Former chapel converted into a hotel
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Practical information
Place of worship revisited, the Chapelle du Gésu has become a unique and incomparable hotel in the city center of Poitiers.
In Poitiers, this former Jesuit chapel built in 1852 has experienced a slightly unconventional journey. Barely twenty years after opening its doors, it was closed for worship!
The Vienne department used it to house its departmental archives for 50 years, until architect François Pin orchestrated a majestic transformation of the site, creating a restaurant and a hotel with unique charm in the center of the Poitiers city in 2012.
In the lower part of the nave and the choir of the neo-Gothic chapel, the preserved architectural structure hosts the reception, the bar, and the aptly named restaurant Les Archives - a nod to its former function - and its open kitchens.
New inclined columns support the hotel rooms located above the restaurant. White concrete columns, like the superb staircase leading to the floor where 50 rooms are decorated by Design by O. for the rest of the body and soul of contemporary travelers.
* Gesù is the Italian form of Jesus
In Poitiers, this former Jesuit chapel built in 1852 has experienced a slightly unconventional journey. Barely twenty years after opening its doors, it was closed for worship!
The Vienne department used it to house its departmental archives for 50 years, until architect François Pin orchestrated a majestic transformation of the site, creating a restaurant and a hotel with unique charm in the center of the Poitiers city in 2012.
In the lower part of the nave and the choir of the neo-Gothic chapel, the preserved architectural structure hosts the reception, the bar, and the aptly named restaurant Les Archives - a nod to its former function - and its open kitchens.
New inclined columns support the hotel rooms located above the restaurant. White concrete columns, like the superb staircase leading to the floor where 50 rooms are decorated by Design by O. for the rest of the body and soul of contemporary travelers.
* Gesù is the Italian form of Jesus
Mercure Poitiers Centre
14, rue Édouard-Grimaux
86000 Poitiers, France
Tel : +33 (0)5 49 50 50 60
Fax : +33 (0)5 49 50 95 73
From 104 EUR14, rue Édouard-Grimaux
86000 Poitiers, France
Tel : +33 (0)5 49 50 50 60
Fax : +33 (0)5 49 50 95 73
Pricing details
2021 rates, from €94 for a double room in the former chapel. Breakfast not included, €16.
✩ Classic Rooms (18m2), from €104
✩ Classic Rooms with terrace (20m2), from €118
✩ Superior Rooms in the former chapel (20m2), from €134
✩ Privilege Room from €139
✩ Privilege Room located in the Nave, from €179
✩ Suite located under the Bell Tower, from €179
✩ Suite in the former chapel (20m2), from €134
4* hotel with 50 rooms including 8 Prestige, 24/7 reception, bar, free Wi-Fi connection.
Public parking nearby.
The restaurant Les Archives is located in the lower part of the Nave.
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
Comments
In the city center, a few steps from the Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers and 20 minutes from the Futuroscope park and 5 minutes from the TGV station.
