Seminars for up to 40 participants and private celebrations for up to 50 guests can be held at Hotel Villa Orange, a certified organic hotel with 38 rooms at Hebelstraße 1 in Frankfurt am Main. Two daylight seminar rooms, a library for coaching, a bright foyer and an inner courtyard make up the event spaces, and all catering is organic.
Seminars and company events
Villa Orange sells meeting packages for groups of two to 40 people, with room hire, equipment and catering set out in its seminar folder. The hotel brands its offer as a Green Meeting: catering is 100 percent organic, electricity is 100 percent green, presentation equipment comes from Neuland, printed material uses FSC-certified recycled paper, and ClimatePartner records and offsets the hotel's footprint. The hotel is an official partner of the sustainable destination Frankfurt Rhein-Main and publishes an ESG criteria sheet for companies that report on their events. A side program of sports, culture or team building can be added, and the hotel holds regular information evenings for seminar organizers.
Weddings and receptions
For celebrations the hotel decorates its large salon of 90 square meters and opens the foyer, the library and the terrace. The current limit is 50 guests, and the hotel takes only one party at a time, so the group has the house to itself. Couples can reserve a room with a canopy bed, and guests who stay the night meet again for a shared brunch the next morning. Food is organic, served vegetarian or with meat. For music, sound and lighting, bands and childcare, the hotel recommends partners it has worked with.
Rooms and capacities
Raum EINS covers 65 square meters and takes 40 in rows, 32 in parliament layout and 22 in a U-shape. Raum ZWEI covers 35 square meters and takes 20 in rows, 15 in parliament layout and 10 in a U-shape. The Bibliothek, 20 square meters, suits coaching or group work for up to six. Both seminar rooms have daylight, air conditioning, 2.75 meter ceilings and free Wi-Fi. The foyer serves as a break and reception area and opens onto the inner courtyard.
Accommodation
The 38 rooms come in three categories, Classic, Orange and Orange Plus, so a seminar group or a wedding party can stay in the same building where it meets.
Catering
Breakfast is made from certified organic products. Meeting catering is light and organic, planned to keep participants alert through the day. The hotel has been certified organic under DE-ÖKO-006 since July 2008, with annual inspections, has been a member of BIO HOTELS since January 2009 and holds Bioland Gold Plus status.
History and setting
The hotel occupies a building with a Gründerzeit facade on a quiet street in the Nordend, close to the city center, and is run by its owner, Christiane Hütte. It is also a partner of the Economy for the Common Good movement, and it has marked 25 years in business.
Getting there
The hotel says Frankfurt main station and the airport are quick to reach by public transport, which suits participants arriving by rail as part of a green meeting.
