Château Héloïse can host a study day, a residential seminar, an executive meeting, a business cocktail or a wedding, with up to 120 guests seated in its reception hall. The hotel occupies a château built in the 1890s at Mérélessart, in the Somme, between Amiens and the Bay of Somme. It has a plenary room, a seminar room, several salons, 14 bedrooms and a 2-hectare park.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells five seminar formats: a study day with room hire, breaks and lunch; a residential seminar with bedrooms, meals and use of the facilities; an executive seminar with exclusive use of the premises for strategy meetings; a business cocktail; and private evenings with entertainment. A tailored option covers other needs.
Two meeting rooms are equipped with a projector or an extra-large screen, Wi-Fi, flip charts and stationery. Wi-Fi covers the whole estate. Team building can draw on tastings, wine courses, sports and leisure on site. The hotel places itself within reach of Rouen, Paris and Lille, which suits teams travelling from several cities.
Weddings and receptions
The château is hired whole for weddings, with its 14 bedrooms included. The drinks reception uses four ground-floor salons and a 200 m² terrace over the park. The dinner takes place in the main reception hall, with up to 120 guests at round tables of eight and windows along the full length of the room. Dancing follows in a separate room with brick walls and restored stained glass. In the garden-level cellars, the couple can set up a games room, a gift room and a photo booth.
Two packages are offered. The Liberté package lets the couple set up the day before and clear the next day. The turnkey package covers preparation, installation and removal of the decoration, indoors and out, with a selection of trusted suppliers. Extra services include furniture and tableware hire and a next-day brunch. A keeper's house and dormitories sleep 40 more guests. Christenings, communions and birthdays are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall seats 120 at round tables. The other spaces include a plenary room and a seminar room, whose capacities are not published, several salons on the ground floor, the dance room, the cellars and the terrace.
Accommodation
The hotel has 14 rooms and suites rated at a four-star standard: 6 twin rooms and 8 double rooms, each with a private bathroom. The keeper's house and dormitories add 40 beds for weddings. Guests can use a spa and fitness room with a jacuzzi, massages on booking, a cinema room, a games room with billiards and table football, and the bar.
Catering
The hotel bar serves a seasonal menu of sharing boards, and continental breakfast is available. For seminars, the hotel offers set menus adapted to the event. For weddings, the couple works with the hotel's partner suppliers.
History and setting
The château was built in the 1890s for Isaïe Nicolas Niquet, a linen manufacturer at Mérélessart and a district councillor. German inscriptions found in the stables recall its requisition during the First World War. The Foulny family spent three years restoring it before opening the hotel, named after Héloïse Foulny, who runs it and leads the events team.
Getting there
The address is 267 rue Isaïe Niquet, 80490 Mérélessart. Amiens and the Bay of Somme are both within driving distance, and the hotel can organise local outings, vintage car hire and flights over the bay.
