Le Frégate Provence can host seminars, board meetings, conferences, product launches and company dinners for groups of 10 to 200 people, with 14 meeting rooms and 134 rooms, suites and apartments on site. The four-star hotel stands on a 90-hectare golf and wine estate above the bay of Bandol, at 2810 Route de Bandol in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between Marseille and Toulon.
Seminars and company events
The conference center gathers 14 meeting rooms from 20 to 225 square meters. Every room has windows and daylight, and the hotel states that its ergonomic chairs and tables are designed for eight-hour meeting days. The largest plenary room, Frégate, seats 200 in theater style and 160 in classroom style. The second plenary room, Shepard, takes 48 people in conference layout and up to 130 in theater style, and opens onto a large terrace facing the golf course and the sea. A cluster of smaller rooms sits next to Shepard, so a plenary session can split into workshops without a long walk.
The hotel lists seminars, workshops, executive committees, conferences, training days and product launches, including car launches that use the 225-square-meter plenary room and a 540-square-meter outdoor exhibition area. A conference planner follows each group. Team-building activities run on or near the estate: golf workshops, tennis, hikes along the coast or inland, and wine tastings at nearby estates.
Rooms and capacities
Frégate (225 m²) takes 200 in theater style, with a 9,000-lumen projector, a lectern and two microphones. Shepard (159 m²) takes up to 130 with a 7,500-lumen projector. Bandol (81 m²) holds 70 and Saint-Cyr between 22 and 35. Cannes (40 m²) is the boardroom, with an oval marble table for 18 and a large screen. Saint-Tropez, Toulon and Sainte-Maxime (28 m² each) take 22 people, while Nice, Saint-Raphaël, Marseille and Grasse (20 m² each) take 15 and suit small committees.
Accommodation
The resort counts 134 rooms, suites and apartments, split between the main hotel, set in two Provençal buildings, and two residences, including Les Bastides with its own pool. Rooms measure 28 square meters or more and most can be set up with twin beds for residential seminars. Guests have access to an indoor pool, sauna, hot tub and fitness room, an outdoor pool in season, tennis courts and a Sothys spa.
Catering
The chef cooks seasonal Provençal food served as buffets, seated meals, terrace cocktails or gala dinners. La Véranda, a glass-roofed dining room, opens onto a terrace shaded by reed screens. The Provençal lounge seats up to 120, the terraces up to 220, and the Club House, also called Salon du Gouverneur, inside the La Restanque restaurant, takes 50 seated or 150 for a cocktail dinner. La Restanque can turn into a party venue with a DJ, and an aperitif can be held at hole 10 of the golf course at sunset, with wine from the Domaine de Frégate.
History and setting
The resort sits on the heights of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, in the Bandol wine area, with an 18-hole and a 9-hole golf course designed by Ronald Fream, both overlooking the sea. The Domaine de Frégate winery is on the estate. The hotel is not on the shore: a footpath from the golf course reaches the Calanque de la Galère in about 20 minutes, and the beaches of Saint-Cyr, Bandol and La Madrague are within 5 kilometers by car.
Getting there
By road, take the A50 motorway, exit 10 from Marseille or exit 11 from Toulon. The nearest train stations are Bandol and Saint-Cyr-Les Lecques / La Cadière. Toulon-Hyères airport is about 45 minutes away and Marseille Provence about 1 hour 30. Parking is free and open-air, and five rooms are adapted for guests with reduced mobility.
