Relais De Margaux Style: Classic Luxury, Margaux , 33 460 France

Relais De Margaux

Style: Classic Luxury

Remodeled: 2000
Rooms: 100
The Relais de Margaux is a a 4-star Deluxe Hotel with 100 rooms, swimming pool, tennis court, volley-ball pitch and private harbour. The Gastronomic Restaurant delights the taste-buds of all food-lovers. The hotel provides meeting rooms and banquet halls to ensure that your events are a success, a balneotherapy centre to stimulate both body and mind, a Par 71 18-hole golf course (6048 metres long), and Brasserie and panoramic terrace looking over the Golf course and the Estuary.

The Relais de Margaux is proud to offer two restaurants ... The "Ile Vincent" Gastronomic Restaurant situated in the old part of the building. The "Brasserie du Lac" in a very classy style, with its panoramic terrace and a beautiful sight on the Golf and the Gironde.

The Gironde, covering a total surface area of 10,000 km2, is the biggest department in France and its estuary, formed by the convergence of the Garonne and the Dordogne, is so large that we even talk of the "European Mississipi".

It has the highest dune in Europe, at Le PYLA (112 m), a string of lakes, the forest of Les Landes and Gascony (the biggest forest in Europe) and 1,000,000 hectares of vineyards with legendary names and exquisite vintages.

Note Bene

The "Relais de Margaux" is located on the Medoc peninsula. This region has a temperate climate all year long thanks to the Atlantic Ocean and to the cool of the river Gironde which is located along the Golf course.

Banquets & Meetings

9 salons with a variety of seating arrangements and capacities. Maximum for seating is 250 and for a Cocktail party 350

Executive Retreat

9 salons with a variety of seating arrangements and capacities.

Fine Dining on Site

Chef offers special and unique menus on Sunday and Monday nights

Fine Dining Nearby

35 minutes from the center of the town Bordeaux

Spa Facility

Balneiotherapy center, solarium

Biking, Touring

There are numerous possibilities for bicycle rides in this lush green region and this is one of the most enjoyable ways to tour vineyards, visit chateaux and enjoy a tasting of the region's vintages in the company of the cellar-master.

Fishing - Ocean

Head out on a 20m catamaran into the Arcachon basin with a team of professional fishermen and satisfy your passion for big-game fishing. Depending on the season and your luck you might catch mackerel, shark or tuna.

Golfing

45 hectares of relaxation and pleasure on the banks of the Gironde estuary. Newly opened in 2006 - par 71, 18-hole course (6048m long).

Horseback Riding

The Hauts de Gironde Stables, located in the heart of the marshes proposes numerous horse or pony activities. Rides vary in length (from one hour to a whole day) and will take you through the vines or through the rush or willow marshes.

Jet Skiing

Lacanau Surf Club - is open all year round. Here you have the chance to visit the biggest Surf Club in Europe. It is also one of the oldest, as it was founded in 1968. Professionalism and skill are therefore the order of the day when it comes to teaching surfing, bodyboarding, longboarding, skiboarding and even weights training and beach volleyball.

Sailing

Sail with professional fishermen on a 20 meters long catamaran and go deep-sea fishing.

Shopping

35 minutes from the center of the town Bordeaux

Theatre & Museums

Chateau Kirwan, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Cantenac Brown, Chateau Lascombes, Chateau Malescot Saint Exupery and many more.

Water Skiing

Water skiing club - thanks to its size, the lake of Carcans is ideal for water skiing.

Winery Tours

Several different tasting tours

Recommended Rooms

100 individual, spacious and quiet rooms, all decorated differently and equipped with air-conditioning, direct telephone, WIFI, mini-bar, satellite television, safe, trouser-press and fully-equipped bathroom.

Hotel Address:

Relais De Margaux
5, route de l'Ile Vincent - BP 9
Margaux , 33 460
France

Location Summary
- 20 minutes from the town of Bordeaux and 35 minutes from the town centre.

- 40 minutes from the Bordeaux "Gare Saint Jean" TGV station. - Follow signs for "Rocade" from the station or the town centre, and then take exit n 7 - 40 minutes from Bordeaux - Merignac airport (take the "Rocade" and follow signs for PARIS) - Once on the "Rocade", take exit n 7 and follow signs for "Pauillac". - Follow signs for "Blanquefort", "Macau" - "Labarde" and "Pauillac" on the "D2". - Go through the villages of Macau, Labarde and Cantenac to reach Margaux. - Then go through the village of Margaux, still following the "D2" and turn right when you see the large sign for the "RELAIS DE MARGAUX". - It is 2.5km from this sign through vines and pastures to the RELAIS DE MARGAUX.

Directions to Hotel
From Paris - Towards Merignac Airport, over the large bridge Aquitaine, take exit 7 in the direction of Pauillac/Verdon. Afterwards, follow Blanquefort then Macau/Labarde/Pauillac (Road D2); you will get through Macau, Labarde, Cautenac and finally arrive at Margaux. Go through the village of Margaux and at the end of the village, turn right and follow the sign for Relais de Margaux along the vineyards, after 2 km, you will reach the hotel. Arriving from the airport - Take direction Rocade Paris, then take exit 7 direction Verdon/Lacanau and follow signs for Blanquefort as described as above.