Residential seminars for up to 150 people and weddings of 30 to 400 guests can be organized at the Château de Dissay, a 15th-century castle hotel with 11 rooms and suites, a spa and a gastronomic restaurant, in Dissay, north of Poitiers. The whole estate, castle and six-hectare park, can be booked for exclusive use.
Seminars and company events
The château sells half-day and full-day study days, residential seminars with dinner at its restaurant, board meetings and product launches. Team activities on offer include an escape game, a dog-sled ride, a cooking workshop and a wine-tasting workshop. The rooms are equipped for meetings, and each quote is prepared to measure for the group.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place in the castle and its restored Galerie, with four salons for winter receptions and a shaded terrace for summer cocktails. Indoor capacity starts at 30 guests. For larger parties, a tent for up to 400 guests can be set up in the park, which is also used for the cocktail hour, photos and children's games. A ceremony can be organized on request, and the château can be booked exclusively for a few days before or after the wedding.
Rooms and capacities
The Galerie, at 145 square meters, is the largest room: 150 in theater style or for a cocktail, 100 at round tables. The Grande Salle, the restaurant room, covers 94 square meters for 100 in theater style and 80 at round tables. The Salle du Baron, where breakfast is served, takes 60 in theater style and 40 at round tables. The Salon de la Comtesse and the Salle du Billard, 47 square meters each, take 45 in theater style. The Bibliothèque, 43 square meters, suits a board meeting of 10 or a cocktail of 45.
Accommodation
The castle has 10 rooms and one suite, restored with period materials and techniques. Panoramic rooms sit in the round towers with views over the park and the courtyard, and the suite of about 180 square meters has two bedrooms and a lounge for four guests. A spa of about 430 square meters, with an indoor pool, a hammam and a sauna, completes a seminar day.
Catering
The in-house restaurant, L'Ô Dissay, serves land and sea cooking, with a terrace in the main courtyard and tables in the park. For weddings, the chef and his team compose the menu, from a cocktail or a buffet to a seated lunch or dinner.
History and setting
Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers, built the château in the 15th century, and bishops lived here until the Revolution. King Charles VII authorized its defenses in 1434. The castle keeps its medieval moats, a former chapel with notable stained glass and an oratory with 16th-century murals. It has been a classified historic monument since 1989. New owners began restoring it in 2016 and reopened it as a hotel, restaurant and spa.
Getting there
Dissay is in the Vienne department, close to the A10 motorway, Poitiers and the Futuroscope park. The château is under two hours from Paris and from Bordeaux and can be reached by TGV.
