Château de Maraval can host small seminars, training days, executive meetings and intimate weddings, with dinners of up to 50 guests in its stone reception room. A marquee in the park can take larger receptions, and the hotel's 7 rooms and 2 suites sleep up to 21 guests. The château is a four-star hotel and spa at 357 route de Gourdon in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien, in the Périgord Noir, about 20 minutes from Sarlat.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells meetings, conferences and training sessions in a seminar room equipped with Wi-Fi and a projector. The wedding page also lists an executive office, which suits a board meeting or a small working group. The team organizes coffee breaks, meals and team-building activities, and a session can end in the spa or by the heated pool. With 9 rooms, the château suits a leadership team or a group of about 20 that wants to work and stay in one place, rather than a large conference.
Weddings and receptions
The château hosts weddings for small guest lists. The drinks reception takes place on a panoramic terrace overlooking the park and the forest. Dinner is served in the stone reception room for up to 50 guests, which is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer. For a larger reception, a marquee can be set up in the park. The grounds include an area for lay ceremonies and a children's games room. The team offers banquet, ceremony, photography, music, transport and decoration services through its network of suppliers, and the next morning can end with a brunch by the pool.
Rooms and capacities
The reception room seats up to 50 guests for dinner. The seminar room is equipped with Wi-Fi and a projector; its capacity is not published, and it may be the same room. The site also lists a terrace, a garden, an executive office, a lay ceremony area, a children's games room, a pool, a spa with hammam and jacuzzi, and parking. The capacity of the park marquee is not published. The hotel states that the building is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Accommodation
The château has 7 rooms and 2 suites. Rooms are named and decorated by theme, such as Klimt, Flamenco, Joséphine, Zen, Ethnique and Dior, and range from 29 to 45 square meters. The Maraval and Commanderie suites each sleep four, with two bedrooms. The wedding page gives 17 beds plus a four-person suite, or 21 guests in all.
Catering
The château has no traditional restaurant. Dinner is a seasonal menu prepared with Chef Fabrice, a chef and restaurateur from Daglan, served in the lounges, on the terrace or in the gardens. A private chef, Kevin Hoffmann, can cook a made-to-measure dinner on site for 2 to 6 people. Breakfast is a buffet served from 8:00 to 10:30. For a wedding dinner or a larger group, catering is arranged with the team.
History and setting
The house dates from the 15th century and was a commandery of the Knights Templar. In the late 1800s it housed a convent of Trappistine nuns, and the estate keeps a family tomb in the forest and 16th-century painted wood panels showing the life of Moses. After a full renovation, the interior takes its inspiration from the 1920s and pays tribute to Joséphine Baker. The park covers 5 hectares, with a heated pool, a wooden sauna in the garden, a hammam and a jacuzzi.
Getting there
The château is about 20 minutes from Sarlat-la-Canéda, in the Dordogne valley near Domme and La Roque-Gageac. Parking is available on site.
