Le Pavillon du Bois de Buis is a private events house in the woods near Thorembais-Saint-Trond, in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. An organiser can rent a reception hall with a bar, a heated marquee of 80 square meters and a garden terrace for a party or a reception of roughly 40 guests standing indoors, or 70 seated and 100 standing in the marquee. The host lets you bring your own caterer and brewer.
Rooms and capacities
The rental covers several spaces that can be booked together. The reception hall has a bar, a sound system and a podium with a light show, and an open fire stands in the room. The marquee measures 10 by 8 meters, has a wooden floor, is heated and can be furnished for the event. A heated cloakroom and smoking room, and a garden terrace with an indoor toilet in season, complete the set.
The site gives the following capacities. The marquee seats about 70 people for a dinner and holds about 100 standing. The reception hall holds about 40 standing. Plan the guest list against these figures, since they are the working limits stated by the owner.
Optional extras are listed on the page. They include set-up of the rooms, of the marquee and of the garden, an equipped kitchen, a DJ with sound equipment, service staff, marquee heaters, a barbecue and a fire bowl. A second marquee can be added in the garden. A standard rental is a package of eight hours, with extra hours charged after that, and a damage deposit and a cleaning fee apply. The price list is on the official site and is not repeated here.
The private lounge and dining room of the house are not for rent. The wellness area, with a heated pool and a hot tub, is also excluded from the event rental and belongs to the guest rooms.
Accommodation
The house also operates guest rooms (chambres d'hôtes) with a garden pool and a hot tub reserved for those guests. The site does not state the number of rooms, so ask how many beds are available if your group wants to stay overnight.
Catering
The host states that the venue is free of caterers and brewers. You may choose your own caterer and your own drinks supplier. An equipped kitchen can be rented, which suits a caterer who prepares on site, and a barbecue can be added for a garden meal. This freedom helps groups with a fixed supplier or a specific menu.
Getting there
The address is Chaussée de Charleroi 97, 1360 Thorembais-Saint-Trond. By train, the nearest station is Gembloux. A direct bus runs from the station to the house, and a bus stop reserved for the house lies opposite it. By car from Brussels on the E411, take exit 11, then follow the yellow signs for the Pavillon, second exit toward Gembloux, and look for the house about one kilometer further on the left. The site also mentions helicopter arrivals in its photos.
The owner invites you to visit without obligation before booking. When you write, give the date you want and the number of guests so that he can answer according to the calendar.
