The Westin Grand Berlin hosts meetings, conferences, receptions and weddings for groups from 8 to 600 guests. The hotel stands on Friedrichstraße in the Mitte district of Berlin, close to Unter den Linden and the Brandenburg Gate.
Seminars and company events
The hotel counts ten event rooms with a combined 687 sqm, plus eight breakout rooms for smaller working groups. A seminar can run in one room while coffee breaks and lunch take place in another space. The meeting rooms are equipped with projectors and screens, televisions, teleconferencing, wired and wireless internet, and event lighting. Business services such as computers, copying and parcel posting are available on request.
The largest room for plenary sessions is the Ballroom Unter den Linden and Friedrichstadt, which seats 220 in theatre style and 180 at schoolroom tables or banquet rounds. Split into its two halves, it gives Unter den Linden (120 theatre, 100 banquet) and Friedrichstadt (50 theatre, 60 banquet). The Coelln I and Coelln II rooms add 150 banquet and 90 theatre places.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can choose between three settings: the lobby with its 30 meter high atrium and grand staircase, the 3,000 sqm hotel garden for outdoor ceremonies, and the Drachenhaus, a glazed pavilion in the garden with 80 theatre seats or 160 standing places. The hotel also offers guests a piece of the original Berlin Wall as part of a wedding experience. The Brandenburg Gate is nearby for photographs. Catering is adapted to each event, including gourmet menus and barbecue for outdoor receptions.
Rooms and capacities
The lobby takes 600 guests at a standing reception and 200 at a banquet. Combined with the foyer, banquet seating reaches 440. The foyer alone holds 240 at a banquet and 400 standing. Smaller spaces suit board dinners and workshops: Wintergarten (70 theatre, 50 banquet), Salon Diana (40 theatre or banquet), and several salons for 8 to 20 guests, among them Salon Meissen, Salon Schinkel, Salon Berlin and the Brandenburg room.
Catering
The hotel supplies coffee breaks, breakfast, lunch, receptions and dinners for meetings, and tailors the food to each wedding or gala. Outdoor events in the garden can include barbecue service.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1987 on the site of the former East Berlin and was designed by architect Erhardt Gißke. The building is listed as a cultural heritage monument in Berlin. Its position on Friedrichstraße places it between the government district and the shops and theatres of Mitte.
Getting there
Friedrichstraße station, with S-Bahn, U-Bahn and regional trains, is a few minutes away. Berlin Brandenburg Airport is the nearest international airport. Taxis and public transport link the two in under an hour.
