Grand Hotel Bucharest hosts conferences, gala dinners and company receptions for up to 450 guests, with 258 bedrooms in the same building. The hotel stands at 4 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard in Bucharest, on University Square, with the metro at its door.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers 1,500 m² of event space, 11 meeting rooms and three ballrooms. One events team follows each request from the first enquiry to the final invoice, and the hotel states that a tailored proposal comes back within 24 hours. Audio-visual equipment, Wi-Fi and technical support are available in the rooms.
The Ronda Ballroom is the main plenary room. It covers 470 m² on the first floor, takes up to 450 guests, and has built-in audio-visual equipment and two interpreting booths. A foyer next to it serves welcome drinks. Ronda can be hired exclusively. Rapsodia and Concerto sit on the same floor, so a plenary session, breakouts and dinner can run without anyone changing level.
Rooms and capacities
Ronda: 470 m², up to 450 guests, banquet for 280. Rapsodia: 230 m², up to 250 guests, with crystal chandeliers. Fortuna, on the 21st floor: 282 m², up to 180 guests, windows on two sides, and it divides into Fortuna East (about 131 m², up to 90 guests) and Fortuna West.
Smaller rooms suit workshops and board meetings. Opera Hall has 98 m² and takes up to 70 guests on a terrace overlooking University Square. Opereta has 120 m² with daylight and terrace access, and takes up to 40 guests in meeting layouts. Concerto, 63 m² on the first floor, and Hora, 62 m² on the 21st floor with a panoramic view, each take up to 40. The hotel notes that final numbers depend on staging, audio-visual equipment and dance floor.
Accommodation
The hotel has 258 rooms and suites in four categories: Superior, Deluxe, Premium and Suite. Every room has a city view, a writing desk, a coffee station and 24-hour room service. Delegates staying in the hotel can use the rooftop pool, sauna and gym on the 22nd floor, open daily from 07:00 to 21:00. A corporate incentive programme exists for companies that stay and meet here regularly.
Catering
An in-house banqueting kitchen serves the event rooms. For group dinners the hotel also opens its restaurants and bars: Balada for modern Romanian cooking, Corso Brasserie for Italian dishes, the Sky Lounge on the 21st floor, and Intermezzo Bar with its terrace. Christmas corporate parties run from 30 to 450 guests with festive menus and a dedicated event manager.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1971 as the first skyscraper in Bucharest and belongs to Romania's National Cultural Heritage. It has 22 floors. From the upper floors the view runs from the Old Town to the Palace of the Parliament.
Getting there
The metro station is at the hotel's door and the National Theatre is across the square. The Old Town (Lipscani) is a 10 to 12 minute walk, the Palace of the Parliament 8 to 10 minutes, and the Romanian Athenaeum a short walk. The main international airport for Bucharest is Henri Coandă.
