Hotel Schloss Dürnstein, a five-star castle hotel above the Danube in the Wachau, hosts meetings and seminars for up to 30 people and private celebrations for small groups. Its site lists conferences, weddings and parties as separate offers. The castle is in Dürnstein, in the Wachau World Heritage landscape, and is run by the Thiery family.
Seminars and company events
The hotel has one conference room, set in the converted attic, which takes up to 30 people. The site describes it for meetings on a small scale and asks organizers to request an individual offer. The team also helps put together a side program, and the Wachau supplies the options: wine estates, river trips and walks along the Danube.
For a company dinner or a Christmas party, the site recommends the Küffer Keller, a house a few steps from the castle. It has a small wine cellar on the lower level and a pond terrace above, with rooms made for small groups. The site describes the atmosphere as relaxed and the surroundings as quiet.
Weddings and receptions
The castle presents itself as a venue for celebrations and weddings. The Küffer Keller is the place the site highlights for small parties, with its cellar, its rooms and its terrace overlooking greenery. The team accompanies the organizer from planning to the last glass, with a menu and a side program built together with the couple or the host. The site gives no guest figure for weddings, so ask for the numbers when you send a request.
Rooms and capacities
The conference room in the attic holds up to 30 people. The Küffer Keller is a venue for small gatherings; the site gives no capacity. Other spaces in the castle, such as the bar and lobby and the library, belong to the hotel and may suit a drinks reception, but the site does not present them as event rooms.
Accommodation
The hotel offers rooms and suites in the historic castle and a second house, Villa Schönthal. The site does not give a room count. A day spa and a late spa are open to guests, with hours from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Breakfast is served in the castle, with a buffet and a plate of cold cuts and cheese.
Catering
The hotel runs a restaurant open to everyone, with a terrace over the Danube from late March. Menus for celebrations are built with the host, and the site mentions a menu for Christmas parties. Wine tastings are part of the hotel's offers, which suits a Wachau program for visitors.
History and setting
Dürnstein lies in the Wachau, a river valley listed as a UNESCO World Heritage landscape and known for its wine and its apricots. The castle stands above the river, and the site stresses old walls, historic rooms and the view of the Danube. The hotel also publishes a yearly calendar of events in the Wachau, including wine fairs and festivals in nearby Krems.
