how many bedrooms it has, so confirm the number and any group block when you send your request.

Catering Three restaurants can host groups. La Base is the ground-floor brasserie, open from 7:30 am, and the hotel suggests it for private lunches and dinners. Les Ailes, on the 8th floor, serves modern French cooking with seasonal products, plates to share and cocktails in a warm, intimate room, and is open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday. The rooftop on the 10th floor opens in the summer season and offers cocktails. The restaurants can be privatized for events.

History and setting The hotel mixes design, food, a roof garden and cultural programming in one building. The Hall keeps the ramp of a former car park, which gives the space an industrial look against the modern fittings of the hotel.

Getting there The address is 40 rue Legendre, in the Batignolles area of the 17th arrondissement. The hotel runs a spa and a sports club on site. Ask the events team for the best Metro and RER connections for your guests.