Antonstál is a hunting lodge turned forest education and recreation facility in the White Carpathians, near the Czech border, 12 km from the town of Nemšová in Slovakia. The official site offers it for corporate trainings, family celebrations and weddings, as well as recreational stays and school trips. It has 46 beds and three social rooms, which makes it a quiet option for a small team retreat or a family weekend.
Seminars and company events
The site lists corporate trainings among the uses of the facility. It does not publish a seminar room size or a seating count, so the organizer should ask for the layout and capacity of the rooms before booking. The surroundings are quiet, with no town nearby, which suits a retreat where the group stays together for the whole program. The site mentions hiking, cycling, horse riding and mushroom picking in the forest around the lodge. In the morning and evening, red deer and wild boar can be observed.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and family celebrations are named on the official site as possible uses. No wedding capacity, ceremony space or package is published, so these details have to be agreed directly with the facility.
Rooms and capacities
The social rooms named on the site are the Čerešňový salónik, the Krbová miestnosť, which is the fireplace room, and the Lovecký klub, the hunting club. Their capacities are not given. The site states that a reconstruction in 2014 increased the capacity of the facility.
Accommodation
The facility has 46 beds in total.
Block A is a tourist hostel, class two stars. On the ground floor it has three double rooms with their own toilet, one room with four beds, one double room and one single room. The last two share a corridor toilet and shower, separated for men and women. The first floor has more double rooms, with corridor toilets and bathrooms separated for men and women.
Blocks B and C form a hotel, class one star, with seven apartments. The number of beds in each apartment is not stated.
Catering
The site does not describe a restaurant or catering service. Ask the facility whether meals are served or whether groups bring a caterer.
History and setting
The lodge is situated in the quiet nature of the White Carpathians and surrounded by forest. The site describes it as a facility for forest pedagogy and recreation, which reflects its use for school stays in nature.
Getting there
The facility is reached by the D1 motorway, then from Nemšová by a valley mountain road up to the park around the lodge. The trip from Nemšová is 12 km. The spa town of Trenčianske Teplice is 20 minutes away and Piešťany 40 minutes. The site also has a page with tips for trips in the area.
