Château Bela, in the village of Belá near Štúrovo in southern Slovakia, hosts company events from 10 to 300 guests according to the venue, with a hall that is listed for up to 420 people in theatre layout. It also runs weddings, private celebrations and exclusive hire of the whole château, with 48 rooms and apartments on site.
Seminars and company events
The château offers 11 spaces for conferences and company events. The official capacity table covers four of them. The Conference Room takes 60 people in a U shape, 50 in a block, 80 in classroom style and 90 in theatre style. The Gobelin Salon seats 24 in a U shape and suits round-table discussions or creative sessions. The Orangerie, a baroque ballroom facing the park, takes 150 in theatre style. Hala Bela is the largest room, with 420 places in theatre layout.
For a group that wants more than a meeting room, the team prepares a programme around the stay: wine tastings from the estate cellar, a guided tour of the château, workshops for companies and evening entertainment. Team-building activities include tennis, snooker, archery, a hotel cinema and a picnic in the park. Outside the grounds, the venue lists boat trips on the Danube, cycling, hiking in the Kovácsi hills and visits to Esztergom across the river. From November to March the venue advertises winter conditions for company meetings, so ask for them when you request a date.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies can be held outdoors in the rose and lavender gardens, in the Fresco Salon for a civil ceremony, or in the Roman Catholic chapel, which holds 60 seated guests and about 20 standing. The chapel dates from 1780 and still serves as the local church. The Orangerie and Hala Bela are used for receptions and dinners. The kitchen prepares the wedding menu with the couple, including the cake, and live classical music can be arranged.
Rooms and capacities
Hala Bela: 210 U shape, 170 block, 280 classroom, 420 theatre, 250 banquet, 360 reception. Orangerie: 60 U shape, 50 block, 80 classroom, 150 theatre, 100 banquet. Conference Room: 60 U shape, 50 block, 80 classroom, 90 theatre. Gobelin Salon: 24 in a U shape. Hotel guests also use the Salon d'Or for breakfast and the Vinotéka restaurant, which opens to group bookings on request.
Accommodation
The château has 48 rooms and apartments, and no two are alike. Categories run from a single Superior room of 25 square meters to the Garden Apartment of 100 square meters for up to five guests. Other types include Deluxe rooms of 42 square meters, a Junior Apartment of 50 square meters, and the Ullmann and Royal apartments of 75 square meters. The wellness area, the outdoor pool in summer and the tennis courts are available to guests.
Catering
Restaurant Baldacci serves a seasonal menu built on local producers and an herb garden in the grounds. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 10:00 in the Salon d'Or. The Lobby Bar pours wines from the château's own vineyard, whiskies, rums and cigars. For events, the kitchen prepares set menus, banquets and wedding dinners, and the cellar supplies the estate's wines, with Riesling as the best known.
History and setting
The estate covers 28 hectares above the Danube, in a wine region of southern Slovakia. The chapel was finished in 1780 and the château took its French baroque form under the architect Jakab Mayer. The Baldacci family bought it in 1834 and added a moat, a drawbridge and the park. Countess Ilona von Krockow restored it in the early 2000s, with the designer Axel Vervoordt advising on the interiors.
Getting there
The village of Belá lies next to Štúrovo, on the Hungarian border, across the Danube from Esztergom. The venue also offers excursions to Budapest.
