Seminars for up to 40 people per room, incentive days and weddings with exclusive hire can be organized at Le Chantaco, a hotel on the Route d'Ascain in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the French Basque Country. The 24 bedrooms sleep about 50 people, so a company or a wedding party can take the whole house.
Seminars and company events
Le Chantaco has two fully equipped seminar rooms, each for up to 40 people. They stand apart from each other, separated by an entrance hall, which allows two sessions to run side by side or a plenary and a workshop. The hotel organizes incentives, group meals and team building, either as a flexible program or as a fully planned one.
For shorter needs, an open-plan lounge can be booked for a few hours, a half day or a full day, and a private meeting room can be added for more confidential work. Teams can sleep on site. The hotel sends a seminar brochure on request and builds quotes around each budget.
Weddings and receptions
The whole hotel can be hired for weddings, ceremonies, cocktail parties and other private events. Ceremonies can take place in the gardens, between fountains and lawns. The terrace looks over the golf course and the mountains. Two family suites with daylight and views of the course let the couple get ready out of sight of the guests. The 24 bedrooms house about 50 guests, which suits a wedding over a full weekend.
Rooms and capacities
The two seminar rooms take 40 people each. The open-plan lounge serves as a coworking space, and a private meeting room is available as an extra. For receptions, the gardens and the terrace are used, and the bar serves cocktails.
Accommodation
The hotel has 24 air-conditioned rooms, each furnished in its own style, from modern to vintage. Three ground-floor rooms are adapted for guests with reduced mobility. Guests also have an outdoor pool, gardens, a fitness room facing the gardens and massage treatments, from shiatsu to hot stones.
Catering
The hotel serves meals all day, from breakfast to dinner, so seminar groups can eat on site. Breakfast uses local produce and is served in the dining room or on the terrace. Le Bar hosts drinks and cocktail receptions.
History and setting
The building has a hacienda look, with Art Deco interiors. In the 1960s and 1970s it was one of the best-known hotels on the Basque coast, with guests such as Arthur Rubinstein, Jean Marais, Montserrat Caballé and Jessye Norman. The current owners are reviving the house. The 18-hole Chantaco golf course lies a few meters away, with a view of La Rhune, and the courses of La Nivelle, Biarritz, Arcangues and Chiberta are nearby.
Getting there
The hotel is close to the center of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and a few minutes from the beaches. Biarritz is 15 km away.
