De Kasteelvrouwe is a meeting and congress venue at Melkweg 1 in Groningen, in the Netherlands. It rents rooms for meetings, congresses, retreats and creative workshops. The largest room, the Congreszaal, takes up to 160 people in a cinema layout. Three smaller rooms and a grand café in a historic building complete the offer, and rooms are rented by the day part.
Seminars and company events
The venue presents itself as the location for gatherings in Groningen: meetings, congresses, retreats and creative workshops. A congress can run in the Congreszaal, with sub-groups moving to Zaal 1 and Zaal 2 and breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks served in the grand café. The Congreszaal has its own entrance through the tower, which keeps arrivals separate from the rest of the building. Rooms are booked by one or two day parts.
Rooms and capacities
The Congreszaal holds 160 people in a cinema layout, 100 in a cabaret layout and 40 in a square layout. It has two 85-inch touchscreen smartboards with built-in sound, external speakers and a microphone. Zaal 1 holds 60 in cinema, 40 in cabaret, 30 in a square and 23 in a U shape. It has a whiteboard, a flipchart, a 75-inch touchscreen smartboard with sound, free Wi-Fi and access to a balcony shared with Zaal 2. A vintage display case in the room holds items for sale. Zaal 2 holds 30 in cinema, 20 in cabaret, 18 in a square and 15 in a U shape, with a flipchart, a 65-inch touchscreen smartboard with sound, free Wi-Fi and balcony access. Zaal 3 holds up to 30 people and is set up with yoga mats, cushions and a sound system, and the venue rents it for meditative gatherings. The grand café can be rented exclusively in consultation.
Accommodation
The official pages do not mention bedrooms on site, and no hotel is listed.
Catering
Classic coffee service includes unlimited coffee, tea, water and cookies in the room. A barista moment adds specialty coffee such as cappuccino in the grand café. Breakfast can be served in the room or in the grand café, and lunch is served in the grand café with fresh soup, sandwiches and juice. Dinner is possible in consultation.
History and setting
The grand café occupies a historic building, as the venue calls it. The official pages give no date or architect.
Getting there
The venue lists parking at QPark Westerhaven, about five minutes on foot from the entrance. The official pages give no distance from the railway station.
