OKKO HOTELS Paris Gare de l’Est, a 4-star hotel at 30A rue d’Alsace in Paris 10th arrondissement, hosts meetings, study days and residential seminars for up to 46 people in theatre layout or 49 at a standing cocktail. It has three meeting rooms with natural light, a Club with a bar that can be partly privatized, and 170 bedrooms for the group.
Seminars and company events
The hotel organises residential seminars, study days, meetings, conferences, team-building days, breakfasts and team evenings. Its team proposes catering formulas and side activities, and the group can stay in the same building for the whole event. A request form lets organisers state the type of event, the dates and the number of bedrooms.
For team building the hotel suggests outings such as a Seine cruise, a food walk along the Canal Saint-Martin, a visit of Montmartre, a perfume-making workshop with a Paris perfumer or a visit of the Louvre.
Rooms and capacities
The three meeting rooms are modular and have daylight. They are equipped with a video projector, a classic or digital paperboard, ClickShare and high-speed wifi. Hot drinks and water are included.
Étoile du nord and Flèche d’or can be joined into one room of 55 m². Joined, they take 49 people at a cocktail, 46 in theatre layout, 24 in a U shape, 24 in classroom layout and 26 in a rectangle. Étoile du nord alone measures 22 m² for 12 at a cocktail, 10 in theatre, 6 in a U or classroom and 8 in a rectangle. Flèche d’or measures 33 m² and takes 18 at a cocktail or in theatre, 12 in a U or classroom and 14 in a rectangle. The Train bleu room has the same size and capacities as the Flèche d’or.
The Club and its bar form a further space. It can be partly privatized for meetings, lunches and after-work events.
Accommodation
The hotel has 170 bedrooms on three levels, including 40 twin rooms. Rooms were designed by Studio Catoir and measure about 17 m² for one or two guests. Services included in the stay are the Club open around the clock, wifi throughout, a fitness area open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and snacking with local products.
Catering
Three catering formulas are offered. A plated or seated buffet formula suits lunches and dinners. A standing cocktail formula also suits lunches and dinners. A standing aperitif formula suits after-work events.
History and setting
The hotel is the first of the group in central Paris and sits along platform 2 of Gare de l’Est. Its roof carries a public garden of 2,600 m² that belongs to the City of Paris. The Buttes-Chaumont, Belleville, the Grands Boulevards and République are each within about twenty minutes on foot.
Getting there
The hotel is directly beside Gare de l’Est, with access opposite 23 rue d’Alsace, at the bottom of the stairs. Gare du Nord is five minutes away on foot, so groups arriving by train from across Europe reach it without a transfer. A car park is available five minutes from the hotel.
