La Bastide Bourrelly can host study days, residential seminars, training sessions, executive committees, company meals and cocktail evenings for groups of up to 60 people. The five-star hotel stands on Place Albert Florens in Calas, a hamlet of Cabriès between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, and adds 30 rooms and suites and a one-Michelin-star restaurant to its two meeting rooms.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells two packages: a day meeting package, which also serves as the base for residential seminars, and a residential "Club business" package that adds dinner to the working day. Both include room hire, projection, flipchart and stationery, an all-day break with drinks and pastries, and a three-course lunch with a single menu for the group. A breakout room can be added on request.
Work does not stay in the meeting rooms. The bar is set aside for gatherings before and after sessions, the gastronomic restaurant serves lunches and dinners, and the outdoor areas, laid out like a village square, can host informal working sessions in good weather. The team also suggests outings for incentive programs: Aix-en-Provence, the Sainte-Victoire mountain, the Côte Bleue, the calanques and the Camargue are all within reach.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle Cabriès covers 68 square meters. It seats 55 in theatre style, 50 in classroom style and 40 around a U-shaped table, and holds 60 for a cocktail. The Salon l'Arbois covers 30 square meters and takes 20 in theatre or classroom style, 18 in a U and 25 for a cocktail. Both rooms come with a video projector, a touch presentation screen, Wi-Fi, a microphone, a flipchart, a coffee machine and a water fountain.
For private occasions such as birthdays, family celebrations and group meals, the restaurant offers seated lunches or dinners at a long table and standing cocktail formats. The shaded terrace under the plane trees is used for these receptions in the warm months. The hotel does not present itself as a wedding venue.
Accommodation
The hotel has 26 Privilège rooms, 13 of them in the Exécutive category, three junior suites, two of which sit under the roof, and one suite. Rooms have air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a television with Chromecast and Bluetooth, a minibar, a safe and a tea and coffee tray. Breakfast is a buffet of local and homemade products served in the dining room, on the terrace or in the room. Hotel guests also have a sauna, a fitness area, a treatment room and an outdoor pool heated in season. The wellness area is reserved for hotel guests, and treatments must be booked at least 72 hours ahead.
Catering
All meals are cooked by the hotel. Mathias Dandine, chef and co-owner, runs the kitchen with executive chef Guillaume Lemelle. The cooking draws on Provençal produce, local markets and Mediterranean fish. The pastry team also makes cakes and tiered pieces for private events. Seminar lunches and dinners follow a single menu for the whole group.
History and setting
The building was the village inn of Calas for close to 200 years and the meeting point of the hamlet. It reopened as a hotel after a renovation led by Serge Perottino, a hotel and property developer, and Mathias Dandine, who also owns La Magdeleine in Gémenos. Both are from the area. The interiors mix the stone house with contemporary decoration, geometric paintings and retro furniture.
Getting there
Aix-en-Provence TGV station is about 5 minutes away by car, Aix-en-Provence town center about 10 minutes and Marseille Saint-Charles station about 20 minutes. Marseille Provence Airport is 15 kilometers away, about 15 minutes by road, and the Aix-les-Milles airfield is 3 kilometers away. The hotel has its own free parking.
