Athènes Services is a conference center at 8 rue d'Athènes, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, close to Gare Saint-Lazare. It has three rooms and an event space: the Bourgogne auditorium for up to 200 people, the Champagne room for up to 50, the Bretagne room for up to 18 and the Île-de-France space for welcome and receptions. It is built for colloquia, seminars, congresses, conferences, training days and annual general meetings.
Seminars and company events
The Bourgogne auditorium covers 300 m² and seats up to 200 people. It is equipped with two projection screens, a data projector, a paperboard, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and sound and lighting technical support. Simultaneous interpretation booths are available, which matters for an international general meeting or a congress. A technician can be provided. The centre also lists a hostess, a butler, a cloakroom and valet parking as additional services. The operator says it has served more than 1,500 clients over more than 15 years, and the testimonials it quotes praise the service and the venue's fit for training days.
Weddings and receptions
Athènes Services does not present weddings. It does host receptions around a conference. The Île-de-France space is intended for welcome, receptions, cocktails and buffets, can be partitioned for private functions and opens to a tree-planted yard. The Champagne room is also described as ideal for receptions.
Rooms and capacities
The Bourgogne auditorium covers 300 m² and holds up to 200 people. The Champagne room covers 70 m², holds up to 50 and opens to a tree-planted yard, with air conditioning and a data projector and motorized screen. The Bretagne room covers 35 m² and holds 18 people (the home page says up to 20). It has a data projector and motorized screen, a paperboard and a whiteboard, and it opens to a courtyard. The Île-de-France event space has no stated capacity. All rooms have Wi-Fi and very high bandwidth internet access, and the tables come with arm chairs.
Catering
Catering is organized around the day of the conference. Welcome breakfast and pastries, coffee breaks and refreshments are available on site. For lunch, the operator offers meal trays, a buffet or cocktail with a butler, or lunch outside at partner brasseries and traditional restaurants. Meals can be taken in the reserved event spaces or in a more informal way on the patio.
History and setting
The center sits on a street in the Nouvelle Athènes area, between Saint-Lazare and the Opera district. The operator describes the venue as exceptional and central, and it has built a regular base of clients who come back for training days. It points to the patio and to two rooms that open to a yard as its main setting assets.
Getting there
The address is 8 rue d'Athènes, 75009 Paris. The center is close to the Saint-Lazare mainline train station and less than 300 meters from a metro station. The operator can be reached at +33 1 44 53 15 15.
