Château de Morey can host a day seminar, a small residential meeting, a family celebration or a wedding for up to 60 to 65 seated adults, with five guest rooms upstairs for the hosts or a small leadership team. The house stands in the hamlet of Morey, in the commune of Belleau (Meurthe-et-Moselle), between Nancy and Metz in Lorraine.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells day seminars, residential seminars, team-building days and product launches. Three rooms can be set up for meetings, and the main room takes 60 to 65 people. The owners list a screen, Wi-Fi and a sound system in the meeting rooms, private parking, and lunch on site on request. Breaks can be taken outside in the wooded park.
Three formats are offered on a quote basis: a day seminar with an equipped room, breaks and parking; an event package; and full private hire of the estate for companies or private clients, with set design and a full schedule. For a residential program, each of the five guest rooms has a sitting corner that can double as a quiet place to work.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have been held here since 1998. The main dining room has exposed stone walls and seats around 65 guests. A second room decorated with a painted fresco serves as the dance floor, and a third room is set aside for children. The wine reception usually takes place in the park, and the vaulted cellars are the fallback in case of rain.
The team also offers a turnkey wedding formula: a budget estimate, a list of selected suppliers and coordination, built on some 30 years of experience. Birthdays, cocktails and family gatherings are hosted as well.
Rooms and capacities
- Main room: 60 to 65 adults seated, layout adjusted for a seminar, a dinner or a reception, with access to the park.
- Children's room: 15 to 20 children.
- Dance room: decorated with a fresco, used for the evening party.
- Park: more than one hectare of century-old trees, used for the wine reception and outdoor breaks.
The site also states that a kitchen is available for a caterer.
Accommodation
The château runs five guest rooms of 43 to 64 square meters, each with a sitting area: La Tourelle, set in one of the towers with a canopy bed; La Châtelaine; a family suite; Émile Friant; and Stanislas. Breakfast with local products is included. Guests have use of an outdoor pool, a private spa and massages on request, plus billiards and table football. Five rooms will not house a full wedding party, so most guests will need hotels in Nancy or Pont-à-Mousson.
Catering
The estate does not run a restaurant. For events, a kitchen is set up for an outside caterer, and lunch can be arranged during seminars. House guests can book a table d'hôtes dinner in the evening.
History and setting
According to tradition, a castle was built here on the ruins of a Templar convent in the 12th century. The present building dates from the 16th century and was once a residence of the Dukes of Lorraine; the site states that it has been a listed historic monument since 1930. A fire destroyed much of it in 1985. A family from the village rebuilt it from 1993 and still owns it. The park looks over the Natagne valley.
Getting there
Morey is 5 km from the A31 motorway (exit 24) via the D44a. Nancy is about 15 to 18 km away, some 20 to 25 minutes by car, and Metz about 30 km, or 35 minutes. The owners give Lorraine TGV station as the rail link, about 1 h 20 from Paris, and Luxembourg City at about 1 h 15 by car. Parking on site is enclosed and secure.
