Chalet du Lac can be privatized for company parties, seminars, conferences, product launches, year-end dinners and weddings, with up to 2,000 guests at a cocktail and 900 seated. It stands at the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, on the lake at Saint-Mandé, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The venue works as a restaurant and dance hall, and offers four private spaces that can be combined.
Seminars and company events
The official site names seminars, conferences, product launches and company parties among the events it hosts, in rooms it describes as modular and technically equipped. For year-end events the team turns the site into a winter chalet for staff parties, Christmas trees for employees' children, client thank-you evenings and festive cocktails, with tailored menus and culinary stations. A dedicated team follows each project, from room layout and decoration to entertainment and audiovisual needs.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold here, along with birthdays and family receptions. For a wedding, the Salon Tournesol is presented with 220 m² indoors, 200 guests at a cocktail and 90 seated. The lakeside terraces can extend a reception outdoors. The venue's own caterer team prepares the meal.
Rooms and capacities
Four spaces can be booked, alone or together. The Salon Tournesol covers 220 m² and holds up to 200 guests. The main hall covers 800 m² and holds up to 1,200. The veranda covers 120 m² and holds up to 120. The terraces cover 1,500 m² and hold up to 1,200. For the whole site the venue states 2,000 guests at a cocktail and 900 seated, over 1,500 m² indoors and 1,500 m² outdoors. The venue also has a 600 m² dance floor, which suits a party that ends with dancing.
Catering
Catering is handled by the venue's exclusive caterer service, so an outside caterer is not part of the offer. The chef's team works with seasonal products and builds a menu around each event, from a seated dinner to a cocktail.
History and setting
The building began as a hunting lodge under Napoleon III, then became a guinguette for walkers in the wood and opened to the public in 1904. It became known for tango orchestras in the 1920s, popular dances after the war and a disco floor. Three terraces open onto the Lac de Saint-Mandé. The venue belongs to the Lieux d'émotions group.
Getting there
The address is avenue Anna Politovskaïa, at the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, 75012 Paris. Metro line 1 stops at Saint-Mandé. Buses 56, 86 and 325 stop at Mairie de Saint-Mandé, and tram T3 stops at Alexandra David-Neel. Parking is listed at the Saint-Mandé town hall.
