Couvent Des Minimes in Lille, FR

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Couvent des Minimes

Location. Housed in a listed 17th-century convent building, the centrally located Couvent des Minimes, opened in 1990, faces onto a restored cobbled quayside 100 metres from Lille's largest park. The nearest airport is Lille Lesquin Airport (LIL), 12 kilometres from the hotel.
Hotel Features. The hotel has retained many historical features such as cloisters with vaulted ceilings and original red-brick walls. Framed pictures of the building's transformation are shown on the walls of the upper floors, while temporary exhibitions by contemporary painters and sculptors are displayed in the atrium. The hotel can accommodate up to 300 people in six air-conditioned meeting rooms; all are equipped with wireless Internet. A comprehensive range of packages and menus is offered for conferences, cocktail parties and weddings.

The marble-floored Couvent des Minimes atrium, bordered by original 17th-century vaulted cloisters, is the hub of hotel life. A hot and cold buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner are served here in the restaurant, and evening piano entertainment accompanies guests while they sample the bar's speciality cocktails and cigars.

Guestrooms. The four-storey Couvent des Minimes houses 83 guestrooms and suites, all of which are decorated in warm red, terracotta and peach tones with dark wood furnishings. Amenities include minibars, tea and coffee making facilities, high-speed and wireless Internet (surcharge) and satellite television. Marble bathrooms come with showers and tubs, bathrobes, hair dryers, and Gilchrist & Soames toiletries.

Expert Tip. Just outside the hotel, beyond the Deûle waterway, lies a tree-lined park comprising Squares Foch and Dutilleul. The park has neat lawns, red-brick walls, benches and a children's play area, and features statues of French war hero Marshal Foch and emblematic figure of the region P'tit Quinquin, a character from the famous nursery rhyme in the local dialect, Ch'ti.

Surrounding Area

CITY CENTER

Room Information - Couvent Des Minimes

Bed Type:  Short Description: Double room Long Description: One queen or twin beds. 14-30 square metres. Contemporary dark wood furnishings, burgundy carpet and printed fabrics in warm colours. Minibar, safe, high-speed and wireless Internet (surcharge), satellite television, desk. Marble bathroom with shower, tub, bathrobes, hair dryer and Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Bed Type:  Short Description: Suite Executive Long Description: One queen or twin beds. 24-30 square metres. Contemporary dark wood furnishings, burgundy carpet and printed fabrics in warm colours. Minibar, safe, high-speed and wireless Internet (surcharge), satellite television, desk. Marble bathroom with shower, tub, bathrobes, hair dryer and Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Bed Type:  Short Description: Winter Special offer Long Description: One double bed or two twin beds. Desk. High-speed Internet connection (surcharge). Cable/satellite TV with pay movies. Clock radio. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Hair dryer. Trouser press.  In-room safe.  Bed Type:  Short Description: Twin room Long Description: Two twin beds.  Desk. High-speed Internet connection (surcharge). Cable/satellite TV with pay movies. Clock radio. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Hair dryer. Trouser press.  In-room safe.

Property Information

Doorman/doorwoman
Limo/Town Car service available
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Tour assistance
24-hour front desk

Star rating: 4

Area Activities

Bois de Boulogne (park) - 150 metres
Vauban Citadel - 200 metres
Zoo - 250 metres
Palais Rihour (15th-century Gothic building) - 700 metres
Tourist Office - 700 metres
Printemps (department store) - 700 metres
Grand'Place (17th-century square) - 800 metres
Opera House - 800 metres
Vieille Bourse (17th-century Flemish stock exchange) - 800 metres
Palais des Beaux Arts (fine art museum) - 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Charles de Gaulle's birthplace (museum) - 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Natural History Museum - 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
Wazemmes Market - 2 kilometres (1.5 mile)
Euralille Shopping Centre - 2 kilometres (1.5 mile)
Grand Palais Convention Centre - 2 kilometres (1.5 miles)

Driving Directions - Couvent Des Minimes

Taxis are available from the airport. An hourly shuttle service runs from the airport to Lille Flandres and Lille Europe train stations. The Eurostar terminal (Lille Europe) is 1.5 kilometres from the Couvent des Minimes and can be reached by Metro - the nearest station is Rihour (line 1), 700 metres from the hotel.
Driving directions: From the airport take the A1, Lille Sud exit. Continue on Rue du Faubourg de Douai, turn right onto Boulevard Victor Hugo, left onto Boulevard Jean-Baptiste Lebas, left again onto Boulevard de la Liberté, right onto Rue de Tenremonde, left onto Square Dutilleul, which leads directly to Quai du Wault.