Klosterhotel Wöltingerode hosts seminars and conferences for 5 to 200 people in ten meeting rooms, weddings with church, civil or open-air ceremonies, and private events with exclusive use of the whole estate. The hotel occupies a former Cistercian convent founded in 1174, at Wöltingerode near Vienenburg, part of the town of Goslar on the northern edge of the Harz.
Seminars and company events
The ten meeting rooms take groups of 5 to 200, from the historic library to the Benediktinersäle. Every room has a webcam with microphone and speakers for hybrid meetings, and one room adds two audio-tracking PTZ cameras, a ceiling microphone array and a digital lectern. Fiber internet, free Wi-Fi, projector and screen, flip chart, whiteboard, moderation kit, lectern, microphones and sound system are part of the equipment. Day packages bundle room, technology and food, with themes such as Kloster Klausur, Brezn & Business, The American Way and a fully vegan option.
For company events and galas, the estate can be booked in full and closed to the public. The hotel offers this to clients who need discretion, and politicians have held private celebrations here.
Weddings and receptions
Three kinds of ceremony are possible on site. The Benediktinersaal is an official branch of the Goslar registry office, and Saturday slots go early. The monastery church of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, with room for about 100, hosts Protestant or Catholic weddings and connects directly to the hotel. Free ceremonies take place on the Klosterwiese meadow, in the inner courtyard or in the cloister, which is the rain option. The Nonnenempore, the former nuns' gallery, seats up to 130 for the dinner. Food runs from a flying buffet to a festive menu, and the whole wedding party can stay overnight.
Rooms and capacities
Meeting rooms: ten, for 5 to 200 people. Nonnenempore: up to 130 seated. Klosterkirche: about 100. Benediktinersaal: civil ceremonies. The historic library, the Klosterdarre, the cloister, the inner courtyard and the meadow complete the list. Individual room capacities are in the hotel's conference brochure.
Accommodation
The hotel has 51 rooms, 4 singles and 47 doubles, all non-smoking, with breakfast included. Room categories are named after the convent's ranks: abbess, prioress and novice rooms. Rooms adapted for guests with reduced mobility are available on request.
Catering
The hotel kitchen handles conference breaks and lunches, wedding buffets and menus. Restaurant Klosterkrug, on the estate, opens Wednesday to Sunday and can be combined with guided tours of the monastery. The estate's own distillery makes brandies and liqueurs, sold in the farm shop in the old manor house.
History and setting
Wöltingerode was founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1174 and soon passed to Cistercian nuns. It flourished from the 13th to the 15th century. A fire in 1676 destroyed much of it, and the baroque complex seen today dates from the rebuilding. In the 20th century it housed a rural women's school and the Welfenakademie. The Klosterkammer Hannover looks after the buildings. A deer enclosure, an apiary, a herb garden and alpaca walks are part of the grounds.
Getting there
The address is Wöltingerode 3, 38690 Goslar. Vienenburg station is a few kilometers away, and the center of Goslar is about 15 minutes by car. Hannover Airport is the nearest international airport.
