Pálma Rendezvényház

Pálma Rendezvényház hosts conferences, workshops, partner meetings, gala dinners and weddings for up to 200 guests standing, in the English Park (Angolpark) of Tata, Hungary. Three rooms, a terrace and the conference hall of a heritage hotel 300 meters away cover most formats. The house is about one hour by car from Budapest.

Seminars and company events The official site lists training sessions, workshops, coaching, conferences, anniversary events, car and motorcycle presentations, receptions, partner meetings, press conferences and gala dinners among the company events held here. The rooms have modern sound and lighting, and parking is free for the whole event, at the entrance of the house and in the hotel's underground garage.

Ready-made formats include a one-day conference package, a business breakfast, a wine dinner, a whiskey tasting and a gala dinner. The events team states that a tailored offer follows within 24 hours of a request.

For larger plenary sessions, the Magnólia conference hall of the Kristály Imperial Hotel seats up to 180 people theater style and can be split into three sections.

Weddings and receptions The ballroom, with an Art Nouveau mood, and the terrace are used for weddings, wine dinners and chamber concerts. The house is let exclusively: only one event takes place per day. The hall is available from 10 a.m. on the day of the event.

Room hire covers round tables, banquet chairs without chair decoration, white floor-length tablecloths, cutlery, glasses, plates, and heating or cooling. Service staff are provided, and their number depends on the final guest count. If the weather turns, the ceremony takes place in the part of the hall that later becomes the dance floor. Small cakes and pastries may be brought in, and the team stores, cools and serves them.

Rooms and capacities Phoenix is the main hall, 224 m2: 180 theater style, 200 standing, 130 at round tables, 120 classroom, 40 in a U shape. Howea, 73 m2, takes 70 theater style or 48 at round tables. Cocos, 36 m2, takes 35 theater style or 22 at round tables.

In the hotel, Magnólia covers 225 m2 under the original roof timbers, with daylight from eleven roof windows, sound system and projector. It seats 180 theater style, 62 in a U shape and 52 at a block table. Its three sections measure 44, 28 and 85 m2. The Esterházy restaurant takes up to 60 guests, as does the Bohém wine bar set in the hotel's brick-vaulted cellar. A small private room next to the restaurant suits business meetings.

Accommodation The Kristály Imperial Hotel has 68 standard and superior rooms and a suite, combining Baroque and modern styles. It stands four minutes on foot from the house. A wellness area offers a pool with attractions, a jacuzzi, Finnish and infrared saunas, a salt room and a steam cabin.

Catering Food is prepared in the house's own kitchen. For weddings, outside caterers are not accepted, and the chef builds menus to the couple's wishes, including a buffet where soups are brought to the tables and main courses are served from a buffet. The hotel adds the Esterházy restaurant, a wine bar, wine tastings and catering services.

History and setting The building was first used to shelter the exotic plants of the Angolpark in winter, an English-style landscape park laid out in the last third of the 18th century. By the late 1800s it served as a café and entertainment house for park and bathing guests. Today it also works as the park's visitor center. The Kristály Imperial Hotel, which runs the house, describes itself as the oldest hotel in Hungary, operating since 1770.

Getting there Tata lies about one hour by car from Budapest. The house stands inside the Angolpark, and the hotel is a four-minute walk away.