Les Hameaux des Lacs hosts seminars in the countryside, group stays and weddings, with a reception room for 100 seated guests or 130 at a cocktail, a marquee option for larger parties, and about 600 beds in self-catering cottages. The holiday residence, run by Terres de France, lies at the leisure park of the three lakes of Monclar-de-Quercy, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department of southwestern France, about 20 kilometers from Montauban.
Seminars and company events
Group stays range from 10 to about 600 people. The seminar room, about 150 to 160 square meters, can be reserved for the group alone. It comes with a built-in bar, a sound system with microphone and CD and DVD players, a projection screen with a video projector, a 105-centimeter TV and a flipchart. Wi-Fi covers the common areas. For team building, the residence and its partners can organize a long list of outings: tree-top courses, paintball, laser games, canoeing and kayaking, paddleboarding, sand yachting, hiking, mountain biking, orienteering, bowling, golf and horse riding, along with heritage visits and food tastings. On site there are a play area, a boules ground, a multisport court, tennis and a games room, plus a covered heated pool that opens with the season. Coach hire can be arranged for transfers and outings.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings, the reception room and its bar serve the cocktail and dinner, and a marquee of about 20 by 10 meters can be set up on request for around 400 seated guests. Tents are also allowed on the grounds. The team helps choose the buffet, cocktail and meal, as well as decoration, table settings and waiting staff, and holds the quote until the day. One menu is served to all guests, and a regional caterer can be brought in. Families and friends can all sleep on site in the cottages, and a nearby nightclub can host a themed party after dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The reception room seats 100 for a meal and takes 130 for a standing cocktail, according to the seminar page. Furniture includes 37 indoor tables, 125 chairs, 10 outdoor tables and 20 outdoor benches, with a heated gas patio heater outside. The service area has fridges, a double sink, a 100-cup coffee urn, a glass washer, a microwave and a 380-volt socket for a caterer's oven. A covered municipal hall of more than 3,000 square meters stands about 500 meters away.
Accommodation
The residence counts 105 to 107 wooden cottages set among the trees or on the hillside, with about 600 beds in total. Four types are offered: two rooms for 2 people, three rooms for 4, an accessible three-room unit for 4, and three rooms for 6, the largest at about 35 square meters. Each has a TV, an equipped kitchen and its own parking space, and air conditioning is available as an option.
Catering
There is no restaurant on site. A caterer and breakfasts can be booked as options, and a restaurant about 300 meters away seats 120. Shops and a small supermarket are in the village center, and the cottage kitchens let groups cook for themselves.
Getting there
The address is Base de loisirs des Lacs, 82230 Monclar-de-Quercy. Montauban is about 20 kilometers away and Nègrepelisse 15 kilometers, and Toulouse is within driving distance. Most groups arrive by car or by coach.
