Domaine de la Mer hosts working seminars, onboarding and team events, training sessions, strategy retreats and weddings, with four meeting spaces for 15 to 250 people and lodging for up to 150. The three-star hotel estate covers 5 hectares of pine wood at 364 boulevard d'Alsace-Lorraine in Hyères, on the Giens peninsula, facing Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Le Levant, a short walk from La Badine beach.
Seminars and company events
The estate builds seminars à la carte or as packages, for work sessions, onboarding, training, management and strategy. Rooms are let by the half day or full day. The three indoor rooms are air-conditioned and fully equipped, and set up as theater, U-shape or classroom. Outdoor terraces with sea views serve for breaks. There is a private open-air car park.
For team building, the estate offers kayak and paddle relays, coastal walking in the water, cooking and cocktail workshops, a course called Whakata, yoga, massages, and beach volleyball, table tennis, badminton and pétanque. Its own water sports base, Shakaa School, runs wing foil, windsurf and electric foil all year, and kayak, paddle and pedal boat hire. A section of the private beach can be booked for a group from April to September.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings unfold across the estate. Drinks for up to 220 guests take place on the sand, under the pines or under shade sails, facing the sea. Dinner can be set as long tables, a buffet or a banquet, and the evening continues with music and dancing. The next morning, a brunch or breakfast for up to 80 can be served at the Comptoir de Noé. Guests can stay on site in the renovated rooms and apartments.
Rooms and capacities
Horizon covers 40 m² and takes up to 35 people. Grand Horizon covers 120 m², takes up to 80 and has a U-shaped layout around a central bar. Romarin, 20 m², takes up to 15 for small meetings. Espace Romi is an open outdoor terrace of 300 m² for up to 250 people.
Accommodation
The estate has 27 hotel rooms and suites and about 30 apartments and villas, each for one to six people. The seminar page gives a total of 140 people in single beds and the wedding page 150. Pets are accepted on request. An unheated pool of 8 by 14 m is open from May to September to guests staying on site.
Catering
Three outlets cook on the estate. Le Noé serves shared dishes on the sand facing the sea from May to October. The Comptoir de Noé, higher up with a panoramic terrace, takes over from October to May. A food truck runs on the private beach from June to September. For seminars, dishes are served in the center of the table to share, with meat, fish and vegetarian options. The estate's own kitchen garden and fruit trees supply part of the produce.
History and setting
A couple of entrepreneurs created the estate as a retreat between sea and pine wood. Its 5 hectares include a pine forest, a vegetable garden, fruit trees and areas for nature discovery. The sea in front is home to some of Europe's largest cetaceans, which the estate highlights in its approach to conservation.
Getting there
Toulon-Hyères airport is 7 km away. From the airport, take bus 63 to Arromanches, then bus 67 to La Badine. From Hyères station, bus 67 runs to the La Badine stop, a five-minute walk from the estate. Hyères bus station is 9 km away.
