Mas de Capelou hosts weddings of about 100 guests at table, family celebrations and residential or day seminars for up to 20 participants. Its largest space, the La Brousse tent, holds 150 seated or 300 standing. The mas stands at 1336 chemin des Poiriers, on the Île de la Barthelasse in Avignon, a river island on the Rhône about 7 km from the historic center.
Seminars and company events
The mas sells residential and semi-residential seminars. Residential packages include breakfast, two breaks and two meals, semi-residential packages one meal. A seminar group can stay with up to 20 people in shared double rooms or 12 in single rooms. Meetings take place in the Salon Poiriers, a 50 m² room, or under the outdoor pergola. For a plenary or a product presentation, the 300 m² tent seats 150 in theatre style or 75 in classroom.
Breaks and meals are served in the garden or under the tent in the orchard, and wine tastings can be held in the private cellar. Activities proposed around the seminar include yoga and pilates, bike tours, canoeing on the Rhône and wine tours.
Weddings and receptions
The whole mas can be privatized for a wedding or a family event. The site gives a capacity of about 100 guests for the meal and 40 overnight guests, and further rooms can be found about five minutes away. Wedding spaces include the reception tent, the pear orchard, a pergola covered in star jasmine, the lawns, the heated pool, a pétanque ground and a spot called the Carré de la semeuse.
Rooms and capacities
The Tente La Brousse covers 300 m² and is listed for 150 in theatre, 75 in classroom, 60 in U-shape, 150 at banquet and 300 for a cocktail. The Salon Poiriers covers 50 m² and takes 20 in theatre, 12 in classroom, 8 in U-shape, 20 at banquet and 30 standing. The outdoor pergola, 40 m², takes 20 in theatre, 12 in classroom or U-shape, 20 at banquet and 30 for a cocktail.
Accommodation
The mas has five guest rooms, named Béguin, Mantille, Canotier, Capeline and Chapel, which sleep up to 15 people in total. Four apartments, Clémentine, Gibus, Armille and Marquis, range from 75 to 120 m² and each sleep one to six people. Breakfast is served as a buffet in the garden.
Catering
The restaurant La Brousse sits in the orchard and serves meals on the estate. Seminar packages include breakfast, breaks and meals. The site does not describe the wedding catering arrangements, so ask whether the meal is handled by the house or by a caterer of your choice.
History and setting
The mas stands in a two-hectare wooded park with an orchard and a swimming pool. The Île de la Barthelasse is a rural island between two arms of the Rhône, facing the old town of Avignon. The Luberon, the Alpilles and the banks of the Rhône are within reach for excursions.
Getting there
From the A7, take the Avignon Nord exit and follow signs for the center. From the A9, take exit 22 at Roquemaure. From central Avignon, cross the Daladier bridge toward Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, turn right onto the island, follow the road along the Rhône and then the Mas de Capelou signs. Parking on site is free. Avignon has a TGV station and a central station.
