Inauguration of Novotel Belleville: Accor strengthens its position in north-east Paris

Rather discreet in this sector of north-east Paris, the group Accor celebrated 5 April the inauguration of the Novotel Paris 20 Belleville. " The Belleville district is a new one for Accor - it's the first time we've set up a chain there - and yet the Accor group already has 400 hotels in the Paris region and 200 in Paris. "said Denis Sappey, the Group's COO for Southern Europe, at the event.

The four-star hotel took up residence at the end of November on the boulevard de Belleville. And it has clearly found its clientele, as the occupancy rate of the establishment (73%) is significantly higher than the Paris average, thanks in particular to a acceleration in activity since mid-February.

With a surface area of 4600 m²The Novotel Belleville is the result of the renovation of a former office building. 119 rooms. Their surface area (18 to 27 m²) has been optimised to meet the needs of business and leisure travellers, with a comfortable bathroom area. Special mention should be made of the rooms on the hotel's 6th and top floors, which have balconies or even terraces offering uninterrupted views of the district and beyond. A space fitness has also been integrated into the Novotel Belleville.

If the establishment does not have a meeting room as such, a 12m² space, which can be made private for half a day, is set up in the coworking under the banner Wojo. Ronan Sévellec, General Manager of the Novotel Paris Belleville, refers to it as a " quiet environment [which] makes it the ideal place to work, a place to relax and open up to the outside world "he adds. The opening was welcomed by the Mayor of the 20th arrondissement, who attended the inauguration on Tuesday. It is very much appreciated that this place is totally open to the neighbourhood, open to the residents. "notes Eric Pliez, who adds " Paris, the capital of tourism, now deserves to focus on raising the profile of the East. ". The Novotel Belleville and its Mozami restaurant, where business travellers and locals already live side by side, should help to raise the profile of the area.