Château Les Oliviers de Salettes hosts residential seminars, business and private events and weddings, with 29 rooms and suites that can be reserved in full or in part for a group. The estate stands at 1205 route du Château in Charols, in the Drôme provençale, between Grignan and Montélimar. The château does not publish a maximum number of guests for events, so ask the team to match the layout to your group size.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells seminars and business events as turnkey programmes. Meetings take place in one large seminar room with natural light. The room has air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a wired computer network and its own restroom area, and further equipment can be supplied on request. A panoramic terrace can be used for working sessions in good weather.
Team building is arranged on request, with activities on the 31 hectares of the estate and with local partners. The grounds of vineyards, meadows and lavender fields lend themselves to outdoor workshops and breaks between sessions. The hotel lists booking codes for the main travel agency systems, which helps companies that book through a travel management company.
Weddings and receptions
The château sells weddings under the name Mariages d'exception and speaks of handing the couple the keys of the estate. The formats it lists include a vin d'honneur, a country lunch or brunch, a candlelit dinner, a cocktail bar with a mixologist, a pool party and food stations run by the kitchen team. A dinner in the vineyards and a brunch in the lavender fields are also mentioned. The wedding page does not name the reception spaces or give capacities.
Rooms and capacities
The official site describes one main seminar room and the panoramic terrace for meetings. Neither has a published size or capacity. Wedding receptions use the grounds and several viewpoints across the estate. Confirm the number of seated and standing guests with the events team before you plan the day.
Accommodation
The hotel has 29 rooms and suites spread between the château and the bastide. Categories range from a small double room to Deluxe and Classic doubles, a Junior Suite, a Suite and a Prestige Suite. A spa is part of the buildings, and the site states that the property is accessible to guests with reduced mobility.
Catering
Food is handled by the house. The restaurant Lavandin holds one Michelin star and is led by chefs Vincent Champ and Ludivine Pineau with their teams. For seminars, the site promises a menu designed by the in-house chef. For weddings, the kitchen proposes several meal formats, from brunch to a seated dinner.
History and setting
The main house is a 16th-century mansion built around a medieval square tower. It was once a dependency of the Commanderie of the Order of Saint John, at the center of a large wine estate. Today the property covers 31 hectares of vines, meadows and lavender, with 2,850 square meters of buildings: the château, a bastide, a dovecote and the spa.
Getting there
The château is reached by the A7 motorway. Montélimar train station is about 25 minutes away by car, and Avignon Provence airport about 1 hour 15 minutes, roughly 100 km. Valence is about 45 minutes away, Lyon and Marseille about 2 hours. Two large free car parks sit at the entrance, with electric vehicle charging subject to availability.
