Le Moulin de Barette hosts weddings, seminars, training days and business meals for up to 190 seated guests or 250 at a cocktail, with 20 bedrooms and 44 beds to keep the group on site. The hotel and restaurant stands at 9 rue de Barette in Blavozy, in Haute-Loire, in a wooded park of about 12 hectares on the Sumène river, 8 kilometers from the center of Le Puy-en-Velay.
Seminars and company events
The two halls can be set for a conference, a training session, a business meal or a study day, and the hotel builds packages on request. The smaller hall, L'Orée, suits a seminar of medium size, a group lunch or a workshop. The larger hall, La Sumène, takes a conference or a company gathering. Both halls are bright, heated, air-conditioned and accessible to guests with reduced mobility, and both open directly onto the grounds, so breaks can move outdoors in good weather.
For a two-day program, delegates sleep on site and breakfast is served each morning, which keeps travel to a minimum. The domain can be booked for exclusive use on request, and a private car park is provided. The Centre Pierre Cardinal, the congress and culture center of Le Puy-en-Velay, is 7.7 kilometers away for groups that need a larger auditorium for part of their event.
Weddings and receptions
The halls are sold for weddings and private receptions. La Sumène takes up to 190 guests at dinner, and the two halls can be combined for a larger party. The park and the riverbank give space for photos and a cocktail outdoors, and the 20 bedrooms let family and friends stay the night. The hotel also hosts Sunday brunches at its pool house in summer.
Rooms and capacities
L'Orée covers 148 square meters and takes 100 seated guests or 140 at a cocktail. La Sumène covers 290 square meters and takes 190 seated guests or 250 at a cocktail. The two halls can be joined to create one larger space. A separate caterer area with direct access to the outdoors serves both halls.
Accommodation
The hotel has 20 bedrooms with 44 beds in total. The rooms are set in pavilions with private entrances and look onto the park or the garden. Doubles and twins measure 19 square meters, and the superior quadruple rooms measure 34 square meters with a mezzanine. Each room has a work desk, a flat-screen television and a bathroom, and Wi-Fi is free. An outdoor pool is heated from June 1 to September 10.
Catering
The hotel restaurant serves seasonal cooking and takes group meals by reservation, for families, companies and associations, with menus suggested by the team according to the season. A private room can be set aside for a group. Breakfast is served as a buffet. For larger receptions, the halls have their own caterer area.
History and setting
The property sits on the banks of the Sumène. Its park has old trees, meadows and shaded paths, with benches and quiet corners for a break between sessions. The cathedral of Le Puy-en-Velay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is 8.1 kilometers away, and the chapel of Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe stands on its volcanic needle a little farther on.
Getting there
Blavozy lies just east of Le Puy-en-Velay. Le Puy-Loudes airport is 22 kilometers from the hotel. The hotel has its own car park.
