Seminars and company events
Le Pont Bernet hosts seminars, business meetings, banquets and receptions for 5 to 160 guests, depending on the format. The hotel, a member of the Logis network, stands in a wooded park crossed by a river at Le Pian-Médoc, a few kilometers from Bordeaux, at the start of the Médoc wine country.
For a working day, the largest room seats up to 80 theatre-style or 40 around a U-shaped table. The rooms are equipped with a paperboard, a video projector, wireless microphones and a large cinema screen, which covers presentations, training sessions and screenings without extra hire. The hotel sells its events as packages that already include the room, the equipment, the linen and the tableware, so organisers deal with one contact and one quote. Menus for the current year are sent on request.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel receives weddings, banquets, cocktail parties and anniversaries. Secular ceremonies can be held under the oak trees at the back of the park, close to the river, before the guests move to the reception rooms for the meal. The pools and terrace give the evening an outdoor space in good weather. As for seminars, the room is not hired on its own: catering and table service come with it.
Rooms and capacities
The reception rooms take groups from 5 to 160 people according to layout. The main room holds 80 in theatre style or 40 in a U-shape for a meeting, and works as the plenary for a seminar day. Smaller formats suit a board meeting or a family lunch. The hotel gives the exact layout for each event when it sends its proposal.
Accommodation
The hotel has classic, twin and family bedrooms, so participants and wedding guests can stay on site. Pools and the park are open to hotel guests, which makes a two-day seminar easy to run with an evening by the water.
Catering
La Table des Sommeliers, the hotel restaurant, holds the Maître Restaurateur label. It is led by Jean-Christophe Ollivier, a master sommelier, with Françoise Ollivier in the kitchen. The cellar lists more than 250 wines, most of them selected on the spot, with French and international bottles. The menu follows the seasons and relies on fresh French produce. Dinner is served on a wooden terrace overlooking the park and the river. The restaurant opens in the evening only; for lunch, the hotel points guests to La Table d'Arsac, about seven minutes away.
History and setting
The property sits in green surroundings at the edge of the Médoc, between the Bordeaux suburbs and the vineyards of the Left Bank. The river, the oak wood and the landscaped park give each event an outdoor setting without leaving the site, and the wine focus of the restaurant ties a company dinner to the region.
Getting there
Le Pian-Médoc lies a few kilometers from Bordeaux, which makes the hotel easy to reach by car from the city and its ring road. The hotel provides directions when it confirms an event.
