The Domaine du Grenier hosts small residential seminars, executive committee and board meetings for up to 12 people, with exclusive hire of the whole estate. It offers 12 gîtes and 5 guest rooms, with up to 21 participants in single occupancy. The estate occupies the converted outbuildings of a Breton farm in Yffiniac, near Saint-Brieuc in the Côtes-d'Armor, 5 km from the sea.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells private hire for leadership teams, management committees and residential seminars. Work takes place in informal spaces rather than a formal conference room: one meeting space for up to 12 people, the garden terrace for outdoor sessions in good weather, and the grounds for breaks with chess, boules, Finnish skittles and palet breton.
Meals for the group, breakfast, lunch and dinner, are served for up to 12 people. When a group needs more room for a meeting or a meal, the owners can arrange a larger hall 5 km away, on quotation.
For team activities, the estate suggests oyster tasting with a local grower, a catamaran trip from the harbor and kayaking along the Côte de Granit Rose. Free Wi-Fi covers the whole estate, and two electric bikes can be rented on site. Charging points for electric cars are available.
Rooms and capacities
- Meeting space: one room, up to 12 people, informal layout.
- Garden terrace: outdoor working space, capacity not published.
- Dining: up to 12 people for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation
Accommodation is split between the gîtes and the guest house. The 12 gîtes sleep two to six people each and have their own kitchen. Several are 40 m² apartments on the first floor of a renovated longère, some with a private terrace; others are 65 m² houses with two bedrooms and a terrace, and Émeraude, the largest, is a 75 m² gîte with a veranda. The gîtes are rated three épis by Gîtes de France and three stars by Atout France.
The guest house, in the main granite house, has three bedrooms and two suites, rated four épis. The price includes a buffet breakfast, linen, towels and bathrobes. The whole guest house can be booked by a group of up to 13 people.
Beds are made on arrival, towels are supplied, and all guests have free access to the indoor heated pool, kept between 27 and 29°C, and to an infrared sauna. A massage therapist can come on request.
Catering
Breakfast is a buffet of homemade and local products served in the guest house. In the evening the estate offers a dinner from Monday to Saturday, booked in advance, along with sharing boards, soups, homemade desserts and dishes prepared with a partner restaurant in Yffiniac. Meals are served in the dining room, on the terrace or in the guest's room or gîte. Picnic baskets can be prepared for days out.
History and setting
The Loquin family has farmed here since 1936, first as tenants and, from 1977, as owners of the farm buildings. The first guest room opened in 1986, the gîtes followed between 1987 and 1994, and farming stopped in 2004. David Loquin, the fourth generation, took over in 2012, reopened the guest house with five rooms in 2013 and built the indoor pool in 2016. The grounds cover 8,000 m², with gardens, terraces and a henhouse.
Getting there
The estate is at Lieu-dit Le Grenier, 22120 Yffiniac. Saint-Brieuc is about 8 km away. The beaches of Binic and Le Val-André are about 20 minutes by car, and Cap d'Erquy and Dinan about 35 minutes. Arrivals are usually between 4 pm and 7 pm. Pets are not accepted.
