Bon Repos in Stará Lysá, about 20 minutes by car from Černý Most in Prague, is rented as a whole estate for weddings and private or company events. The Chinese Pavilion seats wedding feasts of up to 100 guests, the Old Chateau dining room seats about 50 at round tables, and the Old Chateau offers eight guest rooms. The grounds cover about 60 hectares including adjacent forests.
Seminars and company events
The official site states that the entire estate can be rented exclusively for a private or corporate event. It does not describe seminar equipment, meeting rooms or conference layouts, so treat the place as a venue for dinners, receptions, parties and concerts rather than a training site. The Chinese Pavilion is also used for private concerts, and the New Chateau hall is regularly chosen by location agencies for film work, which shows how much space and light the buildings offer.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main business here, held all year and most often in summer. The exclusive hire lets a couple choose where the ceremony, the feast and the party take place. Ceremonies usually happen in the garden, the Příchovský Hall in the New Chateau serves as the ceremonial room when it rains or is too hot, and the Chapel of the Holy Trinity suits small ceremonies. Parties, indoors or outside and with music, can run until the early morning. Privacy is guaranteed, since no other guests share the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The Příchovský Hall in the New Chateau has frescoed walls and a ceiling about 6 meters high, with a terrace in front. The Chinese Pavilion has good acoustics and Chinese-themed paintings and holds wedding feasts for up to 100 guests. The Old Chateau dining room seats about 50 people at round tables. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is the smallest space, kept for brief ceremonies.
Accommodation
The Old Chateau contains the accommodation part, with eight rooms. In the grounds there is also a glamping area with six large tents with oak beds, offered when you wish to host more guests overnight. Details on beds and rates are sent by email on request.
Catering
The hire does not include catering, decoration or styling, so the organiser brings caterers and decorators. The estate offers one extra day for preparation before the event as part of the rental. Because the site is private and set in nature, caterers should plan their own logistics and confirm access with the team.
History and setting
The name Bon Repos, meaning good rest, goes back to Count František Antonín Špork, who chose the place for meditation. The complex was later used by the Czechoslovak army and has since gone through a long reconstruction that brings back its Baroque character. All the buildings are cultural monuments, and the park has mature trees, a large swimming pool, an ornamental pond, an orchard, a grass tennis court and stables.
Getting there
The address is Čihadla 1, 289 26 Stará Lysá, in the Central Bohemian Region. The estate is about 20 minutes by car from Černý Most in Prague, and the venue asks visitors to arrange access in advance rather than arriving unannounced. Contact the team by phone or email to plan transport for guests.
