Domaine des Etangs
A 700-year-old stone château set on 2,500 forested acres in the Charente, with rooms in the castle itself and six restored farmhouse cottages scattered across the estate. Part of the Auberge Resorts Collection, with a one-Michelin-star restaurant and an art collection woven through the grounds.
Why we chose it
Most estates this size are a château with a garden. This is a thousand hectares of forest, ponds, and farmland with a castle in the middle of it — space enough that a leadership team can spend three days without ever seeing another guest. The scale of the privacy is unusual even at this level.
The land
The name means "estate of ponds," and the water is everywhere - still, quiet, and reflecting the forest around it. Sculpture sits in the glades and gardens, placed by artists in residence rather than a curator. Walks here become part of the programme rather than a break from it.
The table
Dyades, the one-Michelin-star restaurant, cooks almost entirely from the estate itself - its own farm, gardens, and the surrounding Charente. Long dinners are where the real conversations settle, and few settings make that easier than a working château that grows most of what it serves.
The pace
Six restored métairies - old farmhouses - sit across the estate, each with several bedrooms, a full kitchen, and complete separation from the main château. For a leadership team they offer something rare: privacy between sessions, then a shared table to return to.

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