Château des Bois in Satigny, near Geneva, rents four spaces for company events, seminars, concerts, galas, weddings and private parties. The largest, the Grande Salle, holds 210 seated or 230 standing guests. The estate is a working wine and farm domain, ten minutes from Geneva airport.
Seminars and company events
The estate lists seminars and company events among the uses of its rooms. The Grande Salle is on the first floor with a view over the Geneva countryside. It has a multimedia system with a screen, a video projector and wireless microphones, and the room was soundproofed for acoustics. For smaller working sessions, the Carnotzet takes 15 seated guests.
Rentals are available from Monday to Friday only. Requests go through a form on the estate's site, which asks for the event type, number of guests, date and arrival and departure times.
Weddings and receptions
The domain presents its rooms for dancing until dawn, concerts, weddings and gala evenings. The Grande Salle and the Orangerie are the two main spaces for receptions, and the garden extends the Orangerie. The same weekday-only rule applies to every space.
Rooms and capacities
The Grande Salle covers 280 square meters and takes 210 seated or 230 standing guests. It has an oak floor, a timber frame and a fireplace the site dates to the 13th century.
The Orangerie and its garden cover 160 square meters, for 110 seated or 160 standing guests. The Carnotzet is a small room of 34 square meters for 15 seated or 20 standing. The Caveau, the oldest part of the château, covers 100 square meters and holds 30 standing guests.
Catering
The official pages do not describe a catering offer for events. The estate sells its own wines, produced mostly within a premier cru AOC area around Bourdigny and Peney, and the Caveau is used for tastings. Ask the team how food and drinks are handled for your event.
History and setting
The seigneurie de Turrettin, also called Château des Bois, was built on June 14, 1631. The domain covers 117 hectares of vines, fields and meadows, bordered by a forest, parks and remarkable trees. It has stayed in the same family for 13 generations. Besides wine, the farm produces Galloway beef, honey, plums and vegetables.
Getting there
The château sits in the Geneva countryside, in the commune of Satigny, at 10 chemin de la Combe d'Ornex. Geneva airport is about ten minutes away.
