Etno Selo Stanišići can host conferences, seminars and receptions from 20 up to 1,500 people in the congress halls of Hotel Ras and Hotel Pirg, with about 300 beds on the same site and three restaurants. It also hosts weddings, with church or civil ceremonies outdoors. The village covers 15 hectares in the Semberija plain, 3 km from the center of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents the congress halls as the base for forums, conferences, team building, meetings and presentations. Capacities run from 20 to 1,500 seats depending on the room and the layout. The halls are separate units. For a larger event, the Moskva and St. Petersburg halls can be joined into one space.
Every hall has the same technical kit: an LCD screen, a projector and screen, a flip chart, a sound system, wireless and conference microphones, a laptop, wireless internet and a lectern. A group of 100 or 200 can work in a single room, and a congress of several hundred can split into breakout groups in the neighboring halls.
Weddings and receptions
The same halls are used for weddings and celebrations. The hotel team designs the menu and the drinks selection with the couple. Church and civil weddings can be organized outdoors in the village grounds, which suits a ceremony followed by a banquet inside. A banquet in the Moskva hall seats 600, and the Volga and St. Petersburg halls take smaller parties of 300 and 200.
Rooms and capacities
The conference table on the site lists four rooms. All figures below are the maximum for each layout.
Moskva (1,142 m2): theater 1,000, classroom 400, conference 200, U-shape 150, T-shape 150, square 100, banquet 600, cocktail 1,500.
Volga (638 m2): theater 500, conference 100, classroom 50, banquet 300, cocktail 800. It connects to Moskva and St. Petersburg by a wide staircase and a lift, and can also serve as a break or exhibition area.
St. Petersburg (422 m2): theater 300, classroom 50, conference 50, banquet 200, cocktail 500.
Pirg (116 m2): theater 100, classroom 50, U-shape 30, T-shape 30, conference 30, square 30. This is the room for a board meeting or a workshop.
Accommodation
Hotel Pirg and Hotel Ras together offer about 300 beds. The village also has 19 wooden cottages furnished for modern comfort, which suit smaller teams or the wedding party. A wellness and spa center called Leonida, with pools, fitness and a sauna, is part of the complex, as are free parking under video surveillance and free wireless internet.
Catering
Three restaurants operate on the site: Konoba Stanišić, Restaurant Elas and Krčma Vasojevići. The site describes a mix of local and international dishes with a wine list. For events, the hotel team builds the menu with the organizer.
History and setting
The Stanišić family built the village on 15 hectares. It gathers about twenty wooden houses, a dairy, a watermill, a forge and a granary, moved from villages around Vareš and from the Zvijezda and Romanija mountains. A museum, a church, an archery range and boat rides on the water add free-time options for a group between sessions.
Getting there
The address is Pavlovića put 32, 76300 Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village lies on the road from Bijeljina toward Pavlovića most, about 3 km from the town. Free parking is available. For event inquiries, the congress halls list their own phone line, +387 65 513 738.
