La Baie hosts seminars, company retreats, family celebrations and small weddings for up to 150 guests, with a privatizable restaurant, outdoor spaces and a group gîte that sleeps 28. It stands at 4 rue du Port in Regnéville-sur-Mer, on the west coast of the Cotentin in Normandy, facing the Pointe d'Agon across the Havre de Regnéville.
Seminars and company events
The house has worked as a hotel and restaurant since 1880 and now combines three activities: a seaside restaurant, a large group gîte and a catering service. For a company, the most complete format is to rent the gîte and privatize the restaurant at the same time. The group then has the bedrooms, the dining room, the outdoor spaces and the kitchen team to itself for a seminar, a cocktail or a retreat of a few days.
The team also arranges activities around the program: horseback rides on the beach, a privatized ferry to the Chausey islands, and private visits of oyster beds with a tasting. A shuttle can collect the group at the train station on arrival. Meeting equipment is not listed on the site, so ask what is available for presentations and how the dining room can be set for a working session.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant can be privatized for family meals, birthdays, small weddings and professional evenings. The home page gives a capacity of up to 150 people for events that use the reception room and the large outdoor spaces. Couples can combine the reception with the gîte, so that close family and friends sleep on site the night of the party.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant seats 40 guests at tables and takes 80 for a standing cocktail. The outdoor areas, including a sunny terrace that faces the bay, come on top of these figures, and the site lists events of up to 150 people in total. Ask the team how the 150 figure is split between indoor and outdoor space, and what the plan is if the weather turns.
Accommodation
The gîte sleeps 28 people in 11 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom and a sea view. Two children's rooms complete the house, which suits a large family or a group of colleagues. A fitted kitchen with a dining corner is available to guests. The gîte is rented for weekends and longer stays, for reunions, holidays, seminars and celebrations.
Catering
The kitchen works with local producers and seasonal products, and everything is made in house. Jessica Römer, who spent about a dozen years as a caterer for high-end private and corporate events in Paris, joined the team in 2024 and cooks a bistro-style menu with fusion touches. The catering service prepares buffets, professional cocktails and private meals, at La Baie and off site. Recent dishes have included grilled sardines with hummus, Normandy beef tataki with salicornia, and pollack with a spelt risotto.
History and setting
The building is a former hotel and restaurant that has been open since 1880. Émilie Lecrosnier, who grew up in the area and spent years traveling, took it over in 2023. It sits on the seafront, in a protected natural area surrounded by salt meadows, about halfway between the D-Day landing beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel. The team also runs a festival, La Baie du monde.
Getting there
The nearest train stations are Granville and Coutances, and La Baie offers transport from the station for groups. Regnéville-sur-Mer lies on the coast southwest of Coutances, and the house is on rue du Port, by the water.
