The Mas de l'Hermitage can host small seminars, training courses, wellness retreats and team stays for up to 30 people theater-style, or 14 around a U-shaped table. Groups of up to 14 can sleep on site in four gîtes. The estate is an 18th-century Provençal farmhouse at 534 chemin de Saint Virgile, near Raphèle-lès-Arles, in the Crau plain between the Camargue and the Alpilles, a short drive from the historic center of Arles.
Seminars and company events
A group area was added next to the farmhouse with a seminar room, a patio, a rooftop, a reception kitchen and a wellness area. The owners suggest it for team-building stays, training sessions, artistic, musical or cooking workshops and sports team gatherings. The seminar room can be rented by the day or by the week, under formulas adjusted to each group.
The room covers 50 square meters. It takes 14 people in a U-shape, 30 theater-style and 30 for a cocktail or walking dinner. It has underfloor heating, reversible air-conditioning, controlled acoustics and natural light with views over the fields. Equipment includes tables, chairs, a flipchart, a video projector, a keyboard, speakers and Wi-Fi. The room opens onto the patio.
Weddings and receptions
The Mas de l'Hermitage does not sell weddings. For parties and private events, the whole estate can be rented exclusively, which suits a family celebration or a gathering of friends staying together.
Rooms and capacities
Besides the seminar room, the group area includes a 35-square-meter patio at its center, a 50-square-meter rooftop with views over the plain, and a modular reception room with a kitchen. That room can serve as a meeting space, a break area, a cooking-class room or a dining room. A 40-square-meter wooden deck by the garden is used for yoga, breathing workshops, small concerts or open-air talks.
Accommodation
Four gîtes sleep up to 14 guests. Gîte Crau, the former house of the field irrigator, covers 90 square meters with two bedrooms, two shower rooms and four single beds. Gîte Provence and Gîte Alpilles take 2 to 4 people, and Gîte Camargue takes 2. Each has a fully equipped kitchen, and bed linen and towels are included. A 15-by-7-meter pool sits in the garden under century-old plane trees.
The wellness area is booked privately: a wooden sauna, a tadelakt hammam, a fitness room with rowing machine and vibration platform, and a massage room.
Catering
The reception kitchen allows two approaches: meals served to the group, or self-catering where participants cook together. The owners help set up whichever suits the program.
History and setting
The mas dates from the 18th century and stands in the meadows of the Crau, a dry plain east of the Rhône. The hosts, a French-German couple, welcome groups in French, German and English. The estate keeps a quiet, family atmosphere, with a maximum of 14 guests staying at a time.
Getting there
The estate lies in the commune of Arles, near Raphèle-lès-Arles, west of the Crau. A shuttle from the station or airport can be arranged on request. Check-in runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. or by appointment.
