As it celebrates its first birthday next month, the Grand Quartier is coming to the end of a chaotic year, to say the least. The yellow waistcoats movement, the transport strike and now an unprecedented health crisis: the hazing is proving tough for this newcomer to the Paris hotel scene. Fortunately, the new 10th arrondissement of Paris has a few trump cards up its sleeve to ride out the storm and dream of a brighter tomorrow. Starting with its location in the heart of an extremely dynamic arrondissement, and the relationships it has built up over the months with the local population, its entrepreneurs and its neighbours. Since its inauguration, the management of the Grand Quartier has been determined to win the loyalty of not only a clientele of business travellers or holidaymakers, but also to populate its different spaces with the people living or working around the former workshops. Hence the importance of decompartmentalising the different 'neighbourhoods' of the four-star establishment, between the hotel, the 'Galerie' - a cosy, designer space at the crossroads of the café, lobby and meeting area - and the hotel itself. coworking - the garden, the Shop and the Studios, the name given to the meeting rooms du Grand Quartier (77 m²). It's a time for mixing genres and uses, for opening up spaces to each other and to the city, which can be seen from the top of the building. rooftop.
The other argument for the Grand Quartier is based - now more than ever - on its ability to adapt to demand, opportunities and regulatory or economic constraints. The flexibility advocated by management from the outset has been put to the test. The Parisians went green and opted for the teleworking from other regions? A "Pied à terre" offer allows them to return on a recurring basis at a preferential rate. They can even leave their luggage behind, so they can make their next return trip with their hands in their pockets. Companies are looking for third places to limit the number of people in the office without confining employees to their homes? The beds are removed from certain rooms and they are transformed into offices, accessible for half a day or a day (55 euros). Access to the fitness area is also included in the price. Other developments are still in the pipeline, including more advanced functions of videoconferencing in the "Studios", still in this hybrid logic between accommodation and work space. As to how far this theory of evolution will go, the management of the Grand Quartier seems ready to explore all avenues to establish itself as a new Parisian epicentre. At a time when the hotel industry seems destined to reinvent itself in the face of the crisis, this healthy curiosity could well make the Grand Quartier a leading local HQ.
