Domaine de la Gressière hosts study days, off-site seminars, conventions, product launches and weddings for up to 200 guests. The venue is a three-star hotel in a 19th-century château and manor house, set in a 4-hectare park with a view over the Bay of Bourgneuf, at La Bernerie-en-Retz, about 45 km from Nantes.
Seminars and company events
The domaine lists study days, team-building days, sales meetings, road shows, training sessions, conventions, product and car launches, photo shoots, management seminars and full private hire. A dedicated sales manager builds each program and coordinates rooms, meals, accommodation and activities. Team-building activities are designed to order, on land or at sea.
Groups can work in four meeting rooms of 37 to 300 m², step out onto terraces that extend the rooms into the park, and take a coffee break under the trees. The heated outdoor pool, the sauna and massages give participants time off between sessions. The domaine also sets out a CSR policy for its events.
Weddings and receptions
Two reception spaces are offered. The Orangerie takes up to 200 guests for a cocktail or 150 for a seated dinner, and opens onto a double terrace. The dining room in the château seats 45 for a smaller meal. With 28 bedrooms, the domaine can lodge family and close friends on the night of the wedding. The managers handle the event from the first meeting to the day itself. Family meals, group receptions and Sunday brunches are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie is the main space, for up to 200 people standing or 150 seated. The meeting rooms include the Salle Deboisfoucault (50 m²) and the Salle Charette de Boisfoucault (100 m²), both with outdoor space in line with the room. The château dining room seats 45. The domaine does not publish a theater capacity for each room, so ask the sales team for the layout that fits your group.
Accommodation
The hotel has 28 rooms of 14 to 25 m², spread between the château and the manor house, with views of the sea or the park. For seminars, 23 rooms are offered, 13 of them twin, for up to 37 participants. All rooms have a private bathroom and free Wi-Fi. The hotel opens every day from May to September and from Tuesday to Saturday the rest of the year.
Catering
Meals are cooked on site by the restaurant L'Atelier, led by chef Jérémy Toiret, with a short menu of local and seasonal dishes. Le Salon, the domaine's cocktail bar, serves menu cocktails and custom creations, which suits an evening after a working day. Brunch is served on Sundays.
History and setting
According to the domaine, the hill once held an 11th-century fortress that watched over the Bay of Bourgneuf, later rebuilt in wood and destroyed by fire at the end of the 17th century. The present château was built in 1870 by Arthur de Charette de Boisfoucault in a style inspired by Louis XIV. The town of La Bernerie bought the property in 1985, restored two large ground-floor salons for official receptions, and has leased it as a hotel and restaurant since 1991. The park looks out to the island of Noirmoutier.
Getting there
The address is Rue de la Noue Fleurie, 44760 La Bernerie-en-Retz. La Bernerie station is 1 km away, about 50 minutes by regional train from Nantes. Nantes Atlantique airport is 40 km away, about 36 minutes by road. Pornic is 8 km away and Nantes city center about 50 minutes.
