Hotel Alte Werft in Papenburg, in the Emsland region, offers meeting rooms for 40 to 70 people, a 235-seat theater and, through the Stadthalle Papenburg, a hall for up to 789 people. The hotel has 122 rooms and occupies a former machine hall of the Meyer shipyard.
Seminars and company events
Three rooms serve seminars and board meetings. Triton measures about 80 square meters and takes up to 40 in rows. Homeric measures about 60 square meters and takes up to 50. Elbe 1 measures about 90 square meters and takes up to 70. Triton and Homeric have direct daylight and can be darkened, and Elbe 1 has indirect light and can also be darkened. The website links a seating plan with the available layouts. A conference package and a large-event offer are described on separate pages.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel lists weddings among its events, with the restaurant Schnürboden, which serves regional dishes in a historic setting, and a beer garden for summer receptions. The Alte Kesselschmiede, a historic industrial venue on the former shipyard grounds, is presented for large events and conferences, though its capacity is not stated.
Rooms and capacities
The Kleines Theater has 235 fixed seats, no daylight, theater lighting, a stage and technology arranged per event, and the first row is wheelchair accessible. The Stadthalle Papenburg adds Saal 1 with 593 square meters and up to 789 people, which can be split by a partition. Saal 2 measures about 370 square meters for up to 442 people, and Saal 3 about 220 square meters for up to 347. The hall has direct daylight and can be darkened.
Accommodation
The hotel has 122 rooms in Standard, Superior and Deluxe categories. Each has a coffee maker, Wi-Fi and satellite TV. A free fitness studio is available subject to availability. The pages reviewed list no spa.
Catering
The restaurant Schnürboden doubles as the breakfast room and serves regional cooking. Meeting packages include catering and are described on the hotel's package page.
History and setting
The building was erected in 1855 as a workshop hall of the Meyer shipyard. The company made compressors there from 1870 until it moved in 1975. The hotel opened in 1995 in the former machine hall, and industrial relics, among them a crane and large punching and drilling machines, remain in the building.
Getting there
The address is Ölmühlenweg 1, 26871 Papenburg, in the middle of the town. Parking is free, and a charging station for electric cars is on site. The Ems cycle path passes the area. The pages reviewed give no train or road directions, so ask the hotel for access details.
