Conferences for up to 300 people in the Orangerie, and meetings for 16 to 117 in four conference rooms, can be organized here, on the German side of the Rhine facing Strasbourg. The venue is Hotel Calamus, a four-star superior hotel at Boschstrasse 6 in Kehl, in Baden-Württemberg, part of the Calamus-Areal, a site that groups the hotel with restaurants and leisure facilities.
Seminars and company events
The conference team handles events in four conference rooms and the Orangerie. All rooms have daylight and air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and step-free access. Equipment includes a touch TV with a screen diagonal of 2.20 meters, active boards and a click-and-share system for wireless presentation, along with pinboards and flipcharts. The meeting area has cloakrooms and a break room with a coffee machine, and rental furniture can be ordered for special set-ups. About 150 free parking spaces sit on the site. Two restaurants operate on the Calamus-Areal, and the leisure offer nearby, with a spa, a fitness area, a play world and a go-kart track, gives material for an evening program after the sessions. The location on the French border suits meetings that bring together teams from Germany and France.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie is the large hall, about 31.5 by 15 meters with an 8-meter ceiling, given as 454 square meters. It takes 300 at parliament tables, 270 in cinema rows, 96 in a carré, 80 in a U and 72 in a block. Konferenzraum 4 is the largest standard room at 107 square meters, with 117 at parliament tables, 50 to 60 in rows and 30 to 34 in a U. Konferenzraum 1, 96.4 square meters, takes 91 at parliament tables and 48 to 56 in rows. Konferenzraum 2, 66.3 square meters, takes 70 at parliament tables and 24 to 32 in rows. Konferenzraum 3, 45.6 square meters, takes 40 at parliament tables and up to 28 in a block. Each room lists its number of power outlets, from 14 in the smallest to 46 in Konferenzraum 4.
Accommodation
Besides rooms and suites, the hotel rents family-friendly apartments in five types, from 27 to 77 square meters. All are air-conditioned, with accessible bathrooms and kitchenettes. Most sleep two to four, and the largest, with two separate bedrooms, sleeps up to six, which suits project teams on longer assignments or trainers who stay for a week.
Catering
Two restaurants operate on the Calamus-Areal. The hotel also sells seasonal packages, such as a New Year's Eve evening with a five-course menu, live music, a DJ and fireworks.
Getting there
Kehl faces Strasbourg across the Rhine, and the hotel lists a tram connection to Strasbourg among its services. Parking on site is free for conference guests.
