Seminars and company events
Château des Edelins hosts meetings and seminars for up to 30 people and receptions for up to 100 in a tent in its park. The house is a former hunting lodge built in 1638 at Bayet, in the Allier department of Auvergne, about 20 to 25 minutes from Vichy, and it combines meeting rooms, bedrooms and a restaurant on one site.
Under the Edelins Events Pro label, the château sells meetings, seminars, training days, private dinners and drinks receptions, with or without rooms, meals, activities or wine tastings. Rooms can be set in U-shape, theater or classroom style. Day rates include a welcome coffee, coffee, tea and water through the day, a flipchart, a video projector and fiber wifi. Groups can add sports or cultural activities, cycling and walking routes, and use the park and terraces for work in small groups.
Weddings and receptions
Family events run under the Edelins Events label: weddings, christenings, birthdays, lunches, dinners and cocktails, in a relaxed country style. Small groups use a room inside the château, while larger parties of up to 100 move into a reception tent set on the lawn of the orchard. Guests can stay overnight in the château's rooms and gîtes, which keeps a wedding weekend on one site.
Rooms and capacities
La Bibliothèque, the newest room, takes up to 8 people, with daylight and a view of the park. Les Edelins is a pair of adjoining modular rooms for up to 30, also with daylight and park views, decorated in a mix of period style and modern touches. For larger groups, the reception tent au Verger du Château takes 50 to 100 people and comes with a wooden floor, forced-air heating, LED spotlights, and setup, teardown and cleaning included.
Accommodation
The château has guest rooms for 1 to 8 people, each with a private bathroom: double and family rooms, a family studio with kitchenette, and a family wing with two rooms and two bathrooms. Gîte Armand, a 90 m² apartment in the château, sleeps up to 5 in two bedrooms. For full privacy, Gîte Claude rents the whole château to groups of 10 to 25 people, with 9 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, two living rooms, a kitchen, a private pool, a terrace and the park.
Catering
The in-house restaurant, La Table by Nienke, serves a table d'hôte menu of homemade food based on local and mostly organic produce, with wine. It is also open to outside guests. Overnight guests get a generous breakfast, and lunches, dinners, aperitifs and coffee breaks can be added to a meeting day.
History and setting
The château was built in 1638 as a hunting lodge and has received guests ever since. It stands in a wooded park of about four hectares with a swimming pool, and it is heated with wood and pellets. Nienke Vuijk is the contact for stays and events, and the restaurant carries her name.
Getting there
The address is 12 route de Saint-Pourçain, 03500 Bayet. Vichy is about 20 minutes away, Moulins about 25 minutes and Clermont-Ferrand about 45 minutes; the A71 motorway is about 18 minutes by car, and the N7 and N2009 pass nearby. Vichy station and Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport are the nearest rail and air links. Parking is free in the private park. The château is open all year.
