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Can everyone stay? The venue accommodation report

Compare overnight places with reception capacity across 288 listings with both figures.

Edition: 4 October 2026Rare Venues researchSources & method ↓
THE USEFUL TAKEAWAY

Compare overnight places with reception capacity across 288 listings with both figures.

Sleeping places as a share of recorded maximum guests
Less than one quarter149 venues
A quarter to under half99 venues
Half to under all33 venues
At least the guest figure7 venues

Reception capacity and sleeping capacity answer different questions. If you fill a venue to its reported event maximum, the shortfall shows how many people might need another place to stay. Your actual guest list may be much smaller.

Examples where the event and overnight figures are closest
VenueEvent guestsSleeping placesGap at full capacity
Château Les Carrasses1001000
Château St Pierre de Serjac1401400
Château Pimo50500
Hôtel Crillon le Brave70700
Les Maisons du Bonheur70700
Manoir de Longeveau1901900
Château Trieux30291
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud60546
Château Fleur du Ciel1801890
Manoir de la Massonnière30219
Château De Puy Robert13012010
Château Le Brossay604911

Sleeping places are people, not bedrooms. They can include shared rooms or extra beds. Confirm the room plan and which accommodation is part of the hire.

Sources, dates & method

288 listings with both positive figures. Ratio = sleeping places / maximum guests. Gap = max(0, guests − sleeps). Neither calculation estimates available rooms.

Venue facts recorded 28 September 2026, with identified official-source corrections dated 4 October. Figures describe this collection, not the whole French market. These are advertised starting figures with different inclusions and hire lengths. They are not paid prices, current quotations, per-person rates or complete wedding budgets. Original listing names and observation dates are retained on the linked venue pages. Source URLs remain in the private evidence archive.

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