Domaine du Boisniard hosts meetings, study days, residential seminars and company evenings for groups of 5 to 120 people. It has three equipped seminar rooms in different parts of the estate, a bistro, and 53 rooms and cabins spread between a château, a manor, a hotel wing and the woods. The estate stands on rue du Boisniard in Chambretaud, part of Chanverrie, in the Vendée, 4 km from the Puy du Fou.
Seminars and company events
A sales team handles corporate bookings and builds turnkey programs. The estate offers a half-day package with a daylight meeting room, one break and a meal, a full-day package with two breaks and lunch, and a residential package that adds dinner, a single room and breakfast. Free parking and wifi are included.
All rooms have an interactive screen, a video projector, flipchart, pens and pads, and wifi. Sound equipment and team-building activities are available on request. The suggested day runs from a welcome coffee by the old château fireplace to a working session in the library, a walk in the park after lunch and a cocktail dinner on the terrace facing the château.
Activities offered to groups include a cooking class with the chef, wine discovery sessions, an introduction to forging and falconry workshops. The estate has partnerships with the Puy du Fou, for the Cinéscénie night show and the Grand Parc, and with LUDyLAB, a virtual-reality escape game.
Rooms and capacities
La Bibliothèque sits at the heart of the château and seats 12, for a board or a small working group. The Salon Côté Jardin opens onto the park, takes 16 or 30 depending on layout and can be paired with an adjoining breakout room. Les Hirondelles, on the Relais side of the estate, is the plenary room: 150 m², modular, for up to 50 people. For larger groups, the estate states a capacity of up to 120 people across its spaces.
Accommodation
The estate counts 53 rooms in four types of lodging. The château has 8 double rooms and 2 suites, in classic, superior and family categories. The manor has 6 double rooms and 1 suite. The Relais, a three-star hotel wing, has 25 rooms for 1 to 4 people and 1 family room for 6. Ten tree cabins, five with one bedroom and five with two, give groups a quieter option in the woods. A spa with hammam is announced as opening soon.
Catering
Meals are served at the Bistro du Boisniard, led by chef Doryan Dubin, with house-made dishes and fresh, local, seasonal products. Lunches and dinners can be served seated or as a standing cocktail. Breaks are set up near the meeting room, and a business breakfast can be booked at the hotel. A room in the bistro can be privatized for company meals, cocktails and private parties.
History and setting
The site has been occupied since Antiquity, with Gallo-Roman and medieval traces. The estate states that from 1407 it was linked to Jehan du Puy du Fou, first lord of Boisniard, and the large left-hand tower dates from that period. The 13-hectare wooded park has remarkable trees, springs and rocks, and walking booklets guide visitors through its trees and heritage. The estate is part of the Hôtels & Préférence collection.
Getting there
From the A87 motorway, take exit 28, Puy du Fou, then follow the D160 and the D27 to Chambretaud and the signs to Le Boisniard. The estate is 5 minutes from the Puy du Fou, 15 minutes from Cholet, 45 minutes from Angers TGV station and one hour from Nantes Atlantique airport.
