The Penck Hotel Dresden hosts seminars, conferences, galas and receptions for up to 310 guests, with 174 bedrooms in the same building. The four-star design hotel stands at Ostra-Allee 33 in the center of Dresden, a few minutes on foot from the Old Town.
Seminars and company events
The hotel counts eight air-conditioned event rooms from 55 to 600 square meters, about 1,500 square meters in all. Every room has daylight and free high-speed Wi-Fi. Projectors with screens or smart boards are standard, and local technical partners add equipment on request. Meeting packages can be booked from 10 participants and include a flip chart, a pin board, a facilitator case, writing material and personal support from the on-site team. A green package replaces standard items with regional and organic ones, and a Christmas package exists for year-end events. Family celebrations of more than 30 guests are also handled.
Rooms and capacities
The largest space is the Kunsthalle, 600 square meters with a 4.30 meter ceiling. It seats 310 in theater layout and 225 at banquet tables, and mobile walls divide it. A crane reachable from outside carries up to 500 kilograms, stage elements cover up to 24 square meters, and a sound system with wireless microphones is installed. Room A (188 square meters) takes 100 in theater layout and 70 at banquet tables. Room B (155 square meters) takes 64 and 55. Room Z (200 square meters) takes 60 in both layouts. Rooms C and D (55 and 57 square meters) take 30 each in theater layout, the Creativity Space Y (150 square meters) takes 80, and the Gallery (90 square meters) takes 60. On the fifth floor, the room called FIVE. looks over the Old Town and takes 20. A 25 square meter boardroom seats 8. A foyer on the conference level serves registration, coffee breaks and exhibitor stands.
Accommodation
The hotel has 174 non-smoking rooms and junior suites on six floors, renovated in 2019. All have air conditioning, a safe, a coffee and tea set, an in-room tablet and free Wi-Fi.
Catering
Meeting packages include unlimited water and soft drinks in the room, a coffee machine in the foyer all day, two coffee breaks with fruit and snacks or cake, and a seasonal lunch served as buffet or menu. An evening buffet can be added. The hotel bar serves local draft beers, wines from the Elbe valley and long drinks.
History and setting
The hotel is named after A. R. Penck, the artist born in Dresden. More than 700 original works hang throughout the building, most of them made by Penck for the hotel. The house is certified GreenSign for sustainability.
Getting there
Dresden Mitte station is 0.3 km away, with S-Bahn and regional trains. Trams 4, 6, 10 and 11 stop at the congress center. Dresden Airport is 9.5 km away. The International Congress Center and the trade fair grounds are a short walk or ride.
