Villa Gabriel hosts committee meetings, training sessions, conferences, brainstorming workshops and cocktails, for groups from about ten people to 150 guests outdoors. Five indoor spaces cover 150 m² in total and the outdoor areas cover more than 300 m². The villa stands at 18 bis rue Molitor, in the Auteuil-Molitor district of the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Seminars and company events
The villa is set up for working days. Every room comes with a TV, wifi, a sound system, air conditioning, a projector, a flip chart, brainstorming materials and office supplies, and the rooms are non-smoking and accessible to guests with reduced mobility. A concierge service welcomes participants, runs the cloakroom, keeps hot drinks, filtered water and snacks available all day, and hands out notebooks. A dedicated organizer prepares each event with the client beforehand.
Beyond room hire, the team can add facilitators trained in Agile methods and collaborative sprints, for a full or half day. Team-building options include seated massage and meditation, yoga sessions of 20 to 60 minutes, and plant workshops such as kokedama and terrarium making. The villa also offers full private hire of all its rental spaces. Client testimonials on the site come from companies such as Hermès, Netflix, M6, Groupama and the OECD.
Rooms and capacities
Jardin d'Hiver is a 35 m² air-conditioned glass room in 19th-century style, decorated with allegories of the Arts. It takes 16 people in a meeting layout and 24 in conference style, and a door leads to the inner courtyard. Urania, 32 m², takes 12 to 22 people depending on the layout, and a lift gives step-free access from outside. Ginkgo is a bright room with gold tones for 12 to 22 people. It opens onto the other rooms and the lounge, so a group can split off or take a break without leaving the floor.
Jade is the combination of Ginkgo and Urania, separated by a glass door. Together they cover 64 m² and take 24 in a meeting layout, 40 in conference style and 60 for a cocktail or a presentation breakfast. The Salon des Années 30 is a 25 m² Art Deco lounge with a period zinc bar, used for coffee breaks or a cocktail of 15. A TV hidden in the bar mirror can show slides or videos. It is booked together with another room.
The outdoor areas cover more than 300 m² and can be arranged for team-building, petanque, table tennis or a cocktail of up to 150 guests. Outdoor hire is quoted on request only.
Catering
The team organizes catering to the client's choice and handles the order, delivery and table service. Options include a breakfast package, a quick lunch for short breaks, and tailored lunch trays or buffets. Menus are sent at booking.
History and setting
The building dates from 1881, when southern Auteuil was still a rural, wine-growing area that drew Parisian families away from Haussmann's building works. A wealthy industrialist linked to a brickworks in Issy-les-Moulineaux built the villa and its annexes. In the early 20th century it became the Cours Chantal, a school for girls, and later housed private companies, among them the record company EMI. AREFIM bought the building in 2018 and renovated it fully, and the tenant company Vertigo now runs the rooms. Each room has its own style, mixing modern decor with Art Deco furniture, and the villa also hosts art exhibitions.
Getting there
Metro line 10 stops at Église d'Auteuil and Chardon-Lagache, and line 9 at Michel-Ange Molitor and Michel-Ange Auteuil. Buses 62 and 52 stop at Michel-Ange Auteuil and Chardon-Lagache Molitor, and the 22 stops five to ten minutes away on foot. By car, the villa is reached from the N12.
