Villa Caroline is a four-star hotel on the shore of Lake Annecy, in Duingt, that can be hired in whole or in part for residential seminars, management committees, product launches and private events. Its five event spaces hold from 12 to 70 people, and the villa has its own restaurant, lounge bar, garden and private beach.
Seminars and company events
The villa presents itself as entirely privatizable for business groups. Formats named on the site are residential seminars, management committees, think days, strategic workshops, team building, business lunches and product launches. For business events, hire is offered by the day or the half day. A seminar brochure can be downloaded from the website, and a quote request is made through the form.
Meeting spaces are small, which suits board-level groups and working sessions rather than large plenaries. The site names four seminar spaces: a meeting room, a yoga room, a lounge bar and the Le Lisca restaurant, with a direct view of the lake. Between sessions, groups can use the terrace and the relaxation areas.
Weddings and receptions
The villa hosts weddings facing the water, christenings in its lounges and family parties that continue on the terrace until sunset. It can be privatized fully or partially. A weekend hire runs over three days, from Friday to Sunday. The site does not state a guest count for whole-villa private events, so ask the venue for the maximum for your format.
Rooms and capacities
Salle Caroline measures 22 m² and holds up to 16 people. Salle Semnoz measures 24 m² and holds up to 20. The yoga room measures 24 m² and holds up to 12. The lounge bar measures 54 m² and holds up to 40. The restaurant Le Lisca measures 60 m² and holds 70 people.
Accommodation
The hotel offers rooms for two to four people, suites and a four-person apartment, all equipped, many with large windows facing the lake. The number of rooms is not given on the pages we read. The property also has a wellness area, a garden that runs down to the lake, and a private beach, which gives residential groups something to do between sessions.
Catering
Catering is handled by the hotel through Le Lisca, a restaurant facing the lake. The kitchen works from seasonal products, fish from the lake and regional meats and vegetables from Haute-Savoie. In summer meals are served on the terrace; in winter the large windows keep the view. The villa also lists business lunches among its formats.
History and setting
Villa Caroline belongs to Montagnettes, a family hotel group with eleven four-star properties. It sits on the quieter west shore of the lake, close enough to Annecy to visit and far enough from the city to be calm.
Getting there
The villa is at 624 route d'Annecy, 74410 Duingt. The site places it between Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry. It does not state a station or an airport.
