70 Hectares… & l'Océan can host a seminar of up to 35 people in its meeting rooms, or up to 60 when the whole hotel is privately hired, and a wedding or private party for 70 guests seated or 150 at a cocktail. The hotel has 32 rooms and suites that sleep 64. It belongs to Fontenille Collection and stands in the pine forest of Seignosse, in the Landes, above the Seignosse golf course and a few minutes from the ocean.
Seminars and company events
Two meeting rooms of 40 square meters each take up to 35 participants. Both have daylight, open directly onto the hotel's large terrace in the pine forest, and come with high-speed wifi. Under full private hire, a seminar can reach 60 people and some sessions can move out to the terraces.
The hotel sells half-day and full-day packages and longer stays. Between sessions, teams have access to a gym, bikes, yoga classes, massages on request, priority access to the Seignosse golf course, pétanque, table tennis, table football and mölkky. Custom activities include surf lessons and indoor climbing. The sister hotel Les Hortensias du Lac in Hossegor, a few minutes away, adds its gastronomic restaurant and its Spa myBlend to a program.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings, private parties, press events, photo shoots and sports retreats. For a wedding, there are spaces for the ceremony, the reception and accommodation, and the whole place can be privately hired. The large terrace in the pine forest takes a cocktail or an outdoor dinner, and the modular indoor room opens onto nature. Couples can work with suppliers of their choice or with the hotel's partners: florists, decorators, photographers and DJs. Private hire requires a minimum of two nights.
Rooms and capacities
Two meeting rooms of 40 square meters take up to 35 each. For receptions, the hotel lists a restaurant, an indoor room and a large outdoor terrace, with up to 70 guests at a seated meal and 150 at a cocktail dinner. A heated outdoor pool, gardens and a beach hut complete the outdoor spaces.
Accommodation
The 32 rooms and suites sleep 64 guests. They range from about 19 to 49 square meters: Classic rooms, Classic rooms with balcony, Junior Suites with terrace, including one adapted for reduced mobility, Junior Suites with ocean-view terrace and Ocean-view terrace suites. Large windows open onto the pine tops, and upper floors look toward the ocean. Common areas include a fireside lounge and a games room. Reception is open 24 hours a day.
Catering
The hotel restaurant, SEI, is led by Chef Angel Jimenez and mixes Japanese cooking with Landes produce: sashimi, bao with Landes pork, tuna tataki, tempura. It serves lunch, dinner and corporate brunches, and also works as a bar and karaoke room. On request, the hotel runs an Izakaya brazier evening on the terrace with show cooking and signature cocktails, or a Japanese-style aperitif.
History and setting
The hotel is designed as a large family house in wood, set into the canopy above the golf course, with contemporary art and design pieces inside. The grounds are planted with pines and cork oaks. The hotel is seasonal: open daily from March 26 to November 1, closed from November 2 to March 25.
Getting there
The nearest station is Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, 15 minutes by car. Dax, Bayonne and Biarritz stations are about 40 minutes away. Biarritz-Pays Basque airport is about 35 minutes away, and Bordeaux about two hours by the A63. Private transfers can be booked, and the hotel has free parking with electric charging points.
