Domaine de Barive hosts residential seminars, study days, executive committees, product launches and weddings. Indoor rooms take up to 140 people for a study day, and weddings reach up to 350 guests depending on the layout, with marquees possible outdoors. La Demeure is a four-star hotel of 21 rooms and suites, and Le Prieuré, 3 km away on the estate, adds five guest rooms. The estate is at Sainte-Preuve, in the Aisne, 45 minutes from Reims and 1 hour 45 minutes from Paris.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells residential seminars, study days and training, board and executive committee meetings, company conventions, product launches and team-building. The largest room, Ray Charles, covers 130 square meters and seats 140 in theater layout, 72 in classroom or 50 in a U-shape. The Sous-Commission room seats 40 in theater layout, and two smaller lounges suit breakout groups.
Rooms have screens or video projectors, and the estate lists wifi, a sound system, wireless microphones, a lectern, a stage, lighting, all-day coffee breaks and a technician on request. Rooms are air-conditioned and accessible to guests with reduced mobility. A residential seminar includes access to the spa.
Team-building options include Champagne tasting classes, a five-senses rally in Champagne, a murder party, quad or off-road scooter rides, a 2CV rally and archery.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private parties are sold turnkey, with full coordination by the estate's team. Formats include a wine reception, a cocktail lunch or dinner with food stations, a buffet or a seated meal. The estate's own teams handle catering. Several rooms and outdoor spaces can be combined, and the estate can be hired exclusively. Guests can stay at La Demeure or at Le Prieuré.
Rooms and capacities
Ray Charles: 130 square meters, 140 in theater layout, 72 in classroom, 50 in a U-shape. La Sous-Commission: 50 square meters, 40 in theater layout, 30 in classroom, 26 in a U-shape. Salon Orange: 40 square meters, 30 in theater layout, 18 in a U-shape. Salon Cheminée: 40 square meters, 25 in theater layout, 20 in a U-shape. Le Prieuré, 3 km from the main house, has a room of 90 square meters for 80 in theater layout, 60 in classroom or 45 in a U-shape.
Accommodation
La Demeure has 21 rooms and suites, from Classique rooms of 18 square meters to the Suite Royale Barive and a two-bedroom apartment for up to six. Two rooms on the garden level are adapted for reduced mobility. Le Prieuré has five guest rooms in the countryside, with an outdoor pool heated in season and an outdoor hot tub. Hotel guests have free access to the heated indoor pool, the sauna and the fitness room.
Catering
Les Épicuriens is the estate's gourmet restaurant, led by chef Alexandre Perlot. It overlooks the park and its weeping willow and bamboo grove. The cellar holds more than 650 wines, including 120 Champagnes. The restaurant is open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. For seminars and weddings, catering is provided by the estate's own teams.
History and setting
The estate sits in a wooded park with a formal French garden, in open country north of the Champagne vineyards. Spa Transparence offers a heated indoor pool, a sauna, two outdoor hot tubs and treatment rooms. Domaine de Barive belongs to the Les Maisons Privées group.
Getting there
By road, Sainte-Preuve is 30 minutes from Laon, 45 minutes from Reims and Soissons, and 1 hour 45 minutes from Paris and Lille. From Paris, take the A4 toward Reims, then the A26 toward Laon (exit 13), the D1044, D967 and D18. Free outdoor parking has paid charging points.
