A castle in South Bohemia that hosts conferences, seminars, weddings and private celebrations in seven separate rooms, with room for up to 100 people in the largest hall and 44 beds on site. Nové Hrady Castle is run as a conference castle and publishes a calendar of the groups it welcomes.
Seminars and company events
The castle sells its halls for conferences, workshops, annual meetings and summer schools. Its own event calendar lists scientific conferences, laboratory meetings, a national forestry association seminar, company seminars and an offsite for a women's network. Groups book a hall by the day and add rooms in the same building, so participants sleep a few steps from the plenary session.
The halls come with presentation equipment. Air conditioning, data projectors, screens, flipcharts and sound systems are described for the larger rooms, and several rooms have windows that can be darkened for projection. The site also publishes a conference technology page and a layout page for the halls.
Weddings and receptions
The site lists wedding ceremonies among its services, and the event history shows wedding ceremonies and wedding receptions held at the castle, including multi-day stays. The castle also hosts an annual castle ball, concerts and private celebrations such as a New Year's Eve rental.
Rooms and capacities
Seven rooms are described, from a lounge for 20 to a theatre hall for 100:
The Theatre Hall has a stage and a balcony, five tall windows that can be darkened, air conditioning, sound and lighting, a data projector and an electric retractable screen measuring 6 by 4 meters. It holds 100 people.
The Mirror Hall measures 8.5 by 11.3 meters and holds up to 80. It has three large windows over the park, a sound system, a projector connection, a tripod screen and a flipchart.
The Blue Hall is circular, about 10 meters across and almost 8 meters high, spanning two floors. It seats 60 in theatre layout and 40 in other layouts. It has air conditioning and three windows that can be darkened.
The Entrance Hall measures 9.06 by 8.7 meters and suits registration, exhibitions, company presentations, small banquets and coffee breaks. Its windows cannot be fully darkened.
The Hunting Lounge with Bar seats 40. The Library holds up to 20, and the Billiard Lounge up to 20 once the billiard table is removed.
Accommodation
The castle has 17 rooms and 44 beds, including the Hraběnka (Countess) apartment. Thirteen rooms are on the first floor of the main building, nine of them on two levels with sleeping areas reached by a wooden staircase. Four smaller rooms are on the ground floor. The building has a lift and a shared kitchenette.
History and setting
Nové Hrady Castle is a Neoclassical building listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, set in a park with a fountain. The town of Nové Hrady lies in South Bohemia, and the castle site also offers a trip guide to the surroundings and a virtual tour on Street View.
