The Château de Courtebotte can be hired in full for seminars, team retreats and private events, with or without accommodation for 10 to 16 people. The house stands at 382 route de la Dordogne in Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, in the Gironde, on a hillside above the Dordogne river, about 10 km from Saint-Émilion.
Seminars and company events
The owners offer exclusive use of the château for company events and seminars, and build each proposal around the group's needs. This suits a leadership team, a board retreat or a small project group that wants to work and sleep in the same place, away from the city. With beds for up to 16 people, the format is a residential seminar of one or several nights rather than a large conference.
The site does not name a dedicated meeting room or list audiovisual equipment, so organisers should ask which rooms are used for working sessions. The château has high ceilings, rooms in a row and monumental fireplaces, a terrace by the pool and a panoramic viewpoint above the river that can serve for breaks. Activities nearby include wine tastings in Saint-Émilion, three 18-hole golf courses within 25 km and regional markets.
Rooms and capacities
The house does not publish event capacities for its reception rooms. Accommodation capacity for a seminar is 10 to 16 people, depending on how rooms are shared. Two private car parks are free of charge, with two charging points for electric vehicles.
Accommodation
The château itself has five rooms and suites. Suite Patio covers 63 square meters with a covered private terrace of 22 square meters facing the river. The Concerto room has 40 square meters and a period fireplace. Songe has 23 square meters with a bathroom in one of the towers. Vintage has 29 square meters and twin or king-size beds. Suite Capri has 55 square meters and two connecting bedrooms for up to four.
Other units sit in the park and the wood. The Studio, called Suite O, has 26 square meters and a terrace onto the pool. The Loft spreads over three levels in a separate building and sleeps up to five. The Pavillon takes two adults and a child. La Cabane, a cabin in the wood, sleeps up to four. All units have wifi, and the pool is heated from early April to the end of October. Pets are not accepted.
Catering
Breakfast is served at the château and, in fine weather, on the terrace, where dinner is also served. The house offers a cold platter of charcuterie, rillettes and cheese with salad and local red wine, and says other catering options are available on request. For a seminar, ask for a full meal plan; the published offer is designed for leisure guests. Several restaurants listed by the château are within a short drive, including two Michelin-starred tables in and around Saint-Émilion.
History and setting
The architecture dates from the 17th century, with tall rooms, period fireplaces and a mix of antique and contemporary furniture chosen by the owners. A park of fruit trees surrounds the house, and a 4-hectare wood runs along the slope above the valley. A path through the wood leads to a panoramic terrace with a view over the Saint-Émilion appellation.
Getting there
Libourne railway station is 15 km away, about 20 minutes by car. Bordeaux Saint-Jean station is 42 km away, about 45 minutes. Bordeaux-Mérignac airport is 55 km away and Bergerac airport 57 km. Bordeaux city center is 40 km away. Guests arrive between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
