Hold your seminar 10 minutes from La Rochelle, in a residence hotel 200 metres from the beach. Côté Océan brings together on one site a 120 m² meeting room, breakout rooms, a 90-seat restaurant and 137 bedrooms for your whole team.
Residential seminar, study day, board meeting or team weekend: your people work in peace and quiet, come together around the table and leave with a real breath of sea air.
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Up to 204 participants in single beds
Up to 85 people in plenary
Up to 90 guests
13 min from La Rochelle station, 15 min from the airport
Team building on site and from the residence
Your team works, dines and sleeps on site, for 1, 2 or 3 days. The package includes the equipped meeting room, breaks, meals and accommodation in private or shared houses. Ideal for a leadership seminar, a board meeting or a convention. Price on request, based on your dates and programme.
A working day without accommodation: equipped meeting room, gourmet breaks and lunch at the bistro. Perfect for a team meeting, a training session or a committee. Price on request.
A stay to bring your teams together or reward your staff: accommodation, meals, activities and an evening event on site. A favourite with works councils for off-season trips. Price on request.
Team lunches, end-of-year meals or launch evenings, for up to 90 guests. Discover our group dining
A specific programme, exclusive use of the venue, an unusual date? Our team will build a seminar that suits you.
Fully modular, our room seats up to 85 people. It has a built-in bar, 3 TV screens, high-speed wifi, wireless microphones and a video-conferencing system.
For small-group workshops: 30 m² rooms with a built-in kitchen, projector and high-speed wifi. Our houses become meeting spaces, so your teams work in small groups, in a friendly setting, a short walk from the plenary room.
Plenary room capacity (120 m²) : U-shape 27 · classroom 57 · theatre 85 · cocktail 70 (no boardroom layout)
Breakout room capacity (30 m²) : theatre 15 · boardroom 12
Need a meeting room in La Rochelle for half a day or a full day? Our spaces can also be hired without accommodation, for a committee, a training session or a client meeting, with welcome coffee and lunch as options. For just a few hours, we adapt the price to the season. Price on request.
Côté Océan is designed like a small village: 137 bedrooms in 56 independent houses set in wooded grounds, with 2 heated pools (open in season). Your participants sleep in peace and quiet, a few steps from the meeting room, with no shuttle and no time lost.
Our restaurant serves healthy, generous food prepared by our chef with local produce. Team lunches, seated dinners, drinks on the terrace: every meal becomes a time to connect. Every menu includes a vegetarian option; for groups, the menu is set in advance with a vegetarian alternative for those who want it. Allergen-free and tailor-made menus on request.
2 heated pools (open in season), the beach 200 metres away, the Vélodyssée cycle route right by the residence and our private wellness area with spa, hammam and sauna (extra charge, booking required): your teams can unwind without leaving the site.
Day 1
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 9.30 am | Welcome coffee and pastries, luggage drop at the seminar room cloakroom |
| 10 am | Plenary working session |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch at the bistro |
| 2 pm | Team building activity |
| 8 pm | Drinks at the bistro (on the terrace in fine weather), seated dinner, then an evening with a DJ or musicians |
Day 2
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 8 am | Breakfast, and a beach walk for early risers |
| 9 am | Working session |
| 12.30 pm | Closing lunch |
| 2 pm | Departure or a free half-day in La Rochelle |
This programme is an example: we adapt it to your goals, your pace and the size of your group.
Check-in from 5 pm, check-out until 11 am.
On site or from the residence, we organise activities with our partners to bring your teams closer, in every season.
Water sports, bike rides on the Vélodyssée, discovering the islands and local heritage: find all our ideas in our team building brochure, to download below.
All our activities and packages in one brochure.
Côté Océan is in Angoulins-sur-Mer, 10 minutes from La Rochelle and 5 minutes from Châtelaillon-Plage. La Rochelle station is 13 minutes away by car, La Rochelle–Île de Ré airport 15 minutes, and Angoulins and Châtelaillon stations 5 minutes. Free parking on site.
| From | By car | By train |
|---|---|---|
| Niort | 1 hr | 45 min |
| Poitiers | 1 hr 45 | 1 hr 45 |
| Nantes | 2 hrs | 2 hrs |
| Bordeaux | 2 hrs (A10 motorway) | 2 hrs |
| Paris | 4 hrs 30 | 2 hrs 30 to 3 hrs (TGV) |
Organising a seminar from Niort? In one hour, your teams swap the office for the seaside, with no flight and no long journey. An ideal destination for a board meeting, a study day or a 2-day seminar that offers a real change of scene.
From October to April, La Rochelle is at its calmest: almost empty beaches, wide availability and gentler prices. It is the ideal time for a back-to-work seminar, a new-year kick-off or a spring seminar.
Côté Océan has been rated A- by FairScore événementiel, which assesses the real environmental impact of the events we host. Tangible recognition for companies that have to report on the footprint of their seminars.
A few concrete examples:
Find all our commitments in the CSR charter of the AMANTA group, of which Côté Océan is a member.
Our meeting room seats up to 85 people theatre-style, and our restaurant up to 90 guests. For accommodation, our 137 bedrooms sleep up to 204 participants in single beds, all on site.
Every seminar gets a tailor-made quote, based on your dates, the length of stay, the number of participants and the activities you choose. Seminars from October to April enjoy our lowest prices.
Yes. Depending on the size of your group and your dates, we can reserve the meeting room, the restaurant or the whole residence for you, for a fully private seminar. Tell us about your project in your quote request.
From Paris, allow about 2 hrs 30 to 3 hrs by TGV to La Rochelle station, 13 minutes from the residence by car. From Niort, about 1 hr by car or 45 minutes by train. From Bordeaux, about 2 hrs on the A10 motorway or by train. Angoulins and Châtelaillon stations are 5 minutes away by car (25 minutes on foot), and La Rochelle–Île de Ré airport 15 minutes by car. We can arrange your transfers on request.
Yes, both on site and from the residence: water sports, cycling on the Vélodyssée, discovering the islands and local heritage… Download our team building brochure to see all our ideas.
Yes. Our plenary room and breakout rooms can be hired by the half-day or the day, with breaks and lunch as options. For just a few hours, we adapt the price to the season. It is the ideal solution for a meeting, a training session or a committee in La Rochelle.
Our team replies within 24 hours (weekdays), with a proposal tailored to your project.
Planning another type of event?
Private events: family reunions, cousin gatherings, birthdays, weddings
Group dining: associations, clubs, end-of-year meals
Let’s talk about your seminar
Dates, number of participants, type of event: a few details are all we need. Our team replies within 24 hours (weekdays).
