Vila Castanea is a boutique bed and breakfast with nine bedrooms that can be hired exclusively for a business event or a wedding, with a separate meeting room for up to 15 people. It occupies a late 19th-century town house in the old center of Kostanjevica na Krki, a small town in the Dolenjska region of Slovenia that stands on an island in the Krka river.
Seminars and company events
The villa suits small groups. The official site describes a special room, separate from the other facilities, for up to 15 people, used for business meetings, seminars and presentations. Culinary offer and wine from the villa's cellar are arranged according to the organizer's wishes. For a leadership retreat, a board offsite or a client workshop, exclusive hire of the whole villa gives complete privacy, and the group can sleep and work under one roof. Larger conferences do not fit this format.
Weddings and receptions
The site presents Kostanjevica na Krki as a boutique wedding location and invites couples to ask for wedding packages. As with business events, the villa can be hired exclusively for a wedding. No guest numbers or ceremony arrangements are published, so ask for the maximum and for the use of the courtyard before planning.
Rooms and capacities
The meeting room takes up to 15 people. The site does not give its size, layouts or equipment. The villa has an arcaded interior courtyard in the shade of a large chestnut tree, which the site mentions as part of the building's character, but it does not state whether the courtyard is used for events or how many people it holds.
Accommodation
The villa has nine bedrooms: seven twin rooms and two spacious family rooms for two adults and two children. All are described as bright, modern and built with natural materials. Two comfort double rooms have a balcony, and two others have a four-poster bed. Windows look over the old town, the Krka and the hills. Breakfast is included in the room rate.
Catering
Breakfast follows a garden-to-plate approach: fruit juices, seasonal vegetables, local jam, honey, cured meats and cheeses, fresh bread and potica, and it can be served in the room. In the afternoon the villa serves a delicatessen of local meats, cheeses and cakes with a glass of Cviček or another Slovenian wine, and picnic baskets can be ordered. The dining page suggests restaurants in the Dolenjska area for dinner; for an event, the events page says a culinary offer is provided on request.
History and setting
The town house dates from the end of the 19th century and is a protected local landmark. It has been an inn, a residential house and a villa, and has a richly decorated front facade, an arched ground floor and floors of local stone. Kostanjevica na Krki lies where the Krakovo forest climbs toward the Gorjanci hills. The site lists cycling, boating, stand-up paddle boarding, forest bathing, golf, horse riding, spas and the Kostanjevica Cave among local activities, which can fill a free afternoon.
Getting there
The address is Ulica talcev 9, 8311 Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia. The site does not give driving directions or the nearest station. Telephone +386 31 369 804 to discuss dates and access.
