Château du Souzy hosts seminars, residential retreats, company receptions and weddings for 20 to 300 guests, with eight event rooms, about 60 beds and an in-house restaurant. The estate stands in Quincié-en-Beaujolais, near Beaujeu, about 45 minutes from Lyon, among 19 hectares of vineyards, woodland and gardens.
Seminars and company events
From Monday to Friday the château can be booked whole or in part, for a minimum of one day. Every room is heated, air-conditioned and connected to WiFi, and can be set theater, classroom, conference or banquet style. Screens, projectors, microphones and sound are supplied. The hire also covers 28 tables, 140 chairs, lighting, a paper board, secured RJ45 network sockets, cleaning and parking. Other furniture can be rented on quote.
Between sessions, the estate offers wine tours with cellar visits and tastings, a discovery trail, sports incentives, slower wellness stays and live music. The Ô spa, with a Greek-style pool and a hammam, can be reserved for a group, and massages move outdoors in good weather.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings use the two Cuvage halls, the former stables and the outdoor areas. From May to October, weekend hire runs from Saturday at 3 pm to Sunday at 5 pm, and the Cuvage is open from 3 pm on Friday for decoration. On weekdays and outside that season, days and times are agreed case by case. The weekend package includes the Rikiki and Ratafia cottages and the Paradis pavilion, a 50 m² suite offered to the couple for the wedding night. The main residence, used for getting ready, and the spa are available on quote.
Rooms and capacities
The Cuvage, with its stone walls, is the largest space: on the garden level it seats 208 or holds 300 for a cocktail, and on the ground floor it seats 208 or holds 200 standing. The former stables take 130 seated or standing. The vaulted cellar, the Voûte, seats 96 and holds 186 standing. Inside the residence, two salons take 30 and 36 seated, the library 16 and the dining room 18. Outside there are a French formal garden, a wooded park, gravel courtyards and a terrace with a view, used for cocktails in every season.
Accommodation
The 18th-century residence has 23 rooms and suites looking over the vines and the Alps or onto the inner courtyard. Two outbuildings add about ten rooms with private bathrooms, and each house can be taken in full. There are also three gîtes (Rikiki, Ratafia and Bibine), the Paradis suite in the park and a dormitory for up to 14 people. For weddings, extra rooms nearby can be booked, with a shuttle at extra cost.
Catering
The restaurant ÔrestÔ, led by chef David Tauvie, who holds the Maître Restaurateur title, prepares all food on site: breakfasts, working lunches, breaks, cocktails, banquets, dinners and the brunch after a wedding. Menus are written for each event, follow the seasons and rely on short supply chains, with food and wine pairings on request. The Ôcavô bar can be reserved for a private evening.
History and setting
The cellars and the cuvage date from the Middle Ages. Jean Durieu, fiscal officer of the local marquisate, had the present manor built around 1765, and two turrets were added later. The dovecote is the last feudal element left. After years of neglect, Valérie Buisson bought the property in 2014 and restored it over about eight years.
Getting there
A shuttle links the estate with Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon Perrache stations, Mâcon station and Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport. By road, Lyon is about 45 minutes away.
