L'Aventure Obut can host a seminar, a training day, a sales event or a team-building session, with three meeting rooms for up to 55 people, pétanque tournaments for 25 to 80 players and a restaurant that can be privatized from 50 guests. The complex belongs to Obut, the maker of pétanque boules, and stands at 5 route du Cros in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, in the Loire, at about 900 m above sea level.
Seminars and company events
The seminar offer combines work, a meal and a game. The complex presents pétanque as a way to bring out strategy, exchange, concentration and team spirit. A typical day starts with breakfast before the meeting, continues with a group lunch at the Carré Pétanque Obut restaurant and ends with a game or a tournament on the tracks.
Breaks are offered as add-ons: a breakfast with hot drinks, juice, pastries, cake and fruit; a continuous coffee service for a half-day; a charcuterie break with a glass of wine; and a sweet break. The team can also organize playful activities and a full tournament.
Tournaments take 25 to 80 people, Monday to Friday at lunchtime or during a privatization. A host runs them in teams of two or three, in 15-minute rounds, with prizes for the finalists. The complex also lists product launches, staff motivation events, group meals and family gatherings among its events.
For client gifts, the on-site Obut shop sells customizable boules and products made in France.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle Pagnol is the largest room, with up to 55 seats in theatre style or 20 in a U-shape and several other layouts. It has a connected touchscreen, videoconferencing and a coffee area. The Salle Le Cercle seats 20 in theatre style, with the same touchscreen, videoconferencing and coffee area. The Salle Borély seats 12 around a meeting table and has a whiteboard, a television and a Clevertouch screen.
The restaurant can be privatized outside its opening hours, Monday to Thursday from 7 pm to midnight, for groups of 50 or more, with a standing dinner formula or a tournament around the tracks.
Catering
The Carré Pétanque Obut is a bistro restaurant with a panoramic terrace. It serves weekday lunch menus and seasonal dishes, with a list of French wines. Groups of 15 or more choose a group menu, with the same menu for the whole table but a choice of dish within it; above 50 guests a single choice is advised, to be set 15 days before the event. Children's and teenagers' menus are available, and birthday cakes can be ordered from 15 guests.
History and setting
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château is the town where Obut boules are made, and the complex lets visitors see the brand's world through a scenographic visitor trail, indoor pétanque tracks and the shop. From the restaurant and its terrace, guests look over the 14th-century collegiate church of the old town and, in the distance, the Monts du Velay. The restaurant welcomes children, with a dedicated small track.
Getting there
The address is 5 route du Cros, 42380 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château. Group, seminar and event bookings have a dedicated contact at the complex. The complex is open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays, with the restaurant serving lunch Monday to Saturday and dinner on Friday and Saturday, and a winter closure in late December.
