Château les Merles hosts seminars for groups of up to 120 people and weddings with a dinner for up to 100 guests. The estate has three meeting rooms, a four-star hotel of 15 rooms, five villas along the golf course and a gourmet restaurant in the former barn. Around 60 guests can sleep on site. The 17th-century château stands at Tuilières, in Mouleydier, in the Périgord Pourpre area of Dordogne, about 15 km from Bergerac.
Seminars and company events
The team has organized seminars for more than ten years and welcomes groups of any size up to 120 people. The three meeting rooms range from a small room for up to 15 people to a large room for up to 120. All rooms have wifi, a video projector and a flip chart. Each seminar is quoted to the client's program, with breakfast, lunch and dinner at the restaurant.
Activities on the estate include the golf course and golf lessons, two pools, tennis lessons, wine tastings and cooking classes. Nearby, the team suggests bike circuits, canoeing on the Dordogne, running routes, prehistoric caves such as Lascaux, medieval castles, gardens, vineyards and local markets.
Weddings and receptions
The estate can be hired for a wedding from ceremony to party. The ceremony and the drinks take place in the park, the cocktail on the terrace, and the dinner seats up to 100 guests. A separate room is used for the evening party. The team covers housekeeping, service, cooking, flowers and photography, and the site describes multi-day weddings with a brunch the next day. For larger guest lists, the château works with other places to stay near the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The site publishes two room figures: a small meeting room for up to 15 people and a large room for up to 120. The third room sits between the two; its capacity is not published. For weddings, the dinner seats up to 100, the park hosts the ceremony and drinks, and a room is set aside for dancing.
Accommodation
The four-star hotel has 15 rooms: double rooms, deluxe doubles, premium rooms, suites and an apartment. Five villas for six to eight people line the golf course, some with a private pool. The seminar page states 30 guests in the château and 32 in the villas, and the wedding page states more than 65 guests on site. The villas are not part of the hotel's star rating.
Catering
Les Merles restaurant is set in the château's former barn and is led by chef Max Ouf. The menu follows the seasons and uses produce from Périgord. Meals are served in the courtyard by candlelight or by the large fireplace. The restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner and is listed in the Gault & Millau guide. For a seminar, the restaurant covers breakfast, lunch and dinner.
History and setting
The château dates from the 17th century and sits in a park of more than 20 hectares in the Périgord Pourpre, among vineyards and woods above the Dordogne. The 9-hole, par 35 golf course runs 2,550 meters over gently rolling ground. A PGA professional gives lessons on site.
Getting there
The estate is about 15 km by car from Bergerac. Bergerac airport is the closest airport, which makes the venue practical for guests arriving from abroad. The address is Tuilières, 24520 Mouleydier, Dordogne.
