Hôtel Le Nautic hosts study days, residential seminars, business breakfasts and association meetings for up to 80 people in Arcachon, on the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde. The independent 3-star hotel has two modular reception rooms and 44 bedrooms, so a group can work and sleep under one roof. It faces the port, a few meters from the beach.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells packages that combine room rental, accommodation and catering, in whatever mix the event needs. The formats named on its site are study days, residential seminars, business breakfasts and association general meetings. Birthdays, retirements and family reunions are organized the same way, so one contact can handle both the professional and the private side of a team's calendar.
The team helps with the organization and writes a tailor-made quote based on the program and the budget. It also proposes partners for activities, such as oyster tasting and water activities, which gives a group something to do between two working sessions without leaving the Bassin.
Rooms and capacities
There are two reception rooms. One has a sea view and the other looks onto the courtyard. Both are air-conditioned and have Wi-Fi. For presentations, each room comes with a video projector, a microphone and a flipchart. The hotel states that the meeting rooms can accommodate up to 80 people in plenary layout. That is the figure to use when you plan the largest format.
The rooms are modular, so the layout can be adapted to the event. The hotel does not publish a separate capacity for each room or for theatre, classroom or U-shape setups. Give your headcount and format in the request and ask which room it will use.
Accommodation
Hôtel Le Nautic has 44 bedrooms, some of them with a sea view. It is a family-run, independent hotel rated three stars. A group of up to a few dozen guests can therefore stay on site. One point to plan for: the hotel states that it is not equipped to welcome guests with reduced mobility, so check this before you finalize a guest list.
Catering
Packages can include catering. The hotel also works with a panel of partner restaurants and caterers, which is useful when the group is large or when you want a specific style of meal. Ask in the request which meals the hotel serves itself and which come from a partner, and whether a business breakfast is included in the package.
Getting there
The hotel is at 20 Boulevard de la Plage, in the Aiguillon district of Arcachon, opposite the port. A shuttle bus stops across from the hotel and reaches the train station in about 20 minutes, according to the hotel. Bordeaux airport is a 50-minute drive away. Bordeaux itself is roughly an hour by road from the Bassin.
