Marguerite de Valois - the famous Queen Margot, made famous as much by history and her marriage to Henri IV as by being played by Isabelle Adjani - took refuge here to escape the plague raging in Paris. Located at on the heights of Issy-les-MoulineauxFor many centuries, the site had a monastic vocation, housing a convent before becoming a retirement home for priests until 2015.
The Compagnie des Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice, the town of Hauts-de-Seine and the Accor group have joined forces to make this historic monument dating back to the 17th centurye century a contemporary boutique hotel, under the leadership of architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. New member of the collection MGalleryThe Domaine Reine Margot Paris Issy will open its doors this autumn, in October, completely transformed after four years of works. The addition of a new building with refined lines will make it possible to accommodate a large proportion of the 83 rooms and suites with a monastic design, in line with the peacefulness of the location.
As for the chapel, which has been preserved and restored, it is oriented from spirituals to spirits by creating a speakeasy-style rum bar where the MGallery brand can offer its customers one of its signature offers, a Memorable Moment, in this case mixology lessons. Jean-Pierre Micas, Provincial Superior of France, is not offended by this conversion, explaining at the signing ceremony in 2019 that this very important project would allow "MGallery to offer its customers a memorable moment, in this case mixology lessons". to revive this house, which was in danger of collapsing, in a fortunate way, since it was originally a training centre and now, thanks to the hotel, it is once again a training centre for top professionals" .
From large to small small seminars The hotel has three 25 m² meeting rooms, each equipped with screens and video-conferencing solutions, which can accommodate around ten people. The bar in the chapel, Le Monastic, is also available for more informal meetings.
Nestled in an estate of over 9,000m² containing a vast garden, The Domaine Reine Margot Paris Issy - MGallery Collection offers visiting professionals a haven of peace so close and so far from Paris. A bucolic address just one kilometre from the capital, where the orchard and vegetable garden enhance the dishes of the Marguerite 1606 bistronomic restaurant, served on the terrace in fine weather. With its lounge bar and spa with hammam, sauna and fitness room, this is a place to let go and relax.
