Villa Augusta can host board meetings, study days, residential seminars and small weddings, with a 65-square-meter meeting room for up to 40 people theatre-style, a restaurant and bedrooms and suites on site. The four-star hotel occupies a historic house at Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in the Drôme Provençale, close to Orange, Montélimar and Grignan.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells seminars, company meetings, study days, executive committees, presentations and workshops for small groups. Because the meeting room, the restaurant and the bedrooms are under one roof, a residential seminar can run entirely on site, with working sessions, meals, breaks and time by the pool. The restaurant can add lunches, breaks and convivial moments to the program.
The hotel also hosts company end-of-year meals, as a lunch, a dinner or a half-day with an activity followed by dinner. In December, a group can combine a meal with a visit to the Château de Grignan, the Grignan light festival or, on Sunday mornings from mid-December, the truffle market in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux.
Weddings and receptions
Villa Augusta hosts small weddings and private receptions. The garden, terrace and pool serve for the drinks reception and photographs, the restaurant prepares the wedding dinner, and the bedrooms and suites house the couple and part of the guests. The hotel presents itself as a smaller, more private alternative to large reception estates. It also receives family meals, cocktails and weekend celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
The Salon Augusta is the meeting room. It covers 65 square meters and takes up to 25 people in a U-shape or up to 40 in a theatre layout. It suits a management meeting, a small committee, a presentation, a workshop or a study day. Outdoor areas, including the garden, terrace and pool, are used for receptions; their capacities are not published.
Accommodation
Rooms come in four categories: Classique, Supérieure, Deluxe and Prestige, the last two sleeping up to three. Three suites complete the offer: the Junior Suite, which sleeps four with a king-size bed and sofa bed, the Grande Suite and the Suite Romantique. All rooms have air conditioning, Wi-Fi, television, a safe, a minibar, a tea and coffee tray, bathrobes and slippers. Breakfast is continental, in the dining room or in the room. Check-in is from 4 p.m. and check-out by 11 a.m. The outdoor pool, set in the park, is reserved for hotel guests, and wellness treatments are offered.
Catering
Chef Clément Debilly, a native of the Drôme Provençale, runs the restaurant. His cooking is seasonal and built on local produce, such as olive oil from Nyons and goods from the Tricastin markets. Two more elaborate menus are served in the evening and at weekends, alongside daily suggestions. The wine list focuses on Provence and the Rhône Valley. A bar serves cocktails before or after dinner, on the terrace or by the pool in season. The restaurant is open to hotel guests and outside diners all year.
History and setting
The hotel stands in a historic house fully redesigned for guests, with natural materials, wood and stone, a park and large old trees. It is a member of Hôtels & Préférence. Grignan is about 17 kilometers away, Orange and Vaison-la-Romaine about 33 kilometers, and Avignon 61 kilometers.
Getting there
The address is 14 rue du Serre Blanc, 26130 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. By road, take the A7: exit 18 Montélimar Sud from the north, or exit 19 Bollène from the south. Pierrelatte station is about 8 minutes away by car, Montélimar station about 30 minutes, and Avignon TGV station about 47 minutes. Marseille Provence airport is about 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Private secure parking with charging points is available.
