Nomade Lodge hosts residential seminars, study days, conventions, team building, company parties and weddings for up to 300 guests, with more than 200 beds on site. The estate is a restored Brie farm surrounded by Mongolian yurts on 8 hectares at the edge of the Villefermoy forest, in La Chapelle-Gauthier, Seine-et-Marne, between Melun and Fontainebleau and about 45 minutes from Paris.
Seminars and company events
The estate runs three business formats. Residential seminars combine meetings, large sessions, training and team building over several days. Study days cover working breakfasts and lunches, executive committees, training, brainstorming and afterworks. Custom events take in conventions, general assemblies, dinners, company evenings and trade fairs. Two dedicated seminar coordinators handle business requests from Monday to Friday and stay involved through the event.
The former barns provide large, flexible rooms with daylight and modern equipment for plenaries, conventions and fairs. The guest houses on the farm can serve as breakout rooms or informal lounges, and the large yurt, called to order by its gong, suits a cocktail or a leadership meeting away from the usual setting. Team-building programs include workshops, outdoor challenges, sports and quieter activities, built around the group's objectives on the estate's grounds.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings, birthdays, christenings, bar mitzvahs and leaving parties, with outdoor grounds available for ceremonies. A separate reception team of coordinators advises couples and follows the event through to the day. Guests can stay overnight in yurts, guest houses and rooms, and a brunch can be organized the next day.
Rooms and capacities
Genghis Khan is the largest room: more than 300 square meters under stone walls and exposed beams, with a ceiling above 8 meters. It takes 220 guests for a cocktail or 180 seated, with a dance floor, terraces and a large inner courtyard. It connects through wide doors to Kubilaï, which covers 160 square meters with two mezzanine lounges of 60 and 30 square meters and holds 120 for a cocktail or 80 seated.
The Nomade Loft, a bright room of 250 square meters with large bay windows, takes 250 guests for a cocktail or 180 seated. It has a terrace facing a small wood, a 45-square-meter annex, a 60-square-meter wooden shelter and its own access and parking.
The Grande Yourte, imported from Mongolia and painted in the traditional style, covers 80 square meters for 80 guests standing or 50 seated, with a small kitchen and its own access. Five guest houses with lounges of 45 to 95 square meters receive 10 to 45 guests for smaller gatherings.
Accommodation
The estate offers more than 200 beds of three kinds: 23 Mongolian yurts for 4 to 7 people each, 30 guest rooms with private bathrooms and Mongolian decor in the farm buildings, and large dormitory rooms for 4 to 10 people. Breakfast is served in a separate room.
Catering
Catering ranges from classic and gastronomic menus to food trucks, covering coffee breaks, lunches, company dinners and cocktails on site. For weddings, the estate works with partner suppliers, caterers and DJs included, and the reception buildings have a catering kitchen. Ask the reception team which caterers are approved.
History and setting
The farm dates from the 17th century and its buildings have been restored over the years by a team that now counts more than 25 people. The yurt camp gives the estate its character: painted wooden frames covered with felt, with hand-painted furniture.
Getting there
The address is Ferme de la Boulaye, Route départementale 227, 77720 La Chapelle-Gauthier. The estate is about 45 minutes from Paris by road, between Melun and Fontainebleau.
