Le Domaine de La Briandais

What Le Domaine de La Briandais does

Le Domaine de La Briandais is a privately-held, founder-owned boutique hotel and restaurant operating from an 18th-century manor on an 8-hectare park with a lake in Missillac, Loire-Atlantique, France. The business is purpose-built around a unique positioning as a "place of electromagnetic sobriety": WiFi and Bluetooth are prohibited throughout the property, guests are asked to put mobile devices in airplane mode on arrival, and the only connectivity offered is wired Ethernet plus in-room landline telephones. The hotel is classified 3-star under the French tourism rating system and has 15 rooms across four categories (Comfort, Superior, Prestige, Suite), one of which is accessible for guests with reduced mobility.

The offering extends beyond lodging to a restaurant serving local and seasonal cuisine (closed during summer), a bar open 7:30am–11:00pm, a buffet breakfast with regional suppliers, and a wellness layer including massages in a lakeside cottage, earthing/grounding experiences, and a 24/7 fitness room. The property also hosts corporate seminars/team-building events and weddings/receptions. Underlying infrastructure is wired-only, with each room carrying its own direct telephone line; there is no wireless data network on premises.

The business runs on a direct-to-consumer go-to-market: bookings come through the official website (best-price guarantee), phone, and email, with the site available in French, English, and Spanish. Revenue is generated from five streams — accommodation, restaurant and bar, seminars/corporate events, weddings/receptions, and wellness services — all priced on a quote basis with no public rate card. The founders are Laure Louet-Angelin and Olivier Louet; there is no external investment, parent company, or public listing, and the company is not pursuing technology, AI, or platform-economy adjacencies.

Name

Le Domaine de La Briandais

Legal name

Le Domaine de La Briandais

Website

https://domainedelabriandais.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1700

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Domaine de La Briandais is a founder-owned 3-star boutique hotel and restaurant in Missillac, France, operating an 18th-century manor with 15 rooms, an on-site restaurant and bar, wellness services, and event hosting — uniquely positioned as France's only hotel built around electromagnetic sobriety, with no WiFi or Bluetooth on premises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotels

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Electromagnetic sobriety hotel
• Digital detox retreat
• Boutique manor hotel
• Electrohypersensitive accommodation
• Wellness hospitality France

Headquarters

HQ city

Missillac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: 15 rooms across four categories (Comfort, Superior, Prestige, Suite) with varying amenities including wired internet, direct telephone lines, minibar, Nespresso machines, and park or lake views.
2. Restaurant & Bar: Restaurant serving elegant homemade cuisine with local and seasonal products. Bar open 7:30am to 11:00pm offering Maison Merling coffee, organic teas and infusions from Eclore, and Collet House champagne. Breakfast buffet available daily (7:30-9:30am weekdays, 8-10am weekends). Note: Restaurant closed during summer period.
3. Seminars & Corporate Events: Business seminars and team-building events in a setting conducive to exchanges and refocusing. Wired internet connections available in seminar room. Full-day and multi-day packages for corporate groups.
4. Weddings & Receptions: Wedding and reception venue booking in an 18th century manor setting with park and lake views. Contact-based booking through the hotel.
5. Wellness Services: Massages and treatments provided in a cottage facing the lake, fitness room open 24h/7, and earthing/grounding experiences in the park.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Le Domaine de La Briandais operates a 3-star boutique hotel and restaurant in Missillac, France, set within an 18th-century manor on an 8-hectare park with a lake. The property offers 15 rooms across four categories, a restaurant, bar, and dedicated wellness facilities, all within an "electromagnetic sobriety" environment free of WiFi and Bluetooth. It also hosts weddings, corporate seminars, and private banquets.

Product overview

Le Domaine de La Briandais is a single-property hospitality business operating as a boutique 3-star hotel and restaurant. The unified offering centers on its unique electromagnetic sobriety concept — a hotel without WiFi where guests experience minimal electromagnetic exposure. The property comprises 15 rooms across four categories (Comfort, Superior, Prestige, Suite), an elegant restaurant serving local seasonal cuisine, an intimate bar, a wellness area with massages, a fitness room, and 8 hectares of parkland. The venue also hosts seminars, team-building events, and weddings/receptions. All facilities are designed around the core differentiator: a technology-reduced environment with wired internet available for those who need connectivity, making it unique in France and Europe for accommodating electrohypersensitive guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodation
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Breakfast
• Wellness and Massage Services
• Fitness Room
• Corporate Seminars and Team-Building
• Weddings and Receptions
• Banquets and Private Events

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AmenitizminorOthersWebsite building and booking engine platform provider. The hotel's official website is powered using Amenitiz hospitality platform with integrated booking functionality.
• Jardins de BrièreminorOthersLocal supplier providing bio apple juice for the breakfast buffet. Their product won a Gold medal in 2022, used as a quality indicator for the hotel's local product sourcing.
• Maison MerlingminorOthersCoffee supplier for the hotel bar, providing specialty coffee served to guests.
• Maison ColletminorOthersChampagne supplier for the hotel bar, offering champagne by the glass.
• EcloreminorOthersOrganic tea and infusion supplier for the hotel bar and breakfast service.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/domainedelabriandais
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgRf4d5f2i9J9Z1k5hT5e1g
• Facebookfacebook.com/domainedelabriandais
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/domainedelabriandais

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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