Salamandra Resort & Hotel in Hodruša-Hámre, in the Štiavnica Mountains of central Slovakia, hosts conferences, training days, kick-off and off-site meetings and company parties. Two meeting rooms can be joined into one hall for up to 120 people in theater layout. The four-star hotel also has bedrooms, a wellness center and its own ski slope on site.
Seminars and company events
The hotel states that business clients make up almost half of its guests, so organizing meetings is routine here. The two meeting rooms, K1 and K2, are fully air-conditioned and each has a projection screen, a projector, a sound system and free Wi-Fi. The layout can be changed to suit the group.
Other equipment is available on request: wireless microphones, a flipchart and laser pointers. The hotel also lists more demanding set-ups on request, and it will arrange a meeting in person to discuss unusual requirements.
Beyond conferences and training sessions, Salamandra promotes kick-off meetings and off-site meetings, particularly at the start or end of the year when budgets and strategies are set. It also offers team building programs and company parties. Besides the meeting rooms, event space is available in the restaurant, the reception and lobby bar areas, and outdoors around the hotel.
Rooms and capacities
Room K1 seats 32 people in classroom layout and 40 in theater layout. Room K2 seats 48 in classroom layout and 56 in theater layout. The two rooms can be connected into one conference space that holds 86 people in classroom layout and 120 in theater layout. Smaller groups can use one room only, and the hotel suggests a smaller space for small teams.
The restaurant, the lobby bar and the grounds suit receptions, dinners and informal evenings once the working day is over.
Accommodation
Guests can stay in the hotel itself, which offers standard rooms, family rooms and three levels of apartments (basic, classic and superior). A separate Chalet Salamandra is also listed. The hotel states that breakfast is included in event stays and that late check-out is possible. The number of bedrooms is not given on the website, so confirm it against your group size when you send a request.
Catering
The kitchen can supply full meals and refreshments throughout an event. Options listed on the official site are a tasting menu on request, an interactive kitchen, business breakfasts or dinners with partners, tailored coffee breaks, live cooking with the head chef, a barbecue by the lake and a traditional pig-slaughter meal with a program.
History and setting
The hotel stands by the Horný Hodrušský pond in the heart of the Štiavnica Mountains, far from a large city but close enough for an easy drive. It belongs to the Premium Star Hotels group. Outdoor activities around the property include summer and winter sports, and the hotel runs its own ski slope and the Banensium wellness and spa center. Evenings can end in the wellness area, which makes a two-day program easy to balance between work and rest.
Getting there
Hodruša-Hámre is 12 km from Banská Štiavnica and about two hours by car from Bratislava. The hotel describes the drive from other parts of Slovakia as quick and easy. Plan transport by road or coach, since no rail connection is mentioned on the official site.
