Les Fermes de Marie can host executive committees, seminars, product launches, fashion shows, showrooms and cocktails for up to 160 guests in its plenary room, as well as weddings, and can be booked in full for a company. The five-star hotel has three air-conditioned meeting rooms, two lounges and 78 rooms, suites and chalets. It stands in a two-hectare park at 163 Chemin des Épis in Megève, Haute-Savoie, about 500 meters from the village center.
Seminars and company events
The hotel receives business groups all year. A group can meet informally around the fireplace, work in the lounges and libraries, use the plenary rooms with daylight and direct access to the gardens, or book the entire property. Equipment includes free Wi-Fi, iPad connection, room automation, digital keypads, audio and video conferencing, and screens and projectors in each room. For large committees, the hotel can offer up to 116 rooms.
The Relais des Fermes, a mountain restaurant at La Caboche on the Rochebrune massif at 1,300 meters, can be booked for a private meal with a menu built with the chef.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel organizes weddings, from a small reception around a gastronomic dinner to a full celebration, with one dedicated contact from the first meeting to the day itself. Options around the wedding include a welcome dinner in the gardens, a cheese dinner in the alpine restaurant, a barbecue at the Beef Lodge and a brunch at the Chalet d'Alpage.
Rooms and capacities
The Salon Bouquetin is the plenary room. It measures 160 square meters and divides into two rooms of 80 square meters. It takes 160 people for a cocktail or in theater layout, 130 in classroom, 90 in cabaret and 40 around a U. It is decorated in old wood, has its own sound and image systems, and a large screen with two repeat TV screens.
The Salon Chevreuil measures 65 square meters and takes 65 for a cocktail, 40 in theater layout, 30 in classroom or cabaret and 24 around a U. The Salon Chamois measures 25 square meters, is glazed, built in raw wood and opens onto the gardens. It takes 25 for a cocktail, 20 in cabaret, 15 in theater layout, 13 around a U and 10 in classroom.
Accommodation
The hotel is laid out as a hamlet of nine linked chalets made from centuries-old alpine farms. Rooms run from Classic rooms of 16 square meters to Club rooms of 25 square meters with a balcony or terrace, rooms with a sitting area of 32 square meters, Prestige rooms of 45 square meters and family duplexes of 50 square meters. Two private chalets with hotel service are also available. The Pure Altitude spa covers 1,000 square meters with 13 treatment rooms, a pool, a hot tub, saunas, a hammam and a fitness room.
Catering
The hotel's restaurants include the Restaurant Traditionnel, Le Carnotzet for cheese dishes, Le Relais des Fermes at altitude and the Chalet d'Alpage, plus a lounge bar. Rooms are sold with breakfast or half board.
History and setting
Jean-Louis and Jocelyne Sibuet opened Les Fermes de Marie in 1989, building it from old chalets. It is the founding house of Maisons et Hôtels Sibuet, which also runs hotels in Megève, Ménerbes, Saint-Tropez and Saint-Barth. The hotel is a laureate of the Grand Prix du Rayonnement Français.
Getting there
Megève is about one hour from Geneva, two hours from Lyon and four hours from Paris, according to the hotel. Covered parking is available on site.
