How many people can the château accommodate for a seminar?

Up to 20 staff members can be accommodated on site in 10 rooms as part of a private residential seminar. For meetings and workshops, the 200 m² Orangerie and four modular function rooms allow for both plenary sessions and small group work.

Can the château be hired out exclusively for a seminar?

Yes. The 14-hectare estate is reserved exclusively for your company: there will be no other groups or events taking place at the same time. Your teams will have exclusive use of the château, the grounds and the swimming pool.

How far from Paris is the château?

About 2 hours 20 minutes from Paris and 30 minutes from Tours, in Touraine near Amboise. The TGV station at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps puts the estate an hour away by train, followed by a thirty-minute drive.

What team-building activities are available?

Italian cookery classes, hot-air balloon rides, canoeing on the Cher, Vouvray wine tastings, walks in the park or visits to the châteaux of the Loire Valley. We book these activities through our local partners.

Organising a seminar at a château in Touraine: a guide

Organising a seminar at the château means offering your teams something other than a windowless hotel room. Surrounded by greenery, far from the hustle and bustle, in a venue that is entirely at your exclusive disposal: the setting changes the way you work together. At the Château de la Huberdière, in Touraine near Amboise, your company has a 14-hectare estate all to itself, just 2 hours and 20 minutes from Paris.

This guide brings together everything you need to know before booking a residential corporate seminar: capacity, workspaces, accommodation, catering and team-building activities.

Why choose a seminar at a château?

A successful seminar depends on two things: the quality of the work produced and the sense of cohesion that emerges from it. A château in the countryside has a positive impact on both. A change of scenery takes teams out of their office routine. Having the venue to yourselves creates an intimate atmosphere that encourages open discussion. And the natural surroundings slow the pace down just enough for ideas to flow.

La Huberdière is not a run-of-the-mill conference centre. It is a 16th-century family home, still lived in, where we welcome your teams as guests. You can really feel the difference: we don’t just turn groups through the doors one after the other; we welcome yours.

Flexible workspaces

The estate offers a range of meeting set-ups, depending on the size of the group and the format of the day.

The Orangerie, 200 m² bathed in light, for plenary sessions and large-group workshops
Four more intimate meeting rooms for small groups, interviews or quiet time
The park and terrace for outdoor sessions, weather permitting

The technical arrangements are as follows: Wi-Fi, a sound system and screens are available. You provide your programme, and we’ll set up the rooms to suit your needs – in a U-shape, in clusters or in a circle.

Accommodating and catering for staff on site

The residential seminar has one key advantage: nobody leaves in the evening. Discussions continue over dinner, and a sense of camaraderie is built outside the formal meetings. The château can accommodate up to 20 people in 10 bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom.

When it comes to dining, the food is home-cooked. Lodovica, who is originally from Italy, creates meals using produce from the market and the vegetable patch, and adapts them to suit everyone’s dietary requirements. Packages range from a one-day study session to a full stay of several days, starting from €70 (excl. VAT) per person. We provide a detailed quote based on the duration, the number of participants and the activities selected.

Team-building at the château and in Touraine

Team spirit isn’t something you can simply decree in a meeting room. There are plenty of opportunities around the castle to bring a team together, and we organise these activities in collaboration with our local partners.

An Italian cookery class with Lodovica, where we’ll cook and share together
A hot-air balloon ride at sunrise, departing from the estate
A canoe trip down the Cher, or a cycle ride along the Loire à Vélo route
A wine tasting in the cellars of Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire
A tour of the châteaux: Amboise and the Clos Lucé at Chenonceau

These informal moments are often just as valuable as the work sessions. They create shared memories and change the way colleagues view one another.

A corporate seminar 2 hours and 20 minutes from Paris

The château’s location makes it an easily accessible base for a seminar in Touraine. It’s about a 2-hour 20-minute drive from Paris, or an hour by TGV to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps followed by a thirty-minute drive. Far enough away for a change of scenery, yet close enough to visit without wasting a whole day.

To find out more about the packages, venues and capacities, please visit the seminars at the château page. And if you’re extending your stay, our guide to visiting the châteaux of the Loire Valley will help your teams make the most of the region.

Let us know your dates, the size of your group and the nature of the seminar: we’ll send you a bespoke proposal within 24 hours.