Schloss Bensberg hosts seminars and company events for up to 300 guests, and weddings for up to 200, in a baroque palace east of Cologne. The Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg stands in Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg and combines ten event spaces with 111 rooms and suites on site.
Seminars and company events
Small teams can meet in the Business Lounge (up to 12 people), the Habsburg Lounge (up to 16) or the Library (up to 10 for a meeting, 20 for a banquet or reception). Mid-size workshops fit the Salon Alberti and the Salon Zanetti, each for up to 40 people. The Salon Medici & Goethe takes up to 100 for a meeting or reception and 70 for a banquet. For plenary sessions and large dinners, the Ballroom holds up to 300 for a meeting or reception and 250 seated at a banquet. The Event Hall adds room for up to 250 people for a meeting or reception. The hotel publishes meeting packages and separate concepts for indoor and outdoor events, as well as Christmas parties. The Vaulted Cellar suits a banquet for up to 30.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings with its own packages for groups of at least 20 guests. Civil ceremonies take place in the Salon Zanetti, an official branch of the Bergisch Gladbach registry office, for up to 40 guests seated in rows. Ceremonies are usually held on Saturday afternoons, and the room is reserved for one hour. Free ceremonies can take place under the linden trees in the courtyard or beneath a flower arch in the rose garden, and the hotel can arrange a freelance speaker. For the celebration, the Ballroom holds up to 200 guests, the Bel Etage up to 100 with an outdoor balcony, and the Salon Medici up to 70.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom measures 385 m2 and takes 300 for a meeting or reception, 250 for a banquet and 200 for a wedding. The Bel Etage receives up to 200 for a reception. The Event Hall holds 250 for a meeting or reception. The Salon Medici & Goethe offers 128 m2, and the Library 55 m2. The Salon Alberti and Salon Zanetti each take 40, the Habsburg Lounge 16 and the Business Lounge 12. The Vaulted Cellar seats 30.
Accommodation
The hotel has 111 rooms and suites, in categories from Grand Superior and Junior Suite to Grand Suite, Dom Suite and Presidential Suite. Online booking is limited to five rooms per reservation, so groups contact the hotel directly. Wedding packages include a suite upgrade for the couple.
Catering
Event catering is handled in the house. Dining venues include the Vendôme restaurant, which holds two Michelin stars, the Jan Wellem castle restaurant, which seats up to 85, and the Vaulted Cellar. The Vendôme also offers exclusive lunch dates.
History and setting
The palace was built in the early 18th century for Elector Johann Wilhelm II, known as Jan Wellem, to designs by Matteo Alberti. It is protected as an architectural monument in North Rhine-Westphalia and has operated as a hotel since 1997. The grounds include a courtyard with linden trees and a rose garden, both used for ceremonies and receptions.
Getting there
Bensberg is a district of Bergisch Gladbach, east of Cologne. The hotel is on Kadettenstraße. Cologne Bonn Airport is the nearest major airport. Ask the hotel about transfers for groups.
