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Meeting and event venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
Meeting and event venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
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192 venues in North Rhine-Westphalia host meetings and corporate events, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. Of those that publish a capacity, the largest, Tulip Inn Hotel Düsseldorf Arena, hosts up to 1,500 guests. 189 of them list their event spaces by name. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.
Planning a company event in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the country’s largest economic region and one of Europe’s main trade fair locations, with fair grounds in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Essen. Company events range from congresses in the cities on the Rhine to evenings in converted industrial sites in the Ruhr and seminars in the hills of the Sauerland.
When to go
The cities work all year, but hotels in Cologne and Düsseldorf fill during the major trade fairs and during Carnival before Lent, so check both before fixing dates. Spring to early autumn suits programmes with time outdoors. The weeks before Christmas are popular for company dinners, with Christmas markets in every city centre.
Getting the team there
Düsseldorf and Cologne Bonn airports have flights from across Europe and some long-haul routes, and Frankfurt airport is connected to Cologne by a high-speed line. ICE trains run through the whole Rhine-Ruhr area, and direct high-speed trains arrive from Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam. Within the region, most cities are a regional train ride apart.
Congress centres, industrial heritage and country hotels
Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Essen and Dortmund have congress centres and large conference hotels. The Ruhr’s former collieries, gasometers and engine halls host conferences and gala dinners in a setting typical of the region. For retreats, moated castles in the Münsterland and hotels in the Sauerland and the Eifel offer seminar rooms and bedrooms.
Activities
Guided tours of industrial monuments, boat trips on the Rhine, brewery evenings with the local beers of Cologne and Düsseldorf, and museum visits are common choices. The Sauerland and the Eifel offer hiking and cycling, and the Münsterland is flat cycling country between castles.
Questions and answers
Which venues in North Rhine-Westphalia can host 100 guests or more?
135 of the 192 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Burg Vischering, Parkhotel Quellenhof, Schloss Eulenbroich, Gut Holzhausen, Burg Satzvey, and 129 more.
Which venues in North Rhine-Westphalia list their meeting rooms?
189 of the 192 venues name their meeting and event rooms, with capacities where published: Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Burg Vischering, Parkhotel Quellenhof, Schloss Eulenbroich, Gut Holzhausen, Haus Witten, and 183 more.
What kinds of venues are listed in North Rhine-Westphalia?
92 hotels, 69 event spaces, 15 castles, 7 estates, 6 restaurants, and 3 historic houses.
How are these venues chosen and ordered?
By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.
Where to hold a company event in North Rhine-Westphalia?
In a congress hotel in Cologne, Düsseldorf or Bonn for a large meeting, in a converted colliery or engine hall in the Ruhr for a conference or gala dinner, or in a castle in the Münsterland or a hotel in the Sauerland for a retreat.
What is the best time for a corporate event in Cologne or Düsseldorf?
Any period outside the major trade fairs and Carnival, when hotels are full. Spring to early autumn is best for outdoor programme items, and Advent for a company dinner.
How do you get a group to the Rhine-Ruhr area?
By ICE from within Germany, by direct high-speed train from Brussels, Paris or Amsterdam, or by air to Düsseldorf or Cologne Bonn. Regional trains and coaches cover the short hops between cities and out to the hills.