The Hostellerie Le Châtel in Nangis, Seine-et-Marne, hosts small seminars, study days and residential meetings for up to 20 people, as well as family receptions and weddings, in a former small château set in a two-hectare park. It is a three-star Logis hotel with 18 bedrooms, a restaurant and a lake, less than an hour from Paris.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells three formats to professional groups: room hire on its own, a study day, and a residential seminar with overnight stays. A one-day business meeting without accommodation is also possible.
The seminar room comes with a video projector, a screen, a paperboard and Wi-Fi. Water and coffee are available to the group during the session. The setting suits a team that wants a quiet place in the Brie countryside rather than a large conference hotel. It does not suit a group of more than 20 people, because the seminar room is the only meeting space the hotel advertises.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel also organizes receptions and banquets: birthdays, christenings, communions and weddings. The aperitif is prepared on the terrace, and guests can walk through the park and along the lake. The meal is served in the restaurant, inside the small château. Children can eat in a dedicated lounge before going to play in the park.
For a wedding, the 18 bedrooms mean that the couple and part of the guest list can sleep on site, so nobody has to arrange transport at the end of the evening. The official site does not publish a maximum number of guests for receptions, so confirm the figure for your date and season when you send a request.
Rooms and capacities
The seminar room measures 35 square meters and holds up to 20 people, depending on the layout. For the half-day room package, the hotel gives a limit of 12 people. A private lounge in the restaurant can be used for meals when a group wants to keep its conversations confidential. Banquets and receptions use the restaurant and its lounges, but no capacity is published for them.
Accommodation
The hotel has 18 bedrooms. Each one is independent and has its own terrace with a view of the park and the lake. The rooms measure 22 square meters, are air conditioned and have large windows, a desk with Wi-Fi, a flat-screen television and duvet bedding. A buffet breakfast with pastries, bread, cake, cheese, cold cuts and fruit salad is served each morning, and guests can take a tray to the restaurant terrace when the weather allows.
Check-in runs from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and check-out from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reception has limited hours: it is closed all day Sunday and until 5 p.m. on Monday, and there is no night reception. Parking is private and free, and the property is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Catering
The restaurant has its own chef, who writes gastronomic menus that can be adjusted to the wishes and budget of the organizer. Seminar groups can have their meals in the private lounge, and receptions are served in the restaurant.
History and setting
The building is a small château dating from 1850, now run as a hotel and restaurant. It stands in a landscaped, tree-lined park of two hectares with a lake.
Getting there
The hotel is at 17 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 77370 Nangis, less than an hour from Paris and about 30 minutes from Disneyland Paris. The official site places it close to Provins, Fontainebleau and Melun. Free private parking is available on site.
