Seminars, company retreats, weddings and family gatherings can be organized here for groups from 10 to about 200 people, with outdoor receptions reaching 350 guests on the lawn. Les Maisons du Clair de la Plume is a group of six addresses in the historic village of Grignan, in the Drôme Provençale, all reachable on foot: two hotels, a gastronomic restaurant, a bistro, a Mediterranean garden and a wine bar on the village square.
Seminars and company events
The meeting offer is centered on La Ferme Chapouton, the four-star hotel and bistro a few steps from the original house. The group lists eight modular rooms from 23 to 200 m² across Le Clair de la Plume and La Ferme Chapouton, plus smaller breakout lounges. The largest is the veranda, 200 m², which faces Grignan castle, opens fully in good weather and holds up to 190 people theatre style.
All rooms have daylight and come equipped with a projector, a screen, a wireless microphone, a sound system, Wi-Fi and a flipchart. Layouts include U-shape, classroom, theatre, boardroom block, standing cocktail and banquet. Coffee breaks are served on a terrace or in a garden when the weather allows.
The team can add activities: wine tastings at the Café des Vignerons or with a winemaker, truffle hunting with a dog, nougat and lavender workshops, e-bikes, canoeing, horse riding, an escape game, a cooking contest or an orienteering course. Evenings can include a pétanque aperitif, a DJ, live music, a quiz or karaoke.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold a secular ceremony outdoors and the reception indoors or in the gardens. The Jardin Méditerranéen, sheltered and planted with olive trees and lavender, takes 100 guests for a ceremony and 200 for a cocktail, and can be privatized. At La Ferme Chapouton, the lawn takes 350 for a cocktail and 200 for a ceremony, and the esplanade 150 for a ceremony. The veranda seats 180 for dinner. Booking all 13 rooms of La Ferme Chapouton is required for an evening with dancing.
Rooms and capacities
For dinners: the veranda seats 180 (250 standing), the Salon Cheminée 45 (60 standing), the glass-roofed dining room of the gastronomic restaurant 40 (60 standing), the Ferme Chapouton terrace 60 and its inner courtyard 30. The garden of Le Clair de la Plume takes 50 for a cocktail.
Accommodation
There are 29 bedrooms, 27 of which can be set up as twins, for up to 73 guests: 16 rooms at Le Clair de la Plume and its Maison Privée, and 13 contemporary rooms at La Ferme Chapouton, which also has a heated pool. The Pavillon des Amoureux, a single room with its own terrace in the Mediterranean garden, suits a newly married couple. The houses have no elevator. Partner hotels near Grignan can house extra guests.
Catering
Three kitchens serve events. The gastronomic restaurant of Le Clair de la Plume holds one Michelin star, with a menu co-signed by Glenn Viel, and takes groups of up to 40. The bistro at La Ferme Chapouton serves seated meals, buffets and cocktails for up to 180. The Café des Vignerons is a wine bar with simple cooking. Vegetarian and allergen-free menus are offered.
History and setting
The houses sit at the foot of Grignan castle, a Renaissance building above one of the villages classed among the Plus Beaux Villages de France. The original hotel occupies a 19th-century house with period furniture, and the dining room sits under a glass roof.
Getting there
The address is 2 place du Mail, 26230 Grignan. The group gives a travel time of about 1 hour 15 minutes from Lyon by motorway or high-speed train.
