Château Destinée in Saint-Seurin-de-Prats hosts seminars for up to 60 participants, weddings for 30 to 100 guests and private celebrations in a restored 17th-century château on the Dordogne river. The estate has 3 hectares of private parkland, 21 ensuite bedrooms and five apartments that sleep up to 60, an orangerie and an event barn for more than 100 guests. Bordeaux is one hour away, and Saint-Émilion is 22 km away.
Seminars and company events
The château takes strategic retreats, leadership offsites, professional seminars and corporate celebrations for up to 60 participants. Two large reception rooms serve plenary sessions, workshops and breakouts, and one has a pull-down screen and a portable data projector. A spacious orangerie links the rooms. The historic event barn takes trade fairs, large meetings and award presentations, and doubles as a plenary room or a yoga and meditation room. All facilities are included in the rental fee, with high-speed Wi-Fi throughout and professional audiovisual equipment. A dedicated on-site event team helps design the program.
Team activities include yoga and meditation, wine tasting on site or at local estates, canoeing on the Dordogne from June to September, golf trips to Saint-Émilion, French food market visits and team cooking classes with the in-house chef.
Weddings and receptions
All-inclusive wedding packages cover 30 to 100 guests, with riverside ceremonies, multi-day celebrations and one dedicated planner from booking to departure. The package includes planning and on-the-day management, guest payment collection and room allocation, catering for the whole stay, tables, chairs, linens, glassware and crockery, decoration items, and an online planning tool. Ceremonies can take place under a wisteria-covered pavilion, in front of the château or indoors, and receptions are held in the barn. A typical stay runs three to four days.
From October to April, the château also serves private lunches and dinners for groups of 20 or more, with no overnight stay required, as well as family reunions, milestone birthdays and Christmas parties.
Rooms and capacities
The château lists two large reception rooms, a sun-filled orangerie and the event barn, which holds more than 100 guests. Weddings are planned for 30 to 100 guests. Seminars are planned for up to 60. Capacities per room are not published.
Accommodation
There are 21 ensuite bedrooms and five apartments, 26 in all, which sleep up to 60 guests. Some bedrooms are configurable as twin or double. Half of the château can be rented for groups of up to 26. There is an accessible bedroom with a wet room, a wheelchair lift and an elevator. Extra beds and cots are available. A continental breakfast is included, and a 14 meter pool overlooks the river.
Catering
The in-house chef and culinary team cater to all dietary requirements. Breakfast is included each day. Other meals are tailored and quoted to your needs: all-day breaks, lunches, celebration dinners and vegan, vegetarian and allergy-specific menus. A self-catering kitchen is open day and night.
History and setting
The château dates from the 17th century and has been restored by its owners, Peter and Linda. It stands beside the Dordogne river in apple orchard country.
Getting there
The address is 21 route de Lamothe, 24230 Saint-Seurin-de-Prats. Bordeaux city and airport are one hour away, Bergerac airport is 45 minutes away, and Saint-Émilion is 22 km away.
