Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden hosts seminars, board meetings, incentive stays and weddings for up to 200 guests, with seven event rooms, outdoor coffee breaks and mountain trails for team activities. The hotel stands above Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, close to the Austrian border and Salzburg.
Seminars and company events
The meetings offer combines conference rooms with a mountain setting. The main hall, Paulus van Vianen I and II, takes up to 200 guests for a reception and 120 at a banquet, and can be split in two. Carl von Linde and Clara Schumann serve as mid-size rooms and open into one space for up to 110 guests. Two boardrooms of 42 square meters, Valentin Stanig and Ludwig Ganghofer, seat 12 each for committees and breakouts. The Vinothek, also 42 square meters, adds a setting for a wine tasting or a small dinner. Coffee breaks can be served outdoors, and the trails around the hotel are used for team activities. The events team handles requests by phone and email.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel names wedding ceremonies among its events. Paulus van Vianen suits a seated reception of up to 120 guests, and the combined Schumann and Linde rooms take 70 at a banquet for a smaller party. Guests can stay on site and use the spa.
Rooms and capacities
Paulus van Vianen I and II: 205 square meters, 200 reception, 120 banquet, 46 boardroom. Carl von Linde: 76 square meters, 65 reception, 30 banquet, 24 boardroom. Clara Schumann: 52 square meters, 45 reception, 20 banquet, 22 boardroom. Schumann and Linde combined: 129 square meters, 110 reception, 70 banquet, 30 boardroom. Valentin Stanig and Ludwig Ganghofer: 42 square meters each, 12 at a boardroom table. Vinothek: 42 square meters.
Accommodation
Rooms and suites face the mountains and serve as the base for residential seminars. Kempinski The Spa includes an indoor pool, a heated outdoor pool, three saunas and a waterbed lounge, which gives delegates a place to recover between sessions in summer and winter.
Catering
The hotel runs its own restaurants: Gourmet Restaurant PUR for fine dining, Restaurant Johann Grill, the Bergstüberl for Bavarian dishes and the Lobby Lounge and Kaminbar for drinks by the fireplace. Event meals are prepared in-house, from working lunches and outdoor breaks to banquets, and a private dinner can also be set in the Vinothek.
History and setting
The hotel is built in a contemporary interpretation of Bavarian style and looks over the Berchtesgaden Alps. The setting works for groups that want to combine a meeting with hiking in summer and winter sports in the cold season.
Getting there
Berchtesgaden is in the far south-east of Bavaria. Salzburg Airport, across the Austrian border, is the closest airport, and Munich is reachable by road or rail for larger groups. Transfers to the hotel are arranged by road from the town or from Salzburg.
