Espace Beaulieu

What Espace Beaulieu does

Espace Beaulieu is a multi-service hospitality and events venue located at 145 rue de Saint-Genès in central Bordeaux, France, operating within a historic Art Deco cloister as part of the Maison Saint-Louis-Beaulieu. The venue is owned and operated by the Association Diocésaine de Bordeaux, a French association loi 1901 (non-profit) affiliated with the Diocese of Bordeaux, with no venture capital or private equity involvement. Espace Beaulieu offers five integrated service lines: nine configurable meeting and event rooms (41 m² to 152 m², capacities from 20 to 120 attendees), Restaurant Le Beau Lieu (traditional seasonal cuisine, 130 covers, open Mon-Fri), Cafétéria L'Instant Beaulieu (self-service), Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu (22 rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors), and Café du Cloître (tea room and café).

The business model is diversified across B2B and B2C revenue streams. Corporate clients book meeting rooms, seminars, and receptions through quote requests, with catering, audiovisual equipment, and accommodation available as integrated packages. Individual consumers reserve hotel rooms (€62–€80/night), restaurant tables (€17–€25 set menus), cafeteria meals (€11–€15.50), and café items through online forms or phone channels. Customer segments include local businesses, business travelers, tourists, families hosting private events, students from nearby Institut Pey Berland, and patients/visitors from the adjacent Institut Bergonié cancer institute. The venue is supported by 11 employees and operates Mon-Fri 8h–20h and Saturday mornings.

There is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, no app, no disclosed revenue figures, and no funding history. The core competitive differentiator is the physical venue itself — the unique Art Deco architectural heritage, the 1-hectare arboretum park, and the integrated one-stop service offering that competitors in Bordeaux cannot replicate. Marketing relies on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and the venue's own website. IT infrastructure is provided by minor third-party vendors (Planet Service for hosting, SPYRIT for website development).

Name

Espace Beaulieu

Legal name

Association Diocésaine de Bordeaux

Website

https://espacebeaulieu.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Espace Beaulieu is a multi-service hospitality and events venue in central Bordeaux, operated by the Diocese of Bordeaux's non-profit association. It offers meeting rooms, a 22-room hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, and café within a historic Art Deco cloister, serving corporate clients and individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue and Hospitality Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Food Service Contractors (722310), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Convention & Expo Complex Hotels (THAGALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC), Corporate Conference Center Hotels (THAGALAF), Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Corporate meeting spaces
• Hotel accommodation services
• Restaurant and cafeteria dining
• Hospitality and reception services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Meeting Room & Event Venue Rental: Revenue from renting meeting rooms, seminar spaces, and reception halls for corporate events, conferences, and private functions. Pricing varies by room size, configuration, and duration. Catering and technical equipment are additional revenue streams.
2. Hotel Accommodation: Revenue from 22-room hotel with nightly rates ranging from €62-€80 depending on room type. Additional revenue from breakfast (€7.50) and dinner (€14.50) services.
3. Restaurant Le Beau Lieu: Traditional restaurant serving lunch Mon-Fri, accommodating 130 guests. Revenue from à la carte menu items and set menus ranging from €17-€25.
4. Cafeteria L'Instant Beaulieu: Self-service cafeteria with daily rotating menu. Revenue from individual meal components at €11-€15.50 price points.
5. Café du Cloître: Tea room and café serving beverages and homemade pastries. Revenue from individual drink and pastry purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Espace Beaulieu is a multi-service hospitality and event venue located in an Art Deco cloister in central Bordeaux, France, operated by the Association Diocésaine de Bordeaux. The venue offers five integrated services: rental of 9 configurable meeting and event rooms (41 m² to 152 m², 20–120 guests), a 22-room hotel (Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu), a traditional 130-seat restaurant (Restaurant Le Beau Lieu), a self-service cafeteria (Cafétéria L'Instant Beaulieu), and a café-tea room (Le Café du Cloître). Catering, audiovisual equipment, and accommodation are bundled with event bookings as integrated packages.

