Casa del Papa can host company parties, private celebrations and wedding receptions for 25 to 200 guests, in a three-floor house on Celovška cesta in Šiška, Ljubljana. Since 2010 the house has been hired exclusively to closed groups, and each floor has its own setting, named after a city linked to the writer Ernest Hemingway.
Seminars and company events
The official site lists business parties and year-end parties among its uses, and it asks organizers looking for a place for business events in Ljubljana to get in touch. For a company party or a larger group, the whole house can be hired. The team offers a turnkey service, based on long experience of organizing events.
The site describes celebrations rather than seminars. The only equipment named is sound, ambient lighting, a space for a DJ and video projection, the last in Key West only. If you plan a presentation, ask about the projection before you choose the floor.
Weddings and receptions
The site mentions wedding parties "a little different" among the occasions it hosts. The Key West floor can be dressed in a theme on request, with examples such as Charleston, Gatsby, wild west and disco. Floors can be combined or joined, which lets a wedding party use two or three settings in one evening.
Rooms and capacities
Each floor is a separate setting, and the guest count decides which one fits.
Key West spreads over two levels and holds 40 to 100 people. For a larger group it can be linked with the ground floor, or the whole house can be hired for up to 200 people.
Cuba has a Latin flavor and suits groups of 30 to 70 people.
Paris suits smaller groups of 25 to 40 people.
The house also has a covered garden. The site does not give surfaces or layouts, so ask for the plans when you compare formats.
Catering
On prior agreement the house takes care of everything. Catering is adapted to the client's wishes, from finger food to a buffet, with desserts and cakes. The house also provides sound, ambient lighting and a DJ space.
History and setting
Casa del Papa opened in 1997 as a club and restaurant known across the region. From 2010 the premises serve closed groups only. The house is dedicated to Ernest Hemingway, and each floor is furnished and named after cities where he lived and wrote: Cuba, Paris and Key West. The site quotes him: "When you stop doing things for FUN, you may as well be dead."
Getting there
The address is Celovška cesta 54a, 1000 Ljubljana, in the Šiška district, opposite the old church. Phone numbers listed are +386 31 494 637 and +386 70 149 552. The official page does not describe bedrooms, parking or public transport, so ask the team about arrival for guests.
