The Château de la Commanderie hosts day seminars, residential seminars, conferences, product launches, group dinners and weddings. Its 200 square meters of meeting rooms take events of up to 110 people, wedding dinners seat up to 164 across the salons, and a shaded terrace receives up to 250 guests for a drink. The four-star hotel stands in a park of century-old trees at Eybens, 10 minutes from the center of Grenoble.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells study days and residential packages that combine a meeting room, coffee breaks, lunch and, for residential groups, dinner, a night and breakfast. Other formats can be built with or without breaks. Beyond seminars, the team lists conferences, product presentations, new car model launches and equipment exhibitions, helped by a large private car park. Evening meetings with a standing dinner are also possible.
Every meeting room is on the ground floor, opens onto the park and has daylight. Equipment covers fiber Wi-Fi, wired or wireless microphones, a Wi-Fi projector that several participants can connect to, a paperboard, a conference phone and water in the room. A coffee break buffet runs all day inside the room. Large common areas serve for breaks and breakout groups, menus can follow each guest's dietary needs, and the restaurant aims for quick lunch service.
Weddings and receptions
The château has organized weddings for more than 30 years and offers a complete package. Drinks are served outdoors, or indoors if it rains. The reception salons come set with tables, linen, chairs and cutlery, waiting staff serve the meal, and a DJ chosen by the house can run the party. One contact person manages the event. The salons seat up to 164 guests in total; above 80 guests, the party is split between two or three salons. Music stops at 3 a.m. A Sunday brunch is not offered, but breakfast is served until 10:30 a.m.
Rooms and capacities
Three chalets and the Castelet hold the meeting rooms. Chalet 1 (55 m²) takes 50 in theatre style, 30 in classroom and 25 around a U. Chalets 2 and 3 (45 m² each) take 25 in theatre and 15 in classroom, and open into one room of 90 m² for 80 in theatre and 70 in classroom. With all three chalets combined (150 m²), the space takes 110 in theatre and 80 in classroom. The Castelet (35 m²) suits a committee of 12 around a U. The salons of the château (160 m²) take 100 in theatre style and host wedding dinners.
Accommodation
The hotel has 42 bedrooms in several categories, from 20 to 47 square meters, including family rooms, Prestige rooms with balconies or decorative fireplaces, and rooms adapted for guests with reduced mobility. All are non-smoking, air-conditioned and have free Wi-Fi. A spa, a heated outdoor pool open depending on the weather, and the park are available to guests.
Catering
Meals come from the hotel's own gastronomic restaurant, which works with fresh seasonal produce. The wedding page names Jean-Louis Leone as chef. Coffee breaks, business lunches, group dinners and standing dinners are prepared in house.
Getting there
The château is at 17 avenue d'Échirolles, 38320 Eybens, southeast of Grenoble and about 10 minutes from the city center. It can be reached by bicycle and public transport, and the private car park has charging points for electric vehicles.
