The Abbaye de Talloires hosts seminars, receptions and weddings in a hotel built in a former abbey on the shore of Lake Annecy. Six event spaces take from 12 to 300 guests depending on the layout, and 37 bedrooms and suites house the group on site. The hotel is in Talloires-Montmin, a few minutes from Annecy.
Seminars and company events
The hotel publishes capacities for six spaces. The Salle Ermengarde, on the ground floor, measures 80 m² with daylight and takes 80 people theater style, 30 in classroom, 35 in a U shape and 50 at banquet tables. The Salon Aline, 45 m², suits 22 people. The Grande Galerie on the first floor covers 150 m² and takes 120 theater style. The Chapiteau, a 180 m² marquee, takes 160 theater style and 180 at banquet tables. Rooms are equipped with a projector, a screen, Wi-Fi, IT sockets and paperboards, with fibre internet. The hotel can reserve the spaces needed for a group, including meeting rooms, breakout spaces and outdoor areas.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding options include the terrace, the reception rooms, the piano bar, the Grande Galerie and several garden spaces. Civil or religious ceremonies, or exchanges of vows, can be held in the gardens facing the lake. The Chapiteau can be rented, and the kitchen prepares a cocktail, a wedding dinner and a brunch the next day. The site lists no wedding capacity, so ask for it with the brochure.
Rooms and capacities
Standing receptions reach 130 people in the Salle Ermengarde, 200 in the Chapiteau, 200 in the garden and 300 in the Grande Galerie. The bar, 50 m², takes 12 people theater style and 70 standing. The garden covers 150 m², with 100 theater style and 80 at banquet tables.
Accommodation
The hotel is four-star and has 37 bedrooms and suites, most arranged around the Grande Galerie in oak on two levels. Some face Lake Annecy and the bay of Talloires, others face the gardens. A 200 m² spa sits under the old roof beams and includes a fitness room.
Catering
Meetings can include a welcome breakfast, coffee breaks, snacks and lunch, from quick lunches to buffets, seated dinners and gala dinners. Meals are served in the reception rooms or on shaded terraces. The hotel also runs a gastronomic restaurant, a bistronomic table open at lunch in summer, a bar and a wine cellar.
History and setting
The site has a history of more than 1,000 years on the east shore of the lake, in the bay of Talloires. Current owners began writing the next chapter in 2018.
Getting there
The address is 2 chemin des Moines, Talloires-Montmin. The hotel is a few minutes from Annecy and next to the cycle path around the lake. Transfers from the train station or the airport can be arranged.
