Schlossparkhotel Schkopau in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, is a castle hotel that hosts conferences and weddings in ten spaces. Seated capacity runs from 16 around round tables in the smallest salon to 300 in rows in the Herrenhaus, and up to 400 standing guests at a cocktail reception. The former princely residence sits between Halle (Saale) and Leipzig, with hotel rooms, suites, a chapel and a park of 50,000 square meters on the same site.
Seminars and company events
The hotel publishes a full capacity table for its meeting rooms. The Grüner Salon, 105 square meters, seats 105 in rows, 60 in parliament style and 48 to 64 at round tables, or 120 standing. The Blauer Salon (35 square meters) and the Roter Salon (44 square meters) suit smaller groups: 36 and 42 in rows, with block layouts for 20 and 24. The Kaminzimmer, 49 square meters, seats 50 in rows or 30 in parliament style. The Foyer, 63 square meters, takes 80 standing guests.
For larger conferences, the Kavaliershaus covers 320 square meters and seats 290 to 322 in rows, 167 to 210 in parliament style, or 80 to 90 at round tables. The Herrenhaus, 365 square meters, seats 300 in rows. The site also lists package offers and supporting programs for meetings, and a conference inquiry form.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel offers four ways to marry on site: a civil ceremony in the Kaminzimmer, a civil ceremony outdoors, a church ceremony in the castle chapel and a free ceremony. The chapel measures 75 square meters and has church pews for about 70 people. For the celebration, the Herrenhaus takes 200 to 250 at round tables and 400 standing, and the Kavaliershaus takes 80 to 90 at round tables and 350 standing. The site lists local wedding partners, from florists and photographers to musicians, and has a dedicated wedding inquiry form.
Rooms and capacities
The two largest halls are the Herrenhaus (365 square meters, 35.75 by 11 meters) and the Kavaliershaus (320 square meters, 25 by 12 meters). The Ritterkeller is a vaulted cellar of 100 square meters with rustic wooden benches and tables: the small part holds up to 20 and the large part up to 40. The Bergfried, the keep, covers 34 square meters and seats up to 20 at a crescent-shaped table, about 20 meters above ground, with access to a viewing platform.
Accommodation
Rooms range from the standard single and double of 22 square meters to a deluxe double of 45 square meters, junior suites of 50 square meters and senior suites of 60 square meters. The King Heinrich suite, the largest, measures 160 square meters. Rooms face the castle park or the courtyard and have a desk, a safe and wireless internet. The hotel does not state its total number of rooms on the pages read.
History and setting
The site describes the castle as a former princely residence. It states that the keep is preserved from the 10th century. The park covers 50,000 square meters, and the town of Halle and the city of Leipzig are both close.
Getting there
The hotel is at Am Schloß 3, 06258 Schkopau. A directions page is on the official site.
