Seminars, company events, weddings and private parties for up to 199 guests can be organized at Hotel Gräfrather Hof, a four-star superior hotel spread across several historic buildings in the old town of Solingen-Gräfrath. Its largest room, the Klostersaal, has a stage and event technology, and guests sleep a short walk away in the same hotel village.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells conferences, seminars, corporate events and multi-day meetings, with individual support from its events team, catering and overnight accommodation in one package. Business rooms come with a desk, and Wi-Fi is free. For teams that stay longer, for a project, a training course or an assignment lasting several weeks, the hotel rents apartments on request. Exhibitors and visitors of the trade fairs in Düsseldorf, Cologne and Essen are a core clientele: the hotel puts each of the three fairgrounds about 35 minutes away by car and prepares trade fair offers on request.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, birthdays and private celebrations are part of the offer. The Klostersaal suits a larger reception with dinner and a stage for music or speeches, while smaller rooms such as the Bibliothek or the Postillon fit a family lunch or a dinner on the eve of the wedding. Because the bedrooms sit in neighboring buildings around the market square, guests can walk from the party to their room.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel lists six event rooms. The Klostersaal is the main one, about 300 square meters with a stage and event technology, and it takes up to 199 people with a special permit. The other named spaces are the Hotel Zur Post, the Postillon, the Bibliothek and the Foyer. Several seating layouts are possible, and the hotel confirms capacities per room and layout when it prepares an offer, as its floor plans are schematic.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites and apartments are spread over six buildings around the historic Marktplatz. The main house holds the reception. Hotel Zur Post is a historic half-timbered building, the Gästehaus Alte Schule stands opposite the main house, and the Gästehaus am Markt occupies a listed townhouse on the square. Boarding houses on In der Freiheit and Kirchtreppe serve longer stays. The hotel does not publish a total room count.
Catering
Restaurant FLORIAN serves the breakfast buffet every morning, open to outside guests as well. For events the hotel runs its own catering service. The Gräfrather Klosterbräu, a restaurant and brewhouse run separately, is close by, and further restaurants line the old town.
History and setting
Gräfrath is the historic quarter of Solingen, built around its market square. The hotel has grown into a village of listed and historic buildings on and around that square, so an event here takes place in the heart of the old town rather than in a business park. Every building, restaurant and event room is within walking distance of the others.
Getting there
The main reception is at In der Freiheit 48, 42653 Solingen. Hotel parking is at Gerberstraße 5, free when guests book directly with the hotel. Messe Düsseldorf, Koelnmesse and Messe Essen are each about 35 minutes away by car.
