The Van der Valk Resort Linstow can host conferences of up to 1,500 people theatre style, galas and receptions for up to 2,000 guests, company celebrations and weddings, across 11 event rooms. The resort covers 65 hectares in Linstow, in the Mecklenburg Lake District, and combines 91 hotel rooms with about 400 holiday houses, so a large event can house its guests on site.
Seminars and company events
The resort is a certified conference hotel and sells day packages for meetings and training, as well as team-building programs on its grounds. The range of rooms allows a board meeting of 15 in a conference room, a seminar of 100 in a mid-sized hall, or a congress, a trade show or a staff party for over a thousand people in the Valkensaal. The events team designs each program with the organiser rather than offering a single standard format.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place in five event rooms of different sizes, which can be decorated to suit each couple. A dedicated wedding team helps with the room layout, the order of the day and extras. The resort also hosts anniversaries, birthdays, graduation balls and galas for up to 500 guests, and the Barocksaal is among the rooms shown set up for weddings.
Rooms and capacities
The Valkensaal covers 1,400 square meters and takes 1,500 people theatre style, 800 classroom style or 800 at a banquet, and up to 2,000 for a standing reception. The Charlestonsaal, 470 square meters, seats 350 theatre style and 270 at a banquet, with 500 standing. The Barocksaal and the Ludwigsaal, 200 square meters each, seat 150 theatre style and 80 at a banquet. The Französischer Saal and the Orangerie, also 200 square meters, each take 150 for a reception, with 100 and 120 at a banquet respectively. The Victoriasaal, 150 square meters, seats 80 theatre style. Conference rooms of 50 square meters take up to 30 people.
Accommodation
The 91 air-conditioned hotel rooms and the roughly 400 holiday houses can lodge up to 2,000 people, according to the resort. This capacity is rare in a rural area and allows a multi-day conference or a company anniversary without shuttle buses to other hotels. Free Wi-Fi covers the resort, and the site has 24 Tesla Superchargers for electric cars.
Catering
The resort runs its own restaurant and banquet service, from coffee breaks in the conference rooms to seated dinners of 800 in the Valkensaal. Food and drinks are part of the conference packages and celebration offers and are set with the events team for each event.
History and setting
Linstow lies in the Mecklenburg Lake District, a region of lakes and forest between Berlin and the Baltic coast. The resort stands away from the noise of the cities, and its 65 hectares include a leisure and spa area and activities for children, which makes it suitable for family days and incentive weekends as well as business events.
Getting there
The resort is at Krakower Chaussee 1, close to the A19 motorway between Berlin and Rostock. Berlin is about two hours by car and Rostock about one hour. Güstrow is the nearest station on the main rail network, and Rostock-Laage Airport is the closest airport. Larger groups usually arrive by coach.
