Hotel Die Reederin suits small meetings, workshops, receptions, free wedding ceremonies and family celebrations, with two event rooms of about 40 m² each and wedding meals for up to 35 guests. The seven-room boutique hotel occupies a restored townhouse at Große Altefähre 23, on the old-town island of Lübeck in northern Germany.
Seminars and company events
The house works best for groups that want privacy and a historic setting rather than a large conference floor. Herrenwyk, on the ground floor, takes up to 20 people for meetings, seminars, readings, exhibitions or receptions. It comes with a portable screen and a projector, and the seating can be arranged in several layouts. Upstairs, Kontor serves for meetings and receptions, and hotel guests can also use it as a workspace during their stay. With only seven bedrooms, a board or a leadership team can fill most of the hotel for a two-day retreat and keep the whole program under one roof.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel offers a shared wedding meal for up to 35 guests, a format that fits a small group of family and close friends. Kontor, with its stucco ceiling and fireplace, is used for free wedding ceremonies, followed by a reception in the house. One of the rooms is set up as a wedding suite and is decorated with a watercolor painted by the captain of the freighter Hilde, a link to the building's maritime past.
Rooms and capacities
Herrenwyk measures about 40 m², with four-meter ceilings and a wooden floor, and holds up to 20 guests in various layouts. Kontor, on the first floor, also measures about 40 m² and keeps its historic stucco ceiling, old floorboards and a fireplace. The site does not give a separate capacity for Kontor. The largest stated figure for the house is 35 guests for a wedding meal.
Accommodation
There are seven individually furnished rooms and suites, and each of them can also be booked as a single room. That makes it simple to house a small team, a speaker or the closest wedding guests in the same building as the event.
History and setting
The foundation stone of the house was laid in 1790, shortly after the Seven Years' War and before Napoleon's troops occupied Lübeck. In 1868 the shipping and forwarding company F. H. Bertling moved in, and the building stayed in the company's hands until 2016, even after its headquarters moved to Hamburg in 2008. Willy Brandt, born in Lübeck and later Federal Chancellor, trained with Bertling in 1932 and 1933. The hotel's name, Die Reederin, means the shipowner, and it carries this history forward.
Getting there
The hotel stands on the old-town island, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Trave river, the museum harbor and the Burgtor gate are a few minutes away on foot. Lübeck's main station lies at the western edge of the old town, and Hamburg is the nearest large city for onward travel.
