Seminars, study days, business cocktails, family meals and wedding receptions for up to 100 seated or 150 standing guests can be organized at the Grand Hôtel de Solesmes. The hotel and restaurant stands on place Dom Guéranger in Solesmes, a village in the Sarthe, opposite the Abbey of Saint-Pierre.
Seminars and company events
Six rooms, from 20 to 300 square meters, take everything from a board meeting for 14 to a plenary session for 100. The rooms have daylight, a video projector, a screen, a flipchart and free Wi-Fi. The team prepares tailored packages and handles the logistics so a group can focus on its agenda. With 27 rooms upstairs and a restaurant on the ground floor, a two-day seminar can run without leaving the building.
Weddings and receptions
The event form lists weddings, birthdays and exhibitions alongside seminars. The hotel prepares vin d'honneur receptions with small refined dishes, cocktails, birthday dinners and family gatherings, as well as discreet receptions after a funeral. The largest room takes 150 guests for a standing reception.
Rooms and capacities
Salle 1, 150 square meters, takes 100 theater style, 36 in a U-shape or classroom, 30 around a table and 150 for a cocktail. The Craft room, 300 square meters, takes 80 in assembly style, 40 classroom, 30 in a U-shape and 25 around a table. The Vestibulum, 60 square meters, holds 50 in assembly style, 30 in a U-shape, 40 for a cocktail and 20 at a table. The Asnières room, 42 square meters, seats 30 theater style or 14 in a U-shape, classroom or board layout, and takes 40 standing. The Juigné room, 30 square meters, seats 25 theater style or 14 classroom or at a table, and takes 30 standing. The Gastines room, 20 square meters, is a boardroom for 14.
Accommodation
The hotel has 27 rooms on two floors, including 2 suites and 3 suites adapted for guests with reduced mobility. Comfort and superior rooms measure 24 square meters and the junior suites 45 square meters, all with a balcony over the village. Rooms have a desk, a minibar, a safe and free Wi-Fi. A continental breakfast buffet is served in the restaurant, and reception is open from 6:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Catering
The restaurant cooks with fresh produce from local suppliers, and the menu changes with the seasons. Guests eat in the dining room or, in good weather, on a shaded terrace among the greenery. The bar is open through the day for coffee or an aperitif. For events, the kitchen prepares cocktail food, receptions and family meals.
History and setting
The hotel is a family house run by the Jaquet family, who also own the Domaine de Rochevilaine in Brittany. It faces the Abbey of Saint-Pierre, a Benedictine monastery known for Gregorian chant, and the bells of the village's three churches mark the hours. Solesmes lies on the Sarthe river, a few minutes from Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
Getting there
Sablé-sur-Sarthe station is 3 km away, with TGV trains reaching Paris Montparnasse in about 1 hour 15 minutes. By car, the A11 motorway between Paris and Nantes has an exit at junction 10, Sablé and Laval. The airports of Rennes and Tours are about 1 hour 35 minutes away and Nantes about 1 hour 40 minutes. Parking is free and locked at night.
