La Maison Verneuil can host residential seminars for up to 100 people in theatre layout, weddings of 80 seated or 150 standing guests, and private parties, with the whole estate hired exclusively and accommodation on site. The estate is a former family house with a private park and vaulted cellars, at 14 avenue de Charolles in Paray-le-Monial, in southern Burgundy, 500 meters from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells study days, executive committee meetings, company seminars of one to three days, kick-offs, training sessions and retreats. Its rooms are modular and have good daylight, opening onto the park or the terrace. The main room of 86 square meters takes 100 people in theatre layout, 60 in cabaret, 50 in a U-shape and 40 in classroom style. An adjacent room of 23 square meters works as a break-out room or private office, the cellars offer four smaller rooms for workshops, and the 36-square-meter reception hall hosts coffee breaks.
A video projector, a screen, a full sound system with wireless microphones, high-speed Wi-Fi and flipcharts are included. Team activities can be added on request: Burgundy tastings, discovery walks around Paray, cooking workshops and private evenings. The site is hired as a whole, so the group has the park, the bar and the accommodation to itself.
Weddings and receptions
The estate has two reception areas that can be combined. The first, bright and open onto the park, holds the main room, a 30-square-meter bar lounge, the reception hall and the adjacent room. The second lies in the vaulted cellars, extended by a terrace. A typical day runs from a secular ceremony in the park to drinks in the hall, dinner in the main room and dancing in the cellars, with a brunch on the terrace the next morning.
Standard capacities are 80 for a ceremony, 80 for a seated dinner and 150 for a standing cocktail. Furniture, tableware, glassware and linen, a sound system, the bar and a cleaning package are included, and the team helps with coordination on the day. Birthdays, christenings, family reunions and gala dinners are hosted on the same basis.
Rooms and capacities
Park side: main room (86 square meters), bar lounge (30), reception hall (36) and adjacent room (23). Cellar side: a 70-square-meter corridor, two rooms of 35 square meters, two of 20 square meters and a fully equipped 35-square-meter bar with a mobile beer tap.
Accommodation
The wedding and private-hire pages give accommodation for 72 people on site, in apartments and rooms; the seminar page lists 26 private rooms. The same owners also let seven serviced apartments in the town center, for 2 to 8 people each, with hotel linen and equipped kitchens.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant. A professional kitchen is available to the caterer, chosen freely or from the estate's partners, who can cover breaks, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The cellar bar has professional fridges and a mobile tap.
History and setting
The house was a family home before becoming a place to stay and celebrate. It stands near the center of Paray-le-Monial, a pilgrimage town known for its Romanesque basilica. The Hiéron museum is 200 meters away and the Chapel of the Visitation 350 meters, and the Le PAL leisure park is 30 minutes by car. The estate has a private car park for about 50 vehicles.
Getting there
Paray-le-Monial station is in the town center. Lyon is about 1 hour 45 minutes by car and Dijon about 1 hour 30 minutes, and Clermont-Ferrand is also within driving distance.
