Château du Rollin hosts day and half-day seminars, residential seminars, small-group meetings, company evenings, private parties and weddings, with an on-site three-star hotel of 12 rooms that sleeps 28. The château stands in a wooded park in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, a town on the Loire just west of Orléans, about 1 h 30 from Paris. The current owners have welcomed events here since 2020.
Seminars and company events
The château sells several seminar formats: a full day with breaks and lunch included, a half day, a residential seminar with accommodation on site, a coworking day, a format for small confidential or creative groups, and an evening or cocktail to celebrate or thank a team. Meeting rooms are equipped for presentations, and the terrace, the park and the garden are available to the group for breaks and team building activities. A single contact person follows each event. Requests outside these formats are quoted on demand.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings, the château and its park are privatized from Friday to Sunday afternoon. Lay ceremonies take place in the gardens, under the trees or facing the façade. Guests can stay in the hotel on site. The team offers wedding planning, from coordination on the day to full organization, and works with partner DJs or provides a sound system for the ceremony, the cocktail and the evening. The château also hosts birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Christmas parties and retirement events.
Rooms and capacities
The official site does not publish the names or capacities of its event rooms. It describes indoor and outdoor spaces that can be arranged to suit the event, a reception hall a few steps from the hotel, a terrace, a wooded park and a garden. Ask the château for room sizes and layouts before you plan a plenary session.
Accommodation
The three-star hotel occupies the former outbuildings of the estate. It has 12 rooms, 10 doubles and 2 family rooms, for a total of 28 guests. Room types include twin or double Confort rooms with a desk, one double room adapted for reduced mobility, and Supérieure Quadruple rooms with a separate lounge and sofa bed. Free secure parking and two charging points for electric vehicles are reserved for guests. A buffet breakfast with local produce is served on weekdays.
Catering
The château offers catering to measure for seminars: breaks, a standing lunch or a served meal. For other events, catering, floral decoration, music and furniture can be handled by the team or by partner suppliers, either à la carte or as a turnkey package.
History and setting
Construction of the château began in the 15th century, and the building was enlarged in the 19th century. It takes its name from the Rollin, a spring that crosses the estate before reaching the Loire. After the Second World War it housed a secondary school, then summer camps, and from 2009 to 2014 a day education unit run by the Ministry of Justice. After years of disuse, the present owners restored it and opened it to events and hotel guests.
Getting there
The château is at 284 route de Blois in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, about 20 minutes from the center of Orléans and 1 h 30 from Paris. The Loire cycling route passes two minutes away.
