Conferences, congresses, company dinners, receptions, Christmas parties and weddings for 10 to 700 guests can be held at La Redoute, which lets two halls, four salons and three terraces, about 600 square meters of event space in all. The building stands in the Redoutenpark in Bad Godesberg, the southern district of Bonn, and was built as the ball and concert house of the last Elector of Cologne.
Seminars and company events
The Beethovensaal is the plenary room, with chandeliers, stucco and marble, and movable walls let it be adapted to the size of the group. The smaller salons, with inlaid parquet floors and fireplaces, work as breakout rooms or as meeting rooms for a few people, and each salon can be booked on its own. All rooms have daylight and current conference technology. Day conference packages are available on request as a download. Beyond meetings, the house hosts receptions and dinners, summer parties, Christmas parties and concerts, and Dior has used it for fashion shows.
Weddings and receptions
Civil weddings and free ceremonies take place inside the historic rooms, and outdoor ceremonies can be arranged on request. Wedding arrangements start at 35 guests, and the house works with groups of 30 to 300. The Gartensaal and its terrace look out over the park, grill buffets can be served on the terrace, and fireworks are mentioned as a possibility. Family celebrations are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Beethovensaal takes 296 in rows, 125 at classroom tables, 92 in a U-shape, 180 for a banquet, 200 at long tables and 400 standing. The Gartensaal takes 150 in rows, 75 at classroom tables, 120 for a banquet and 275 standing. Combined, the two ground-floor halls seat 300 for dinner and hold 700 for a standing reception. The Gelber Salon on the ground floor and the Grüner Salon upstairs each take 60 for a banquet, 70 to 75 in rows and 90 standing. The Blauer Salon seats 24 and the Rosa Salon 20. Terraces sit on the ground floor and on the roof.
Catering
The in-house kitchen team cooks to order on site with regional produce, from coffee breaks and snacks to buffets and plated dinners, and runs full-service events. Outdoor barbecues on the park terraces are possible. The Redüttchen restaurant, in the former gardener's house in the park, belongs to the same setting.
History and setting
La Redoute was built in Classicist style from 1790 to 1792 to plans by Martin Leydel for Elector Max Franz. In 1792 the young Beethoven played here before Joseph Haydn, which led to his second trip to Vienna to study with him. After the French occupation of 1794 the house became a gambling hall until a Prussian ban in 1819, then a picture gallery and a girls' boarding school. The Cologne banker Victor Wendelstadt bought it in 1856, and his family sold it with its garden to the municipality of Godesberg on January 22, 1920. The garden hall was added later, and the building was enlarged in 1925. Richard von Weizsäcker and Helmut Kohl are among the heads of state and government who have held receptions here.
Getting there
Bad Godesberg station is 450 meters away, with a light rail stop nearby, and Cologne Bonn Airport is within easy reach. The house has a private car park with electric charging points and a forecourt for arriving cars, and several hotels stand across the street.
