Imatran Valtionhotelli in Imatra, Finland, hosts seminars, board meetings and company dinners for up to 220 guests, with 137 bedrooms in the same complex. It is a stone castle hotel from 1903 beside the Imatrankoski rapids, with a congress wing for plenary work and smaller rooms in the main building.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lists ten bookable rooms. The largest plenary setup is the combined Imatra and Koski halls in the congress wing, which seat 220 in theatre style and 150 classroom style. Each hall also works alone: Imatra-sali takes 120 in theatre, Koski-sali takes 60. Sound system, microphone, flip charts and a speaker riser come with these halls.
For workshops and committees, Kilta-sali and Keisari each take about 24 to 26 people, and Diplomaatti and Lukusali are small boardroom spaces for 10 to 12. Two cellar-level rooms, Esikunta and Viinikellari, hold up to 10 people each. Remote participation is covered by a conference microphone and speaker that the hotel provides.
The hotel also sells set meeting packages for morning, half-day, full-day and weekend formats, with groups of 20 or more for the longer ones. The weekend format combines meeting, dinner, sauna and pool access, and an overnight stay.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are listed as an offer on the hotel's own site, and the castle can be rented for private events. The site pages describing the details were not available to us, so ask the hotel directly for wedding formats and dates.
Rooms and capacities
Linnaklubi, on the ground floor of the castle building, is a 200 square meter club space for up to 220 guests. It has a dance floor, sound system, disco lights and a bar counter, which suits a gala dinner or an after-party following a conference day.
Accommodation
The hotel has 137 bedrooms. Some are individually designed rooms in the main castle building, and others are larger family rooms in the congress wing. Suites in the castle include a two-level tower suite with separate bedroom and living room. A pool and sauna area, a free gym and free parking are included for guests.
Catering
The hotel offers meeting catering by the hour and by the day, from coffee breaks and pastry breaks to a seated meeting lunch and a castle dinner served or as a buffet. Restaurant Cascade serves dinner on weekdays and Saturdays, and a lobby bar stays open late. Breakfast is served every morning.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1903 and describes itself as the oldest hotel still operating in Finland. The building is an Art Nouveau stone castle designed by Usko Nyström, and it has been named one of the most beautiful buildings in the country. It stands next to the Imatrankoski rapids, a landscape protected as a national scenery.
Getting there
Imatra is in southeast Finland, close to Lappeenranta. The hotel says guests arrive easily by car or train, and describes the trip from the Helsinki area as a couple of hours. Reception and check-in work around the clock.
