Case Study: Hotel Agora Saint Germain achieves HADOPI-compliant, cloud-managed reliable guest Wi-Fi with Cisco Meraki

Hotel Agora Saint Germain - Customer Case Study

Hotel Agora Saint Germain, a seven‑story boutique hotel in the heart of Paris managed by Cedric Sahuc, faced poor guest Wi‑Fi performance, no network visibility or control under a third‑party provider, and the need to comply with France’s strict HADOPI copyright rules. Sahuc wanted an affordable, easy‑to‑manage solution that provided guest security and branding (custom splash pages) while giving staff control over administrative systems.

Bouche Cousue implemented a Cisco Meraki cloud‑managed solution—MX70 Security & SD‑WAN gateway, Meraki wireless APs (802.11n), and Systems Manager—deployed in a single afternoon. Cisco Meraki’s smart load balancing between two DSL links improved uptime, Layer‑7 application traffic shaping and content filtering ensured HADOPI compliance, and multiple SSIDs with LAN isolation protected staff systems; a branded splash page promoted the hotel. The Meraki dashboard now notifies Sahuc within minutes of issues and enables remote fixes, guests no longer complain and can stream video, and the team can monitor both hotels centrally with site‑to‑site VPN planned.

Hotel Agora Saint Germain

Cedric Sahuc

Manager