River Loft Hotel takes meetings, conferences and seminars for up to 150 people and weddings for about 100 guests, along with team events, after-work evenings and family celebrations. The hotel stands on the water at Am Freizeitbad 2a in Brunsbüttel, on the north German coast, with the Elbe and the Kiel Canal, known in German as the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, within walking distance. Locks, harbors and large ships surround it.
Seminars and company events
The main meeting area is Mole 1 to 4, four rooms with solid wood parquet, daylight and direct access to terraces facing the garden. The partitions open, so the four rooms become one large space for a plenary or a dinner. The Captain's Lounge is set up for small teams, confidential talks and workshops, with a video system for hybrid meetings and a billiards table for the breaks. A co-working space on a gallery above the lobby and its open fireplace works as a quiet breakout room, and a yoga room can be used for meetings or a morning session. The hotel's banquet sales team can organize the whole event, and a conference brochure is available. Past formats include sushi courses, author readings and team-building days, and the hotel holds an after-work event on the last Thursday of each month.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings for up to about 100 guests are planned by the banquet sales team to the couple's brief, with a wedding brochure published for 2026. The hotel also hosts birthdays, anniversaries and christenings, with menu and buffet suggestions on request. Summer events look out over the water, and the fireplace sets the scene for winter parties.
Rooms and capacities
The published maximum is 150 people for meetings and conferences, reached by joining the Mole rooms. The Captain's Lounge, the co-working space and the yoga room serve smaller groups and breakouts. Room-by-room capacities are available from the events team.
Accommodation
Rooms are called lofts and come in three sizes: Loft M at 18 square meters, Loft L at 23 and Loft XL at 28, with River versions of the M and L facing the water, and suites. The rooms are bright, with high ceilings. All Loft Suites are step-free, and one Loft L is fully adapted for guests with disabilities. The hotel has a spa with facial and massage treatments, a fitness room, a kids' lounge and a bike store, and reception and the co-working space are open around the clock.
Catering
Three in-house outlets feed events: the OUTER ROADS restaurant, the RIVERBAR and the BOATHOUSE, a café and beach club. The breakfast buffet starts at 6:30 a.m.
Getting there
By train, the last leg from Itzehoe is by bus. Drivers coming from the south cross the canal on the B5 high bridge or by ferry. Boats can moor at guest berths at the lock or in the Old Marina. The hotel car park is paid and has six charging points, and free parking is available nearby.
