The Domaine Les Clayères hosts seminars, study days, leadership meetings, team building, product launches, company evenings, weddings and family receptions. It offers four event rooms from 60 to 125 square meters, seven bedrooms and a restaurant on site, so a residential seminar can run without leaving the property. The domain is a small hotel at 226 rue des Parcs in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, in Vendée, 12 kilometers south of Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Seminars and company events
The four rooms are modular and lit by daylight, with wifi, a video projector and a flip chart. The largest, the Salle de Réception, works for a plenary session, a workshop, a seated lunch or a cocktail. The smaller rooms suit a leadership committee, a training session or breakout groups. One room has its own fully equipped kitchen, which allows a cooking workshop or a private meal prepared by a chef. Depending on the season and the format, all or part of the domain can be privatized, including the bedrooms, common areas and outdoor spaces, but not the restaurant. Site visits are offered by appointment.
Weddings and receptions
The domain markets weddings, christenings, birthdays and private receptions. Ceremonies, cocktails and dinners can take place indoors or in the gardens depending on the weather. The team helps with catering, decoration, coordination on the day and accommodation, working with local partners. Capacity for a wedding depends on the layout (cocktail, seated dinner or party) and is set case by case.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle de Réception measures 125 square meters and takes seminars, workshops, cocktails and large seated meals. The Salle du Payré measures 72 square meters, has a view over the surroundings and a private kitchen. The Salle des Huîtriers, recently completed, measures 65 square meters and opens onto a wooden terrace. The Salle du Marais measures 60 square meters and looks over the marsh, for smaller meetings. The domain does not publish seated or standing capacities; ask the team for the right room for your group.
Accommodation
The hotel has seven rooms in three categories: double rooms, junior suites and prestige suites. The rooms face the Talmont marshes, and each headboard carries a fresco by a local graphic artist. Breakfast includes artisan breads and pastries, cheese, fruit and local juice. On site there is also an outdoor pool, a bar and bikes.
Catering
The restaurant serves bistronomic cooking led by chef Sylvain Bourmaud, between land and sea, with local produce and seafood from Vendée and a menu that changes with the seasons. It is open for lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday and for lunch on Sunday. For events, the kitchen offers group menus, receptions and cocktails, and personalized menus for weddings and private parties.
History and setting
The domain sits one minute from the forest and five minutes from the port of La Guittière, near the Payré estuary. The hotel works with local producers and the oyster farmers of La Guittière and follows an anti-waste policy in the kitchen. Les Sables-d'Olonne, with its harbors and water sports, is nearby, and cycle paths run along the coast.
Getting there
Les Sables-d'Olonne railway station is 12 kilometers away. By road, the A87 leads to the Les Sables-d'Olonne exit. Nantes Atlantique airport is about 1 hour 15 minutes away by car.
