Château Jeanne & the Forest hosts residential seminars, conventions, meetings, gala evenings and weddings for 10 to 280 people, with 21 meeting rooms and 119 rooms and suites on site. The four-star hotel, formerly known as Château de Montvillargenne, stands in a 6-hectare park at Gouvieux, a few minutes from the Château de Chantilly, less than 35 kilometers from Paris and 25 minutes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.
Seminars and company events
The hotel keeps meetings, meals, accommodation and activities in one place. Its 21 meeting rooms range from 15 to 240 square meters, can be combined, and have daylight. The largest, the Immersive Room, is a high-tech congress room fitted with the latest audiovisual systems. A dedicated events team handles each booking from contract to departure. Team-building options with partner companies include mountain biking, dragon boat racing, a Chantilly cream workshop, a 2CV rally, a château escape game and DJ evenings. Groups can also book horse riding, bike rides, a visit of the Domaine de Chantilly or a day at the Chantilly races. The hotel holds the Clef Verte environmental label.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells turnkey weddings, from the ceremony to the reception and the decoration. Religious or civil-style ceremonies can be held at the Rotonde, near the rose garden. Receptions use the Yacht Club, the Ballroom and the Private Club. A cocktail opens the evening, followed by a served dinner. Guests can stay in the hotel's 119 rooms and suites, so the celebration continues to the next day. A wedding brochure with menus is available from the hotel, and it also hosts birthdays and other private events.
Rooms and capacities
The Immersive Room covers 240 square meters and takes 280 in theatre, 160 for a cocktail, 120 in classroom, 90 in cabaret and 60 in a U-shape. Other rooms include Ballroom 1 (132 square meters), Ballroom 2 (117), the Yacht Club (134), Les Boisés (163), Les Rez de Jardin (277), the Work Lounge (118), the Social Club (133), the Council Room (47), the Private Club (41), four Château salons, five Lofts from 15 square meters and three Home Office rooms. Ask the events team for each room's capacity in your layout.
Accommodation
The hotel has 119 rooms and suites, most overlooking the gardens. For groups, it can sleep 119 people in single occupancy, 222 in twin or double, and up to 243 in total. Leisure facilities include a health club with an indoor heated pool, sauna, hammam, herbal tea room, fitness and yoga room, and treatments by Codage Paris. There is also a tennis court, bikes, table tennis, billiards and a Kids Club open on weekends.
Catering
The Social Club restaurants serve seasonal cooking, with a south-facing terrace over the Italian-style gardens. Le Comptoir de Jeanne offers a buffet on Friday and Saturday evenings, and a brunch is served on Sundays. The Social Bar is the château's cocktail bar. For events, the hotel offers several dining areas, including private historic rooms.
History and setting
The château was built in the last century by the Rothschild family in Anglo-Norman style, and the hotel describes it as the largest château hotel in France. Its park, known as the Three Forests, combines the Enchanted Forest, the Cui-cui Forest and a baroque garden, with century-old trees. The hotel is part of the 369° Hôtels et Maisons collection.
Getting there
The address is 2 Avenue François-Mathet, 60270 Gouvieux. Chantilly-Gouvieux station is 5 minutes away by car, and Orry-la-Ville RER station 15 minutes. By road from Paris, take the A1 north, exit 7 Survilliers-Chantilly, then follow Chantilly and Gouvieux.
