The Airial des Monges can host residential seminars, study days, board meetings, product launches and weddings for up to 250 guests, with 57 beds on site for those who stay. The estate covers 42 hectares of forest, meadow and parkland at Marions, in the Bazadais area of south Gironde, about 50 minutes from Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells off-site seminars, study days, executive committee meetings, training sessions, conferences, product launches, gala evenings, pop-up showrooms and networking evenings. It can be fully privatized for one day or several, so a team has the whole site to itself. Furniture is included in the hire of the reception spaces.
Four seminar themes are offered as a starting point: digital detox, green seminar, well-being and eco-responsible. Team-building programs mix outdoor activities with working sessions. On request, the team can add massages on site, a hairdresser, a DJ or band, a photo booth, restaurant or show bookings, and transport through its list of partners.
On site, guests have a heated pool open all year, a sauna, a spa, beach volleyball, table tennis, table football, a private pond for anglers with a fishing card, and walking and mountain-bike trails. Golf, horse riding and tree-top courses can be arranged nearby.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and civil partnerships are sold, from the outdoor drinks reception to the dinner and dance, with a lay ceremony possible in the open-air theatre. The estate also hosts birthdays, family reunions over a full weekend with accommodation, christenings, retirement parties and photo or film shoots. Couples can book the houses so that guests stay on site and do not need to drive after the party.
Rooms and capacities
The estate gives 250 guests as its overall capacity. The main reception room covers 120 square meters, a former covered barn turned into a hall, with an 80-square-meter covered terrace. A contemporary yurt adds 80 square meters. The open-air theatre takes about 100 people. Le Haras, set under the trees, covers 169 square meters with a main hall for meetings, meals or exhibitions, a flexible area for a DJ or dancing, and a lounge for breaks. A festive bar around the old bread oven and a catering area complete the outdoor reception space. Two large car parks serve the estate, with overflow parking outside for bigger gatherings.
Accommodation
Seven houses offer 17 bedrooms and 57 beds in total. The Maison Landaise, rated four stars, sleeps up to 9 in three en-suite bedrooms around a 60-square-meter living room. The Group Lodge, rated three stars, sleeps 15 in four bedrooms and has direct access to the pool and sauna. The Gîte Nature et Détente sleeps 8, the Maison du Lac 8, the Maisonnette du Lac 4 and the Chalet Romantique 2, the last two with a private spa. The Maison Bazadaise completes the set. Bed linen and towels are included.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant. The estate supplies a list of outside caterers and proposes several formats for a working day: tastings of local produce, a single local dish, a garden party or a barbecue. A private chef, bread and pastry delivery and meal trays can also be booked.
History and setting
Part of the estate is listed among the region's remarkable airials, the open grassy clearings with scattered oaks typical of the Landes forest. A Landes watermill stands on the Barthos, a tributary of the Ciron, with three pairs of millstones and a horizontal wheel, an early ancestor of the turbine.
Getting there
The address is Route des Monges, 33690 Marions. The estate lies about 50 minutes by road from Bordeaux and 20 minutes from Center Parcs Landes de Gascogne, near Bazas, Casteljaloux, Langon and Marmande. A site visit can be requested before booking.
