La Maison Gioia hosts residential seminars and team workshops for small groups in a fully privatized house of 175 m² in Nerville-la-Forêt, a village of about 700 residents in the Val d'Oise, 30 minutes from Paris. The house sleeps 10 people in 4 bedrooms and offers 2 work rooms, 2 lounges, an equipped kitchen and 2 outdoor areas.
Seminars and company events
The house is rented as a whole, so your team has it to itself. It is a former artist's home, renovated with ecological materials, and the format is closer to a private residence than to a seminar hotel. That suits strategy days, management retreats, creative sessions and workshops where a small team wants to stay away from the office and give the work its full attention.
Two rooms are set up for work. Two lounges and a kitchen with a shared table complete the indoor space, and two outdoor areas allow breaks outside. The official site does not publish seated capacities for the work rooms, so confirm the layout you need when you send your request.
The owner also offers optional sessions to add to a seminar day: a sound bath with singing bowls or gongs, a gardening workshop on vegetable growing, a plant-based cooking workshop, a drum journey and a metamorphic treatment. These are wellbeing and team-cohesion add-ons, and they can be left out entirely.
Rooms and capacities
The site lists 4 bedrooms (one of them a suite) with 10 beds in total, 3 bathrooms with toilets, 2 work rooms, 2 lounges, 1 equipped kitchen and 2 outdoor areas. The house is also used for wellness courses, guest-house stays and remote-work weeks, so the layout is flexible and the rooms can be arranged to suit a workshop or a plenary discussion.
Accommodation
Accommodation is on site: the 10 beds are in the same house as the work rooms, which keeps the group together from the first session to the last meal. Larger groups would need to split the stay or choose another venue, since the house is built for around ten people.
Catering
Meals are supplied by partner caterers chosen by the house, with two cooking styles to pick from. Le Potager Régal prepares plant-based dishes. Axébon prepares French cuisine with a dietetic approach, made nearby with local products. Both work from seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic where possible, and short supply chains. In the home-style option, the dishes are stored in the fridge and your team reheats and shares them at the oak table. The hosts take dietary needs into account.
History and setting
Nerville-la-Forêt sits on a hill between fields and woodland. Stone houses, a small church and a rural atmosphere set the tone. The state forest of L'Isle-Adam and the Carnelle forest are within reach on foot, by bike or by car, and the Impressionists' valley of the Val d'Oise is nearby. The owner mentions trees near the house that can be used for a forest bath with your team.
Getting there
The house is about 30 minutes from Paris by road. The official text does not give a railway station or transfer details, so ask for directions when you book.
