Château de Vaumarcus hosts seminars for up to 90 people, company dinners and team-building days for up to 120, and weddings for 50 to 120 guests. The castle stands on a promontory above Lake Neuchâtel in Vaumarcus, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and the owners also offer the whole site for private hire.
Seminars and company events
The château provides modular spaces for meetings, trainings and conferences for up to 90 participants. Team-building programs, which the team designs to measure, take up to 120 people, as do company evenings such as dinners, cocktail receptions and year-end parties. A business center on site rents offices and coworking space, so the castle works as a place of work as well as an event venue. Companies can also hire the château outright and run their own event. Site visits are by appointment, and quote requests are answered within 48 hours.
Weddings and receptions
Three rooms in the castle are approved for civil weddings, so the ceremony, the reception and the dinner can take place in one place. Weddings and private celebrations such as birthdays, jubilees and family parties are offered for 50 to 120 guests. Outdoor ceremonies and receptions are possible in the park, with the lake below and the Alps on the horizon.
Rooms and capacities
The castle is organized in three parts. Le Palais holds intimate salons with fine moldings. Le Donjon, the keep, holds medieval halls and a stone cellar reached by a staircase said to be a thousand years old. La Terrasse is a panoramic terrace facing the lake, the vineyards and the Alps. The website does not publish a capacity per room, so the team confirms layouts for each project within the overall limits of 90 for seminars and 120 for receptions.
Accommodation
La Chambre du Château is a bed and breakfast room inside the castle, with a canopy bed, a fireplace, a private bathroom, a minibar and breakfast. It suits a couple or a guest of honor. Apartments are also rented on site on longer terms, so larger groups will need hotels in the area.
Catering
The website does not name an in-house caterer for events. A small Café du Château opens on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Ask the team which caterers they work with, or whether you can bring your own when you hire the whole site.
History and setting
The site traces the château back to the 10th century. It is a private residence, lived in all year, and is listed in the Swiss federal inventory of heritage sites. Visits are only possible during events, which keeps the castle calm for hosts and guests. A restoration added modern comfort while keeping the old fabric. The park includes a cedar of Lebanon planted in 1773, gardens and vineyards running toward the shore.
Getting there
The address is Le Château 3, 2028 Vaumarcus. The village lies on the northwest shore of Lake Neuchâtel, between Neuchâtel and Yverdon-les-Bains, close to the A5 motorway that follows the lake. Free parking is available for guests of the château room. The phone line is staffed seven days a week for event questions.
