Penzion Kamínek hosts trainings, conferences, company parties, team building and weddings in a guesthouse complex with a restaurant, a large hall, a garden and 61 beds. It stands in Byňov, near the town of Nové Hrady in South Bohemia, between the Novohradské hory, the Třeboň region and the sand lakes of Suchdol nad Lužnicí.
Seminars and company events
The main hall takes up to 120 people and suits trainings, conferences and presentations. The guesthouse lists a sound system, a projection screen of 210 by 180 cm, a flipchart, Wi-Fi and flexible table layouts. Parking is free.
Outside, the grounds include seating, a bar, a pergola and a covered stage for up to 400 people. This area is used for day events and garden parties. The guesthouse also states that fireworks can be arranged on request.
For team building, the guesthouse lists team games, paintball and a veteran car ride, and in winter dog-sled rides and an ice bar. Hiking and cycling are possible in the Novohradské hory and Třeboň areas, with optional bus trips to Český Krumlov or the Lipno reservoir. A shooting range a short distance away offers shooting under an instructor. Other formats are evening barbecues and, in winter, a traditional pig slaughter (zabíjačka) in which guests take part.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can take place in the garden or inside the guesthouse. The large hall seats up to 130 guests at a wedding table. The restaurant takes about 61 seats for smaller weddings. The garden, with its pergolas, dance floor and outdoor seating, holds up to 200 people. A professionally lit stage is available, and large-screen projection of the ceremony is possible in the garden.
The team offers a full wedding service on request: menu or buffet, wedding cake and pastries, flowers and decoration, live music or a DJ, a photographer, a hairdresser, fireworks and a roast piglet. Ceremonies can also take place at Nové Hrady castle or at the Žumberk fortress. The guesthouse invites couples to visit the site before booking.
Rooms and capacities
The hall holds 120 people for company events and 130 for a wedding table, as the two pages of the website state. The restaurant holds about 61. The garden holds 200 people on the wedding page, and the covered outdoor area is stated for up to 400 on the company events page.
Accommodation
The complex sleeps 61 guests, with extra beds possible. There are 14 rooms (one single, four doubles, four triples and five quadruple rooms) and five bungalows of four beds each. For groups above 60, accommodation is arranged in the surrounding area, and a tent camp with full facilities can be set up on request.
Catering
The restaurant serves home cooking in the garden and indoors. For events, the guesthouse prepares buffet receptions or served menus with South Bohemian specialties such as goose, game or fish feasts. Guided wine tastings, music, a bar and an evening program can be organized as part of a package.
History and setting
The guesthouse is a family business in a rural setting of forests, ponds and cycle routes. Nové Hrady and its castle are close, as is the town of Třeboň.
Getting there
The address is Byňov 64, 373 34 Nové Hrady. Parking is free on site. The pages read do not give distances to Prague or to a railway station, so an organiser should ask when sending the request.