The Gutshaus Gevezin hosts small weddings, birthdays, business retreats and meetings for up to 35 people in a manor house built in 1912 in the Mecklenburg Lake District. The ground floor has four reception rooms and a covered terrace, the upper floor holds suites for overnight guests, and a large park surrounds the house in the hamlet of Gevezin, part of Blankenhof near Neubrandenburg.
Seminars and company events
The owner opens the house for business meetings and for retreats, as well as for guests who simply want a quiet stay. A small team can use the dining hall for working sessions, the garden hall or the ladies' salon for break-outs, and the paneled fireplace room for the evening. The park lends itself to morning walks, yoga and meals outdoors, and the vaulted cellar has a billiard table and a home cinema with a three-meter screen and surround sound that can also serve for a screening. The official site does not list meeting equipment, so organisers should ask what is available for presentations.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and birthdays are welcome for a maximum of 35 people. On request, a master hairdresser from Neubrandenburg comes to the house for bridal styling. With the covered terrace on the south side and the park reached directly from the dining hall and the garden hall, a reception can move between indoors and outdoors.
Rooms and capacities
The ground floor holds the stately dining hall, the bright ladies' salon (Damensaal), the garden hall with a concert grand piano, and the fireplace room with historic wood paneling for cooler evenings. A covered terrace faces south. The basement has a shared guest kitchen, a vaulted cellar with billiards and the cinema, and a sauna with a relaxation room. The official limit for celebrations is 35 guests.
Accommodation
The private guest quarters are on the upper floor, reached by a grand staircase that leads to a lounge with a library. From there, corridors lead to the suites and the double room. The Blue Suite and the Green Suite each measure 55 square meters, with a king-size bed and a living room; the Green Suite has a freestanding bathtub facing the trees of the courtyard. The Yellow Suite, the largest at 85 square meters, adds a desk. A deluxe double room of 30 square meters looks over the park. The rooms have no TV.
Catering
Breakfast is available on request. Guests can cook in the shared kitchen, which has a stove with two ovens and plenty of storage. The official site does not describe a catering service for events, so the menu for a wedding or a retreat should be discussed with the owner.
History and setting
The manor was designed in 1912 by a Berlin architect for the estate owner Buengner, for whom he had already designed a manor house in nearby Puchow. A friendly family lived in Gevezin, while an estate manager ran the farm. Iris Tischer took over the house and set out to preserve the original fabric with care and to welcome guests who share her taste for it. The house lies inside the Kuppiges Tollensegebiet bird reserve, with forests, meadows, lakes for swimming and the source of the Havel at Ankershagen nearby. Plau am See, Waren on the Müritz and the old town of Neubrandenburg make good day trips.
Getting there
The address is Hofstraße 9, 17039 Blankenhof, in the Mecklenburg Lake District. The house stands alone, and parking is free.
