La Contessa Castle Hotel in Szilvásvárad hosts seminars, conferences and company events for up to 160 guests seated theatre-style and 200 standing, and weddings with dinner for up to 120 guests. The hotel has 80 double rooms in two buildings, a 650 m² wellness area and its own restaurant. It stands in a castle park in the Bükk National Park area, about 25 km from Eger.
Seminars and company events
Business events use the Szalajka Event Center, a building in the castle park about 60 meters from the main house, opened in 2011. Its main hall, Contessa, covers 209 m² and has glass walls on two sides facing the park. The hall can be divided into three sections. A separate VIP meeting room of 36 m² opens onto a terrace and offers video conferencing.
Equipment in the Szalajka building includes a built-in projector and screen, a flipchart and pinboard, a built-in sound system with a microphone, cables for laptops, remote-controlled blackout curtains and a podium. A covered winter garden and terraces serve coffee breaks and standing receptions. The lower level has a bowling alley, a squash court, billiards and a bar for the evening. Outside guests get a dedicated parking area and a cloakroom.
For small meetings, training sessions or private negotiations, the castle itself has two rooms, Erdődy and Keglevich.
Weddings and receptions
Civil or symbolic ceremonies can take place in the French Garden or the Rose Garden in good weather, and in the Erzsébet Restaurant when it rains. For more than 50 guests the hotel recommends the event hall, which seats up to 120 at round tables. The Erdődy and Keglevich rooms suit smaller dinners. The grill terrace, with a view of the park, works for standing receptions in summer. The hotel provides decoration with evening lighting and offers wedding packages with a personalized proposal.
Rooms and capacities
The Contessa hall seats 160 in theatre layout, 130 classroom, 120 banquet and 90 in a U-shape, and holds 200 standing. Contessa I (84 m²) takes 65 theatre or 50 banquet. Contessa II (79 m²) takes 55 theatre or 50 banquet. Contessa III (46 m²) takes 40 theatre or 20 banquet. The VIP room takes 30 theatre or 24 banquet. In the castle, Keglevich (37 m²) takes 30 theatre or 24 banquet, and Erdődy (34 m²) takes 25 theatre or 20 banquet.
Accommodation
The hotel has 80 double rooms, so a whole group can stay on site. Rooms are split between the castle building, which also holds the restaurant and the wellness area, and the Udvarház, about 50 meters away and linked by an open-air path. Room types run from Standard to Deluxe, with suites in both buildings. The wellness area covers 650 m² with pools, saunas and treatments. Pet-friendly rooms are available.
Catering
The Erzsébet Restaurant opens directly from the castle hall. The Cyrano restaurant and drink bar suits small groups in the evening, and the grill terrace opens from the restaurant in summer. For events the hotel offers coffee breaks in several formats, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink packages for a chosen duration, a three-course lunch, a buffet, a gala dinner, a snack lunch, wine tasting, cooking in a cauldron, and cakes and pastries from its own pastry kitchen.
History and setting
The castle was once owned by four margravial families. It now operates as a four-star castle hotel and event center. Szilvásvárad lies in the Bükk National Park. The Szalajka Valley, the Fátyol waterfall and the Lipizzaner stud are close by, and walking routes start in the forests nearby.
Getting there
The hotel is at Park utca 6 in Szilvásvárad, about 25 km from Eger.
