Seminars for up to 120 participants, company parties and chocolate-themed team events can be organized at Hotel Voss, the Schokoladenhotel in Westerstede, a family-run hotel in the Ammerland region of Lower Saxony. Four daylight meeting rooms on one level, a spa and a restaurant are built around one theme, chocolate, which the hotel carries from the coffee break to the workshop.
Seminars and company events
The day package, called Work-Chocolate Balance, includes welcome coffee, standard technology, a fruit basket, unlimited drinks in the room, two coffee breaks with snacks, and a lunch buffet or three-course menu, with vegetarian and vegan options. A smart board comes at no extra charge and breakout rooms are free, while a chocolate fountain, a stage of up to 12 elements, a sound system with microphones, online conference technology and a piano can be booked on request. For team building, the hotel runs praline seminars with a chocolatier, chocolate and dinner cooking courses, chocolate and wine tastings for private groups of eight or more, and an escape dinner for small groups.
Weddings and receptions
Private celebrations such as birthdays and company events are planned through a banquet brochure and a request form, and the hotel also creates events to order. The website does not mention weddings. Public dinner shows, gala evenings and a chocolate festival in October fill the calendar, which shows how the house handles larger evening events.
Rooms and capacities
Beniano, 144 square meters, holds 120 for a reception, 110 in rows, 80 at banquet tables, 70 in parliament layout and 40 in a U-shape. Arriba, 96 square meters, holds 100 for a reception, 90 in rows, 70 at banquet tables, 60 in parliament layout and 35 in a U-shape. Beniano and Arriba can be combined. Chuncho, 84 square meters, holds 80 for a reception, 70 in rows, 60 at banquet tables, 40 in parliament layout and 30 in a U-shape. Criollo, 50 square meters, takes 16 at a block table or 10 in a U-shape. All rooms have daylight, air conditioning, full blackout, dimmable lighting, fast Wi-Fi and step-free access on one level.
Accommodation
The bedrooms come in five categories named after the theme: Schokolade, Praline, Praline Deluxe, Trüffel and the Schoko-Suite. Breakfast and a welcome drink are included in the room rates. The website does not state the number of rooms.
Catering
Restaurant Vossini serves breakfast and the main meals, the Schokolounge offers chocolate drinks and cocktails, and the Schokoatelier makes the hotel's own chocolate products. Conference meals come from the hotel kitchen, with vegan coffee breaks on request.
History and setting
The hotel calls itself the only chocolate hotel in Germany. Hotel Voss GmbH runs it as a family business in Westerstede, a town in the Ammerland near the North Sea. The SchokoSpa adds a pool, saunas, massages and chocolate treatments for participants who stay on after the meeting.
Getting there
The hotel is at Bahnhofstraße 17, 26655 Westerstede, in Lower Saxony. Directions are published on its contact page, and the hotel also organizes coach trips for groups.
