The Domaine de Pitrot can host a seminar of up to 50 people, a team-building day, or a small wedding or family weekend for up to 60 guests, with everyone sleeping on site. The estate is a private 30-hectare property in the pine forest at Lacanau, around two lakes built for water skiing and wakeboarding. It is 5 km from the ocean and about 50 minutes from Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
For a seminar, the estate hires out a meeting room of 80 m² with a projector, a whiteboard, tables and chairs, extension cables and free Wi-Fi. The space can be arranged to suit the group. Next to it, a 70 m² dining room with a professional kitchen serves meals. The team builds custom programs that mix work and activity.
Team-building ideas on the estate's list include a water-ski and wakeboard initiation, yoga, a wine tasting with a Saint-Émilion grower, an electric bike ride with an oyster tasting, sunset drinks on the beach and theme evenings by the lake. Pétanque, beach volleyball, table tennis, bike hire and the pool are on site.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings, family reunions, birthday weekends and religious celebrations. Ceremonies take place outdoors by the lake, and couples can arrive by boat. The reception hall measures 150 m², with a professional kitchen, large windows and a 200 m² wooden deck above the main lake. Caterers, DJs and florists have direct access to the hall. Private events run from March to June and from mid-September to November. Loud parties are not accepted, out of respect for residents.
Rooms and capacities
The reception area is made of two 80 m² rooms joined by the kitchen. The Salle du Lac, 70 m², has a bar and a lounge corner and seats 30. The Salle des Pins, 80 m², adds 40 covers and serves as the seminar room. Together with the terrace, the space takes up to 60 guests.
Accommodation
The estate has 10 identical villas of about 80 m², each with a double bedroom, an upstairs twin room and a mezzanine with two more beds. The estate gives 50 single beds for seminars and up to 60 guests for private events; its wedding page quotes 80 beds in all. Further villas and a large chalet sleep 2 to 8. Guests share a 12 by 6 meter pool facing the lake.
Catering
From May to October, a chef cooks breakfast and lunch in the water-ski club restaurant, with local and homemade dishes that change daily. Dinners, barbecues, brunches, buffets, pool parties and theme evenings can be booked. For private events, the kitchen is used only by the estate's partner caterers. Outside the season, the dining room and kitchen can be hired with equipment for 40.
History and setting
The estate is home to the Lacanau water-ski club. Its two lakes measure 900 by 100 meters and 750 by 80 meters, with two certified slalom courses, a jump ramp and three boats driven by professionals. A shop sells water-ski and wakeboard equipment. The villas sit among the pines, close to Lake Moutchic and the beaches of Lacanau-Océan.
Getting there
The estate is at Lacanau, in the Gironde, 5 km from the ocean and about 50 minutes by road from Bordeaux. A car is the practical option for guests.
