Hôtel Belle-Isle sur Risle can host a study day for 40 people, a residential seminar for 60 sleeping on site, or a wedding reception for up to 120 guests across five connecting rooms. The hotel occupies a manor built in 1856 on an island in the Risle river, at Pont-Audemer in Normandy, with 28 bedrooms and a wooded park of about two and a half hectares.
Seminars and company events
The hotel runs study days, residential seminars and team retreats. A study day uses three rooms and takes up to 40 people in theatre or U-shape layouts. A residential seminar takes up to 60 people sharing double, twin or triple rooms, and up to 120 when the hotel books partner establishments nearby and runs a shuttle. Residential packages include a gastronomic dinner. Between sessions, participants can use the spa and pool on the same terms as hotel guests, and the island offers bike and kayak hire.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and vins d'honneur take place regularly. The five connecting rooms take family meals, christenings and communions from 6 to 120 guests. The hotel can arrange a pianist, a DJ, fireworks or an arrival by helicopter. The park and its old trees give space for photographs and outdoor drinks in fine weather.
Rooms and capacities
The Salon takes 8 to 18 people and suits a board meeting or a small working group. The Salon véranda takes 20 to 28. The Grande salle takes 20 to 60 and is the room for a plenary session or a seated dinner. Opened together, the five connecting rooms reach 120. Exact capacities depend on the layout requested.
Accommodation
The hotel has 28 double rooms and apartments. For larger groups, rooms can be added in nearby hotels with a shuttle service. Guests have use of an indoor jet pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, a hammam, a massage room and a heated outdoor pool in season.
Catering
The restaurant holds the Maître Restaurateur title. Chef Filippo Muccioli cooks homemade dishes from fresh produce, prepared to order. A wine list is available, and menus change with the seasons.
History and setting
The Manoir de l'Isle was built in 1856 for the family of Arthur Petit, who owned the cotton mill nearby. His granddaughter Claire married Édouard André, the landscape architect known well beyond France, who designed the park. The German army requisitioned the house during the Second World War, and the André family took it back in 1945 before selling it a few years later. It became a four-star hotel in 1987, and the orangery was added in 2009.
Getting there
The hotel stands at 112 route de Rouen in Pont-Audemer, about 20 minutes from Honfleur and under 90 minutes by road from Paris. Free parking is available on site.
