Maison de la Recherche is a private mansion at 54 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, run by Prestige Sodexo. It is set up for day seminars, half-day workshops, board meetings, seated lunches and dinners, and cocktail receptions, for up to 200 guests when the whole house is privatized.
Seminars and company events
The house has three meeting rooms, all with natural daylight, spread over two levels: the ground floor and the garden level. The largest, the Salle des Colloques, measures 90 m² and seats 100 in theatre style, 70 in a conference layout, 56 at cabaret tables and 50 in classroom style. The Salon Bibliothèque, also 90 m², suits a group of 30 to 40. The Salle du Conseil, at 45 m², fits a committee of 12 to 30 depending on the layout.
The official offer is built around the day seminar and the half-day seminar, each with meals included. Rooms come with a video projector, a screen, a sound system with microphone, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a fibre-optic connection. The house also offers hybrid events with interactive and live-stream options, and a mixology workshop for team building.
Rooms and capacities
The Restaurant, about 100 m², is the fourth event space. It holds 80 seated guests or 100 standing. The Salle des Colloques takes 70 at a seated dinner and 100 for a cocktail. The Salon Bibliothèque takes 40 seated or 60 standing. The Salle du Conseil takes 30 seated or 40 standing. The venue states a maximum of 200 people for the house as a whole, which combines several spaces.
A terrace and a garden extend the reception areas. The house can be hired in full, so a company can keep every room for a single event.
Catering
Meals are prepared in-house in a creative kitchen, and the house can also work with an outside caterer. Formats include seated lunch or dinner and cocktail receptions with a drinks package. The standard cocktail format counts 20 pieces per guest, and other formats can be requested.
History and setting
The building is a hôtel particulier, a Parisian private mansion, that the operator presents as a long-standing meeting place for distinguished researchers. It sits in the district of embassies and ministries, a quiet part of the Left Bank close to Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Musée d'Orsay. For clients, the address works for senior-level meetings where a calm setting and discretion matter.
Getting there
The nearest metro stations are Rue du Bac, Varenne and Sèvres-Babylone, served by lines 10, 12 and 13. Buses 87 and 69 stop at Grenelle - Bellechasse and Bac - Babylone. Public car parks are located at Place Velpeau and at 9 quai Montalembert. The venue has no on-site accommodation, and hotels are within walking distance in the 6th and 7th arrondissements.
