Les Lodges de Socrate can host residential seminars, study days, executive meetings, training sessions and team-building days in three meeting rooms of 57 to 77 square meters, with bedrooms, suites and serviced apartments on site. The contemporary hotel and aparthotel stands at Le Vaudreuil, next to Val-de-Reuil in Normandy, between Rouen and Évreux and about an hour from Paris by the A13.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells strategy seminars, team building, management meetings, training sessions, residential seminars and study days. It also hosts celebrations of a company success or a project launch. The concept draws on the philosopher Socrates and his method of asking questions, and each room carries a name tied to that idea of dialogue. The team proposes a room layout to match the size and format of each group.
Between sessions, the group can use a games room, a reading corner, a gym equipped with Matrix machines, massage rooms and a private sauna, as well as bicycles for hire to ride the green way a few meters from the hotel. The wellness area is reserved for hotel residents.
Rooms and capacities
Three meeting rooms are listed. Quesaco, about 77 square meters, is the largest; its name is a Provençal phrase meaning what is that, and it suits meetings, team building, classes or workshops. It has daylight, step-free access, reversible air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and equipment supplied on request. Agora, about 62 square meters, is named after the Athenian square where Socrates debated; it has a terrace and a video projector. Anacoluthe, about 57 square meters, takes its name from a figure of grammar. The hotel says the number of participants depends on the layout and does not publish capacities.
Accommodation
Bedrooms range from 17 to 55 square meters, each themed on cinema, literature, travel or the animal world. Cosy rooms of 17 square meters have a queen-size bed; Cosy Plus rooms of 26 square meters add a king-size bed and a desk; Deluxe rooms cover 26 square meters; Suites of 52 square meters have a super-king bed and a private sauna. For longer stays, 15 aparthotel units and 2 studios offer a kitchen, a lounge and a separate bedroom. Three rooms are adapted for guests with reduced mobility. A business overnight package includes dinner and breakfast. Check-in is from 4 p.m. and check-out at 11 a.m. Reception and concierge run around the clock.
Catering
The restaurant, La Table de Socrate, is run by chef Mathieu Martin de Monego, who trained in starred restaurants and cooks a seasonal bistro menu from fresh, local produce. It is open to non-residents, for lunch Tuesday to Saturday and dinner Monday to Saturday. Breakfast is served daily from 6:30 to 10 a.m., and a bar opens in the evening.
History and setting
The hotel opened recently in a park setting, with large bay windows facing the greenery, materials chosen with care and custom-made furniture. Free secure parking with electric charging points, a self-service laundry and a pressing service are available.
Getting there
The address is 1 rue Bernard Chédeville, 27100 Le Vaudreuil; the hotel recommends the Val-de-Reuil exit of the A13. Val-de-Reuil station is about 5 kilometers away, and Rouen Rive Droite station about 20 kilometers. Paris is about 107 kilometers by road and Versailles 98 kilometers. Rouen Vallée de Seine airport at Boos is 21 kilometers away, Deauville 95 kilometers, and the Paris airports less than 130 kilometers. The Normandy beaches are about an hour's drive.
