Burg Arras takes conferences, corporate events, celebrations and weddings, with a restaurant for up to 90 guests, a terrace for up to 120 in good weather and three smaller rooms for 18 to 60. The castle stands on a hilltop above Alf, on the Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate, at Wittlicher Strasse 1, and runs as a hotel open seven days a week, with ten bedrooms for guests who stay the night.
Seminars and company events
For working sessions, the Grafisches Kabinett seats up to 20 and has Wi-Fi, which suits a board meeting or a small workshop. The castle offers special arrangements for corporate events and has a dedicated conference program. A day of meetings can end with a banquet in the Rittersaal, and a bard can be booked to play medieval music and songs at banquets, anniversaries and conferences.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held at the castle, with several rooms available for the celebration. The Empfangsraum, hung with paintings of former lords of the castle, takes up to 18 guests and is used for weddings and candlelit dinners. The moat serves as a setting for wedding photographs. The canopy-bed room Mathilde is offered for the night after the event.
Rooms and capacities
The Burgrestaurant holds up to 90 guests. The Rittersaal, a medieval hall with a fireplace, armor and weapons on the walls, takes up to 60. The Grafisches Kabinett takes 20 and the Empfangsraum 18. In sunny weather the terrace receives 50 to 120 guests. These spaces allow a group to split between a meeting room and a dining room in the same building.
Accommodation
The hotel has ten named castle rooms: Balduin, Agnes, Elvira, Albero, Maximilian, Laurentius, Constantin, Gunhild, Gisela and Mathilde. Guests can book any day of the week. With ten rooms, the castle suits a small team or a wedding party staying on site, with other guests lodging in the valley.
Catering
Meals come from the castle kitchen and the castle cellar. The kitchen highlights game from the estate's own hunting, and private parties in the Rittersaal can take the form of a medieval feast with a court jester and lute music. The Keuthen family arranges menus with each group directly.
History and setting
The hilltop served the Romans as a fortified border post, and the castle has stood for more than 1,000 years. It was once an imperial castle and is now in private hands. A museum inside the walls covers its history, and the restaurant and museum open to day visitors on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11 am, with registration required. The castle also holds its own festivals and events.
Getting there
The castle sits above the village of Alf in the Moselle valley. Bullay station, across the river, is on the rail line between Koblenz and Trier, and Frankfurt-Hahn is the nearest airport. A car or transfer is needed for the final climb to the castle.
