Groups of up to 48 people can book the whole of La Martinette for a residential seminar, a training course, a company retreat or a family gathering, with beds, a 65 m² hall, a professional kitchen and a terrace. The house is a mountain gîte and restaurant at Fond de France, in the commune of Le Haut-Bréda (Isère), at 1,070 m on the edge of the Belledonne range.
Seminars and company events
The gîte sells three formats to groups. In the first, the group takes over the house: the gîte, the professional kitchen, the rooms and the terrace are at its disposal for a weekend, a week or a few days. The group cooks for itself, or the team prepares meals in advance that only need reheating. The owners live on site but do not serve in this format. Self-catered hire is offered outside July and August, and by the week during the February school holidays.
In the second format, the group books by the room on half board and the team cooks and serves dinner and breakfast. In the third, a company or an association rents the large hall for the day without accommodation, on weekdays and on some weekends, for a meeting, a training session, a seminar or a meal, with lunch possible on site.
The site lists seminars, courses, family celebrations and weekends with friends among the groups it receives. Activities can be added through Cœur de Belledonne, and the house can arrange a caterer on request.
Rooms and capacities
The main space is the large hall of 65 m². The gîte does not publish a seating capacity for it, so ask how it can be laid out for a plenary session or a dinner for your group. The house also hosts concerts in this hall through the year and a small festival, Lamart Festival, each March.
Accommodation
The gîte sleeps 48 people: 26 in rooms for two to six people and 22 in small mixed dormitories. Rooms have a double bed, twin beds that can be joined or bunk beds, with or without a private bathroom; each dormitory has its own bathroom. Duvets and pillows are provided, and guests bring their own sheets or rent a linen kit. The gîte is rated two épis by Gîtes de France.
Catering
The restaurant is open to everyone, not only to guests. In summer it serves from breakfast at 7 am to the evening service, with dishes à la carte during the day. In the evening there is a single set menu cooked the same day with produce from farms and craftsmen in Belledonne and the neighboring massifs, with a vegetarian option and adjustments for allergies.
History and setting
The house is run by Flavien, Jérémie, Lucka, Owen and Hana, who grew up in a mountain refuge kept by their mother. Hiking trails, including a stage of the GR738 across Belledonne, start from the door. The Le Pleynet resort of Les 7 Laux is about 10 minutes away for skiing, and easy walks lead to the Pissou waterfall and the Fond de France lake. Yoga takes place on Tuesdays and on request, and there is a sauna.
Getting there
The address is 205 route de la Martinette, 38580 Le Haut-Bréda. By car, count about one hour from Grenoble or Chambéry, two hours from Lyon and 20 minutes from Allevard, leaving the A41 at Pontcharra or Le Touvet. Without a car, take the train to Grenoble, Goncelin or Pontcharra, a bus to Allevard, then line 79 to the La Martinette stop, 200 m from the house. Winter tires or chains are required from November 1 to March 31. Free parking is available in front of the gîte.
