The Royal Hainaut Spa & Resort Hôtel hosts seminars, study days, board meetings and cocktail receptions for up to 300 people, and weddings and private receptions, in a restored 18th-century hospital in Valenciennes. The 4-star hotel has 79 bedrooms and suites, two restaurants, bars and a spa.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents the building as a venue for professional events in northern France: a training day, a management committee, a cocktail for up to 300 people, a residential seminar or a study day. It describes 15,000 square meters of space. The offer includes dedicated support from the first idea to the day itself, and team-building activities such as escape games, collaborative challenges, culinary workshops, tastings, team Olympics, wellness activities and spa treatments. The team also invites MICE projects.
The location sits at the center of the Lille, Paris and Brussels triangle, and the hotel says it is easy to reach by car, plane or train.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings, birthdays, family celebrations and christenings, for intimate groups or large guest lists. The team supports the preparation: advice, menus with the chef and the running order. The hotel is not open to an outside caterer, and the chef can prepare a tasting menu to help the couple choose. Evenings end at 1 a.m. for the comfort of guests in the bedrooms, and one more hour is possible as an option. A wedding brochure is available on the site.
Rooms and capacities
The official pages name several event spaces without giving a capacity for each. La Chapelle hosts shows and market events, La Place Royale is used for the Royal Market, and La Verrière hosts live evenings and the New Year party. The restaurants La Galerie and La Storia also host private evenings. The largest group stated is 300 people for a cocktail. Ask the team for the layout plan and the figures for each space.
Accommodation
The hotel has 79 bedrooms: 42 suites and 37 rooms, from 29 to 120 square meters, including one accessible room. They are decorated in a baroque style that sits alongside the blue stone of the building. The Royal and Presidential suites are described as full apartments. A group can combine a meeting or a wedding with overnight stays in the same building.
Catering
Two restaurants operate on site. La Galerie is a traditional brasserie and La Storia an Italian restaurant, with a lounge bar, the Atrium Bar, and the Bar Royal. Weddings are not open to an outside caterer, and the chef builds the menu with the client.
History and setting
The building was the Hôpital général of Valenciennes, built in the 18th century, then fully renovated. It is a neoclassical building with large volumes and modern equipment, and the hotel calls itself a museum hotel. A spa with a large heated pool under vaults, a hammam, a sauna and a fitness room is on site for groups.
Getting there
The address is 6 Place de l'Hôpital Général, 59300 Valenciennes. The hotel sits in the center of the Lille, Paris and Brussels triangle.
