As in Zurich recently, with The CircleBordeaux offers itself a business park at the end of the runwaysMérignac airport. Codenamed 45e Parallèle, this property development by Nexity comprises 28,600 m2 office space in five buildings, as well as shops, a restaurant and a concierge service. All surrounded by trees and greenery and supplied with heat by geothermal energy, the district is aiming for BREEAM Good or higher certification.
" The 45ème Parallèle project offers an unprecedented opportunity to attract businesses and develop business tourism." said Pascal Lemarchand, CEO of Naos Hôtel Groupe, at the launch of the project in 2020. Because, as is often the case, this new tertiary centre adds to its orchestration a residential and events section. It is in this context that the Sheraton Bordeaux Airport, owned by the Naos Group and a franchisee of one of the Marriott Group's major business brands, which is currently undergoing a complete overhaul.
Located almost opposite terminals 1 and 2 at the airport, the hotel offers business travellers 177 rooms and suites, with those on the top floor featuring terraces with views of departing aircraft. To help travellers relax on arrival, the hotel also has a wellness area with a sauna and rooftop swimming pool. On the restaurant front, the Sheraton Bordeaux Airport offers a bar-restaurant, L'Eden, run by head chef Cédric Szajnerman.
Loyal Marriott business travellers, members of the Bonvoy Platinum, Titanium and Ambassadeur Elite programmes, have access to the hotel'sExecutive LoungeIt's a place where you can enjoy a full range of food and drink - breakfast, snacks during the day and aperitifs for dinner. It's a place where you can enjoy a full range of catering services - breakfast, snacks during the day and an aperitif dinner - as well as practical services such as a wireless printer and, if required, computer and mobile phone chargers.
So much for the accommodation side of things. But, in this business environment, mobile working and corporate events are also integrated with a business centre directly linked to the Sheraton Bordeaux AirportBlue Bamboo. Also operated by the Naos group, this high-tech 1,400 m2 has established itself as a new meeting place just a stone's throw from the airport, suitable for both businesses and the self-employed.
This business centre comprises several modular areas with a multi-purpose room for plenary sessions, an open space of 378m2 The Blue Bamboo also has two meeting rooms, one for mobile workers and the other for permanent businesses, with more traditional meeting rooms and two more focused on interactive collaboration. Finally, the Blue Bamboo also has a place dedicated to breaks and exchanges, the BB Café. A business concept that Naos aims to roll out near other airports, at Paris CDG as part of a Westin-Aloft hotel combo, and at Paris Orly, again as part of a Sheraton-Moxy dual-brand complex.
