Smells like team spirit

Villa Rossa knows a thing or two about team spirit. The accumulated strengths of its husband and wife management duo and the hard work and dedication of the concierge brigade have seen the villa attract an international mix of leisure and business travellers over the past year.

The seminar business is booming and that is no surprise. As a freelancer for 30 years, I know only too well that human contact is underrated. Working from home may sound good at first, but however much you’ve invested in your authentic Italian coffee machine, office coffee is sweetened with a spoonful of gossip. And, believe me, even Secret Santa is better than a Christmas office party where the only guests are you and an imported mince pie. 

That’s why Villa Rossa puts the warmth back into work, puts the person at the heart of personnel and gives meaning to the term « home office ».

Out of the office doesn’t mean out of touch. The Villa Rossa is the ideal place to touch base with employees, colleagues or like-minded people. In its intimate surroundings, you get to really know your work family, as it offers the physical and head space needed to work through all the issues together. Not just during meetings at the kitchen table but also during more casual interactions as the group takes part in wine-tasting, cooking or sporting activities.

In a world taken over by artificial intelligence, where you are more likely to talk to a chatbot than a real life person, to have to deal with digital dialogues and automated replies, the Villa-Rossa takes pride in being old school in its approach to its training courses.

Immersion is the technique it has adopted for its English courses, inviting participants into an English-speaking environment without leaving France. Lessons in the morning and English-speaking activities in the afternoon combine learning with team-building. The takeaways ? More confidence in English. Practical, everyday application. And fond memories of fun activities.

What about the afterwork? Large airy guest bedrooms instead of characterless hotel rooms give your seminars more of a boutique feel. And the swimming corridor doesn’t only serve as a poolside office for digital nomads posting on Instagram.

Need time out to get your thoughts together ? Just step out of the front gate and turn right to walk down to the pristine lake that will clear your head.

Lamartine penned some of his greatest poems gazing over the Lac du Bourget

Make the Villa Rossa your source of inspiration.