Domaine de la Saye hosts seminars, conferences, team building days, trade events, product launches and weddings for up to 300 guests standing, 230 in theater layout or 160 seated for dinner. Events take place in a 300 square meter orangery of glass and steel, set in a 15-hectare estate that is fully privatized for each event. The estate is in Cavignac, in the Gironde, about 25 minutes from Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
The orangery takes a plenary session in theater layout for up to 230 people, a gala dinner for 160 or a cocktail for 300. Furniture, a TV screen, a flipchart, an overhead projector and high-speed Wi-Fi are provided, and a projector with screen, wireless microphones and a speaker can be added. The estate rents for professional events from 8 am to 1 am. The park suits outdoor team activities such as an escape game, games days, a murder party or orienteering, and the team can arrange cooking, art or music workshops. The estate has also hosted car launches, concerts and trade shows combining stands and talks.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings, christenings, birthdays, bar mitzvahs and lay ceremonies. A lay ceremony can take place beside the pond or under the Berber tent, drinks on the terrace, then dinner and dancing in the orangery for up to 160 guests. A room is set aside for children. The day after, a brunch can be served on the terrace or under the tent. Extras include a pale yellow 2CV with driver, heated parasols, a fire pit trailer, wine barrels used as tables and an arrival by helicopter.
Rooms and capacities
The orangery measures 300 square meters, draws on the style of Eiffel-era structures and looks out over the meadows. Included furniture: 21 round tables for 8, 10 high tables, 5 buffet tables and 160 white Napoléon chairs. A 150 square meter Berber tent shelters a brunch, a workshop or a ceremony. The panoramic terrace covers 220 square meters. A 25 square meter lounge with TV and sofas, a relaxation area by the pond and accessible restrooms complete the site. Extra marquees can be rented according to season.
Accommodation
Guests can sleep on site in furnished tents set up in the park, with beds made on arrival. For hotel rooms, the estate points to the Hôtel de la Paillotte in Cavignac, close by, and to partner gîtes listed on request.
Catering
Organizers can bring their own caterer or ask the estate to handle catering. A 50 square meter caterer's kitchen with a cold room is on site.
History and setting
The estate spreads over 15 hectares of meadows, woodland and a pond in the countryside north of Bordeaux. The orangery is presented as the only one of its kind in the Gironde. A 360-degree virtual tour is available on the official site.
Getting there
The estate is at 518 la Sayé in Cavignac, with direct access from the RN10 and the A10 motorway, about 25 minutes from Bordeaux. A 2,400 square meter car park holds up to 150 vehicles and can take coaches.