Product overview

Espace Beaulieu is a multi-service hospitality and events venue operated by the Association Diocésaine de Bordeaux, located in an Art Deco cloister in Bordeaux. The venue operates as a unified offering of five interconnected services: Réunions, séminaires & réceptions (meeting room and event space rental, the core business with 9 configurable rooms from 41 m² to 152 m²), Restaurant Le Beau Lieu (traditional restaurant with seasonal cuisine), Cafétéria L'Instant Beaulieu (self-service cafeteria), Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu (22-room hotel), and Le Café du Cloître (café and tea room). Catering and meeting room services are offered as integrated packages, allowing event organizers to book rooms with full catering, accommodation, and audiovisual equipment through a unified request process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restaurant Le Beau Lieu: Traditional restaurant open Monday to Friday from 12h to 13h30, serving seasonal cuisine with local and organic products. Capacity of 130 people with views of cloister and garden. Opened September 2016.
• Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu
• Café du Cloître
• Cafétéria L'Instant Beaulieu

Products and services

• Réunions, séminaires & réceptions Rental of 9 configurable meeting rooms and event spaces ranging from 41 m² to 152 m², accommodating 20–120 guests depending on configuration. Suitable for meetings, seminars, conferences, training, congresses, company evenings, and team-building activities. Includes bundled catering options and audiovisual equipment (EPSON projectors, Logitech video conferencing).
• Restaurant Le Beau Lieu Traditional restaurant open Monday to Friday from 12h to 13h30, offering seasonal cuisine made from fresh, local, and organic products. Can accommodate 130 guests with views of the cloister and garden. Set menus priced from €17 to €25.
• Cafétéria L'Instant Beaulieu Self-service cafeteria where guests compose their own plate from a selection of appetizers, main courses (including vegetarian option), cheeses, and desserts. Indoor and outdoor seating available. Meal components priced from €11 to €15.50; coffee at €1. Reservation recommended from 6 people.
• Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu
• Le Café du Cloître

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Pullman Hotels & Resorts: Upscale French-origin hotel brand under Accor with properties featuring extensive meeting and event facilities. Represents the broader incumbent standard for conference hotels that Espace Beaulieu competes against at smaller scale.
• Relais & Châteaux: Collection of luxury heritage hotels and restaurants worldwide, many in historic French properties with private dining and event spaces. Closely analogous to Espace Beaulieu's heritage positioning and integrated F&B offering.
• Best Western France: Mid-scale hotel network in France offering standardized rooms, meeting spaces, and breakfast service. Provides a comparable, larger-scale benchmark for the lodging and small-meeting segment of Espace Beaulieu's business.

Direct peers

• Hôtel de Sèze & Spa: Boutique heritage hotel in central Bordeaux with event spaces. Competes with Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu for premium leisure and small corporate stays in historic Bordeaux settings.
• Novotel Bordeaux Centre: Centrally located chain hotel offering meeting rooms and restaurant. Comparable in service mix (lodging + meetings + F&B) to Espace Beaulieu, targeting similar corporate and event clientele in Bordeaux.
• Centre des Congrès Cité Mondiale: Conference and event venue in central Bordeaux offering modular meeting rooms and reception spaces. Overlaps with Espace Beaulieu's corporate event space rental in the same Bordeaux micro-market.
• Hôtel Burdigala Bordeaux - MGallery: Upscale Bordeaux hotel with meeting rooms, restaurant, and event spaces. Direct competitor for corporate clients seeking overnight stays with conference facilities in Bordeaux, though operating at larger scale than Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu.
• Mercure Bordeaux Château Chartrons: Mid-scale Bordeaux hotel with meeting rooms and on-site restaurant. Competes with Hôtel Saint-Louis-Beaulieu for corporate travelers and small seminars in the Bordeaux market.
• Palais des Congrès de Bordeaux: Bordeaux's primary purpose-built convention venue hosting conferences, exhibitions, and seminars. Directly comparable to Espace Beaulieu's MICE offering in the same city, but at significantly larger scale and without integrated lodging or F&B.

Emerging players

• Château La Chartreuse - Lestage: Independent heritage château venue hosting weddings, seminars, and corporate events in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Overlaps with Espace Beaulieu's private event and seminar offerings in the broader Bordeaux/Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/espacebeaulieu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/espace-beaulieu
• Instagraminstagram.com/espacebeaulieu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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