Château de la Motte Fénelon

What Château de la Motte Fénelon does

Château de la Motte Fénelon is a privately held 3-star château hotel and gastronomic restaurant located in Cambrai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, operating on a historic estate with an 8-hectare wooded park. The property offers 37 guest rooms distributed across five categories (Prestige, Deluxe, Superior, Classic in the Orangerie, and Standard cottages in the park), the on-site restaurant "Le 109" set in the castle moats, and ten modular event rooms (46–170 m²) used for weddings, private receptions, corporate seminars, and team-building activities. The company serves four named customer segments: leisure/romantic travelers, wedding and private event clients, corporate and business clients, and individual business travelers, with outreach concentrated in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, the Paris region, and Belgium. Multi-language websites (French, English, German) and a third-party booking engine (secure-hotel-booking.com) support direct bookings.

The revenue model is integrated across four streams: accommodation (room rates €60–125/night depending on category and season), F&B at Le 109, event hosting (wedding receptions, private celebrations), and corporate seminars (study days from €50/person, residential seminars from €157/person). A gift voucher program offers three bundled SKUs at €112–€295. Go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer leisure bookings, event-driven wedding and corporate sales, and enterprise field sales for seminar business, all underpinned by 25+ years of corporate event experience and 20+ years of in-house catering experience.

The technology footprint is minimal: no proprietary platform, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no mobile app, and reliance on third-party tooling (booking engine, Customer Alliance review widget) rather than in-house systems. No stock exchange listing, funding rounds, ownership structure, or management team is disclosed; the firm appears to be independently owned. The only named third-party partner is DIS Group, credited for website realization.

Name

Château de la Motte Fénelon

Legal name

Château de la Motte Fénelon

Website

https://cambrai-chateau-motte-fenelon.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Château de la Motte Fénelon is a privately held 3-star château hotel and gastronomic restaurant in Cambrai, France, operating 37 rooms, the on-site Le 109 restaurant, and ten event rooms serving leisure travelers, wedding clients, and corporate seminar buyers across northern France and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality (Château Hotel and Restaurant)

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

Heritage & Historic Boutique Hotels (THAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gastronomy & Wine-Focused Boutique Hotels (THAGADAG), Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Gastronomic restaurant
• Wedding venue
• Corporate seminars
• Event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambrai

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: Revenue from 37 guest rooms across five categories: Prestige rooms (4), Deluxe (1), Superior (5), Classic (8), and Standard Park rooms (19). Rooms include amenities such as minibar, TV with Canal+/Satellite, free WiFi, and private bathroom facilities.
2. Gastronomic Restaurant: Restaurant 'Le 109' located in the castle moats generates revenue from lunch and dinner service. The restaurant serves refined cuisine with seasonal ingredients from local producers. Open Monday to Friday (lunch and dinner), Saturday evening, and Sunday lunch. Closed Saturday noon and Sunday evening.
3. Events and Receptions: Revenue from hosting private receptions, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, baptisms, communions, and corporate events. Ten event rooms available with capacities from 46 to 170m2. Catering provided by their own kitchen team with over 20 years of experience.
4. Seminar and Corporate Events: Corporate seminar packages including study days starting from €50/person and residential seminars starting from €157/person. Includes seminar rooms (46-170m2), equipment (sheets, pens, projector, paperboard, microphone), accommodation, and meals.
5. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers for hotel stays, restaurant meals, and romantic packages. Available packages include Luxury Gift Voucher for Lovers (€295), Meal at the Château (€112), and At the Castle in Love (€250).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Château de la Motte Fénelon operates a 3-star château hotel with 37 guest rooms across five categories (Prestige, Deluxe, Superior, Classic, and Standard Park), together with an on-site gastronomic restaurant called Le 109 located in the castle's moat. The property also hosts private receptions, weddings, family celebrations, corporate seminars, and team-building events across ten modular event rooms situated within an 8-hectare wooded park in Cambrai, northern France.

Product overview

Château de la Motte Fénelon is a 3-star château hotel and gastronomic restaurant offering an integrated hospitality experience centered around its historic 17th-century castle property and 8-hectare wooded park. The property operates four interconnected service lines: (1) hotel accommodation across 37 rooms spanning five categories from Prestige suites in the main château to Standard park cottages; (2) the gourmet restaurant 'Le 109' serving seasonal French cuisine in the castle douves; (3) reception and wedding venue services across ten event rooms including the Orangerie, Salle Rousseau, and other period salons; and (4) corporate seminar and team building services with equipped modular meeting spaces. Gift voucher packages bundle multiple services for gifting purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le 109: Gastronomic restaurant located in the Doves (Douves) of the Château, featuring seasonal ingredients and refined cuisine.

Products and services

• 3-Star Château Hotel Accommodation
• Restaurant Le 109 (Gastronomic Dining)
• Wedding and Private Reception Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ years of corporate event experience
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DIS GroupminorOthersWebsite development and technical support provider for the château's official website (cambrai-chateau-motte-fenelon.com). Mentioned in website footer as the company responsible for website realization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Domaine des Hauts de Loire: 19th-century château estate hotel in Onzain (Loire Valley) with restaurant, weddings, and seminars — closely mirrors Château de la Motte Fénelon's blend of château accommodation, dining, and event hosting at a similar scale.
• Château de Pray: Château hotel near Amboise in the Loire Valley offering heritage lodging, gastronomic restaurant, and private events — a comparable boutique château property with an integrated restaurant and event business.
• Château de Fère: Château hotel and gastronomic restaurant near Fère-en-Tardenois in Aisne offering heritage accommodation, fine dining, weddings, and corporate seminars — a near-direct analog competing for cross-regional Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France event demand.
• Hôtel Château de Bourron: 17th-century château hotel near Fontainebleau offering lodging, restaurant, weddings, and seminars — directly comparable as a heritage château property monetized through the same combination of rooms, F&B, and events.
• Hostellerie de Levernois: Relais & Châteaux-affiliated château hotel near Beaune with a Michelin-recognized restaurant, wedding venues, and event spaces — comparable in combining heritage lodging with gastronomy and private events, though in a more premium tier.
• Château de Bagnols: Restored medieval château in Beaujolais operating as a luxury château hotel with gastronomic restaurant and event hosting — comparable as a heritage asset repurposed into a multi-revenue-stream hospitality business.
• Château Tilques: Historic château hotel in Tilques, Pas-de-Calais, operating a comparable model of heritage lodging, restaurant, weddings, and seminars in the same Hauts-de-France region as Château de la Motte Fénelon, directly competing for the same corporate and leisure clients in the Nord.

Broad incumbents

• Relais de Chambord: Hotel operated within the Domaine national de Chambord, much larger and higher-profile, but competes for château-driven weddings, leisure stays, and corporate events in France at a more premium price point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Château-de-la-Motte-Fénelon-547727898763150
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ch%C3%A2teau-de-la-motte-f%C3%A9nelon

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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