Château Berštejn can be hired for company seminars, conferences, team events and weddings, with overnight accommodation for the whole group inside the château. The owners host weddings with up to 70 guests staying on site and run a ready-made conference package that bundles rooms, meeting space and meals. The property is a 16th-century château with a park, a four-star hotel and a sports area at Nový Berštejn, near Dubá in the Kokořínsko landscape north of Prague.
Seminars and company events
The château welcomes conferences, team-building days, business meetings, seminars and product presentations. The conference package combines a double room, a buffet breakfast, a conference salon with its equipment, two coffee breaks, a three-course lunch, a dinner and use of the sports facilities. The sample program on the official site starts with arrival at 8:00 on Thursday and ends with departure at 3:00 pm on Friday, so a one-night or two-day format is the standard model.
Work sessions can take place in the large conference hall, in seminar rooms and salons, or in the gentlemen's lounge. The restaurant, the fireplace hall and the terrace are used for meals and evening gatherings. Part of the program can move outdoors to the terrace and into the Waldstein Garden next to the château. The owners take part in planning each event and stay open to the organiser's own ideas.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have been held here since 1997, always with exclusive use of the château and the park, so no other guests are present. The ceremony takes place outdoors or in the historic halls if the weather turns. The standard wedding weekend includes a welcome reception in the courtyard, an aperitif on the terrace, a four-course menu in the wedding hall, a grill buffet in the evening and dancing, with a band on the terrace and a DJ in the fireplace hall. Weddings are booked only together with accommodation, up to 70 guests on site, and guests may not bring their own drinks.
Rooms and capacities
The official pages name the large conference hall, the seminar rooms and salons, the fireplace hall, the gentlemen's lounge, the restaurant and the terrace. They do not give seated capacities, so ask the château for numbers per room and layout before you plan a plenary session.
Accommodation
Guests sleep in rooms and apartments inside the château. The offer includes romantic rooms for couples, family rooms and large apartments with two to four bedrooms. Wedding accommodation covers up to 70 guests.
Catering
Meals are prepared in the château kitchen under chef Karel Sloup. Besides classic menus, the kitchen cooks diabetic, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes on request. Lunch is served in the restaurant or on the terrace, and dinner is either a grill buffet on the terrace or a three-course menu in the fireplace hall. Tastings of wines, beers from a nearby local brewery and the château's own mead can be arranged for the evening.
History and setting
The château dates from the 16th century and was a ruin about twenty years ago. Former professional athlete Miro Slezák bought it and restored it, and the family now lives in part of the building. The grounds include an English-style park with an outdoor pool, a nine-hole golf course, two tennis courts and a playground. The château sits in the Kokořínsko protected landscape, and Lake Mácha is about 7 km away. Optional activities for multi-day groups include archery, sport shooting, horse riding and fishing, plus visits to Bezděz and Houska castles.
Getting there
The address is Nový Berštejn 10, Dubá, 472 01 Doksy. Parking is available inside the enclosed château grounds.
