Back to the future. The 40-storey H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel, overlooking the Olympic Village and the Stade de France, is as much a part of the future of the beating heart of Paris 2024, the city of Saint-Denis, as it is a flashback to the 1970s. Back when Paris was dotted with high-rise buildings. Office towers in La Défense and Beaugrenelle, and accommodation towers in the XIII district of Paris.e and XIXe Others were dedicated to hotels, such as the Sheraton - now the Pullman Montparnasse - and the Concorde Lafayette, now the Hyatt Regency. And there were other large hotels that appeared during this period, all with between 750 and 1,000 rooms, all with a vast convention centre, some of which were wider than they were tall, such as Le Méridien Etoile and the former PLM Saint Jacques, which has since become the Marriott Paris Rive Gauche.
While the latter is currently being renovated and will only be accepting bookings from the beginning of September, the H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel will open its doors in September. from 10 JuneThis is because it shares with all its predecessors a common DNA in terms of form. It shares with all its predecessors a common DNA in terms of form - a tower from the 1970s, the Pleyel Tower, the tallest office tower in the 93 district - and shape, with one of the largest convention centres in the Paris region at its feet.
With this first hotel in France from the German H-Hotels group, organisers have found a new key venue in the Paris region, for corporate meetings as well as international conferences and trade shows. In addition to its 15 modular meeting rooms ranging from 26 m² to 526 m², the hotel's main attraction is its 1,180 m² pillarless plenary hall with an 8 m high ceiling, which can even accommodate vehicles thanks to its direct access to the outside. The result is a 10,000 m² MICE area.
With its own entrance, this convention centre also has a restaurant, Le Marché Pleyel, with more than 375 seats for seminar clients, as well as a private car park with 250 spaces. And to accommodate participants, the H4 Paris Pleyel hotel offers 697 rooms and suites divided into five categories, plus a two-bedroom presidential suite, with a contemporary decor combining herringbone parquet flooring and metallic finishes. Depending on the category, some of them also offer access to an Executive Lounge with views, located on the 26th floor.
" This is the biggest opening for 50 years in Paris and its suburbs, excluding the Disney destination.says a delighted Lars Hallier, General Manager of the hotel. The seminars business will play a major role in the hotel, with the possibility of hosting events of all sizes, from small meetings to privatisations. In fact, we have a number of great projects lined up from September onwards" . In addition to marketing the hotel under the Wyndham Grand brand, Lars Hallier plans to attract business events to the other side of the ring road through a strong argument: its location. " The hotel's location is a key factor, with line 13 and line 14 arriving in a few weeks at the foot of the complex, taking you to the centre of Paris in 10 minutes. And in the other direction, we are 15-20 minutes from Paris CDG, much less than hotels in central Paris. Not to mention, in the more distant future, the Grand Paris Express." explains the CEO of H4 Paris Pleyel.
As well as hosting professional events, the hotel is the focal point of a new business district set to boost the economic dynamism of Saint-Denis: the Business Resort Paris Pleyel. Although palm trees and white sand are not expected any time soon - or indeed are they - this project, supported by Financière des Quatre Rives, the owner of the hotel as well as the rest, has seen the construction of two office buildings, one U-shaped and encircling the tower, the Music Hall, and the other rising right next to it, the Maestro tower, which is currently being finished. The convention centre is part of this complex, taking over the first floors of the Music Hall, while its plenary hall is located under the garden of the Maestro tower.
With a total of 35,000 m² of office space, it was designed by architect Sretchko Markovic of Cabinet 163 Ateliers, who is also in charge of the metamorphosis of the Pleyel Tower, with its new dazzling white façade. As for the interior architecture, this has been entrusted to Axel Schoenert and focuses on three areas: the area's industrial pastIn the lobby, guests will find a pop-up store with a candy-pink design, a place for local artists chosen in collaboration with the beau9-3 association. In the lobby, guests will find a pop-up store with a candy-pink design, a place for local artists chosen in collaboration with the beau9-3 association to express themselves.
For their part, the hotel's restaurants evoke great music. On the ground floor, Le Pleyel, a brasserie-style restaurant, performs the classics of French cuisine with chef Laurent Legat at the piano. At the 2e and 3e On the upper floors, the Chopin and Petit Chopin will serve breakfast buffets, while the Petit Chopin room could also be used as an adjoining restaurant for events organised at the convention centre. In a second phase, the Petit Chopin restaurant could also take on a more gastronomic orientation.
As for the most spectacular offerings at the H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel, they can be found - or rather will be, as work is due to be completed in the coming months - at 40e and top floor. 129 m above the groundwith a swimming pool that the hotel manager likes to describe as "a real pleasure". the highest in France" . Just next door, guests can enjoy a unique view of Paris from The Stage skybar while enjoying a cocktail and fine cuisine.
Two floors below, in a large room of almost 200 m² with around forty machines, business travellers can keep fit by remembering that, just a few minutes away on foot, thousands of athletes will have sweated blood and water to win a precious medal or that the organisation of Paris 2024 had made the hotel one of its preferred venues for accommodating delegations, athletes and partners. The Olympic Games, which, according to Lars Hallier, offer " a spotlight on Saint-Denis as free marketing for the months and years ahead" .
