Château du Val hosts company events, dinners and weddings in a neo-Gothic château in Saint-Just, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. The dining room seats 30 guests, the château receives up to 50 for buffets and cocktails, and a marquee in the grounds seats larger groups. The estate also has a lodge with a pool, a pavilion, a forest and a lake.
Seminars and company events
The estate welcomes company events from small meetings to larger entertaining. The grounds, with the forest and the lake, suit team-building days. The owners list a caterer for cocktails, lunches and dinners, accommodation on site, rooms for seminars and conferences, and furniture and audiovisual equipment for events. The salons of the château are used for formal dinners, and the pavilion and the lodge for informal gatherings. The official pages do not give the size of the seminar rooms.
Weddings and receptions
The oak-paneled dining room and its adjoining salon are set for candlelit dinners of 30 guests. The château can handle events of up to 50 guests, with buffet dinners and cocktails served inside. Above 50 guests, the estate offers seated dining in a marquee in the grounds.
The estate lists several places for different moments: the salons of the château, the summer marquee, the pavilion and the courtyard for an evening ball, and the gardens and terraces for cocktails and canapés. A catering partner and his team can provide a large wedding meal or a simpler menu around the occasion.
Rooms and capacities
The château has a Winter Salon with a large fireplace, a Grand Salon used as a music room, and the oak-paneled dining room. A bridal preparation room is on the second floor. The terrace, the gardens and extensive lawns host outdoor moments, and the marquee extends the seating beyond 50 guests.
Accommodation
The château has 8 bedrooms over two floors and sleeps 15. They carry names: La Grande Chambre, La Chambre Indienne, La Chambre Soleil, La Chambre Italienne, La Chambre Rose, La Chambre Chapelle, La Chambre Blanche and La Chambre Grise. The lodge, also called the cottage, offers further accommodation with a pool and gardens. The official pages read do not give its bedroom count.
Catering
Catering is provided by a partner caterer who handles cocktails, lunches and dinners, from elaborate wedding meals to simpler menus.
History and setting
The château is a neo-Gothic building from the late 19th century. It has been refurbished, but its original layout is largely unchanged, and many original features remain. It stands in a park with gardens and terraces, close to a forest and a lake.
Getting there
The address is Château du Val, 35550 Saint-Just. The official pages read do not give driving times or a nearest station, so ask the owners when you send your request.
