Mintrops Stadt Hotel Margarethenhöhe

Mintrops Stadt Hotel Margarethenhöhe in Essen hosts meetings for 8 to 100 people in eight rooms, plus weddings, banquets and private dinners in the 120 m² Marktleben room and the historic Margarethe-Krupp-Zimmer. The hotel has 42 rooms and stands in the Margarethenhöhe, the Krupp housing estate, on the Kleiner Markt.

Seminars and company events The meeting rooms range from 21 m² to 120 m². All are equipped with a pin board, a flipchart and a moderator case, and several have air conditioning, daylight control, variable lighting and a balcony. Marktleben, 120 m², holds 100 in theatre layout, 80 parliament, 50 in a circle, and 45 in U-shape or conference layout. Leben, 70 m², holds 50 in theatre and 28 in U-shape. Markt, 50 m², holds 35 in theatre and 18 in U-shape. Waschkaue, 45 m², holds 30 in theatre and 18 in U-shape. Zwerchhaus, 40 m², holds 20 in theatre and 12 in U-shape. Starenkasten, 35 m², holds 15 in theatre, and Taubenschlag, 21 m², holds up to 8. The Margarethe-Krupp-Zimmer, 35 m², seats 13 around an oval table in listed, historic surroundings. Some rooms offer a touchscreen display of 1.6 m. The hotel publishes a meeting catalog and meeting services on its site.

Weddings and receptions Marktleben has period sash windows, a balcony along the full length of the room and a view over the historic market square. The hotel presents it for weddings and large celebrations of up to 100 guests. The Margarethe-Krupp-Zimmer is available for exclusive banquets, board meetings and small private or company celebrations. The room Hoffnung 12 has a solid wooden table for up to 20 people and suits private events, from self-service formats to dinners. The team advises on menus, buffets, musicians and decoration.

Accommodation The hotel has 42 rooms and suites, including the new Ruhrkultur rooms that pay tribute to the Ruhr region. Rooms and suites use natural materials and a design that links industrial heritage with a modern look.

Catering The kitchen cooks with produce from the market and from the hotel's own organic vegetable garden. The hotel runs the Gourmet Restaurant M and a cooking school, and publishes banquet and wedding folders with menu and buffet suggestions.

History and setting The Margarethenhöhe was founded by Margarethe Krupp, with houses by architect Georg Metzendorf. Her wood-paneled meeting room was designed for the 1914 Werkbund exhibition in Cologne, then moved to the Gasthaus Margarethenhöhe, and was handed to the foundation board on January 4, 1915. The walnut paneling and furniture are original and the foundation had the room restored.

Getting there The hotel is at Steile Straße 46, 45149 Essen, on the Kleiner Markt, with good road and rail connections to the cultural sites of the Ruhr region.