Schloss Favorite Rastatt, a Baroque porcelain castle near Baden-Baden, rents four spaces to companies, agencies and private clients. Two rooms of 90 square meters, an arcade of 400 square meters and the castle garden are available. The arcade, the Orangerie, takes up to 400 guests at a standing reception, 300 in rows, 200 at a banquet and 150 in a parliamentary layout. The castle is run by the Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg through its Rastatt castle administration.
Seminars and company events
The official page for companies and agencies offers exclusive rooms for meetings, incentives, congresses and events, and also for film shoots. The castle presents its porcelain-castle setting as a place where a company dinner becomes a formal banquet. The room database lists the capacities for each space.
The Nördlicher Kopfbau, the north wing room, measures 90 square meters and takes 80 people at a standing reception, 80 in rows, 50 at a banquet and 40 in a parliamentary layout. The Orangerie arcade is the largest indoor space at 400 square meters. It takes 400 standing, 300 in rows, 200 at a banquet and 150 in a parliamentary layout, which makes it the main choice for a congress or a large dinner.
Weddings and receptions
Private clients can hold birthdays, club anniversaries, family celebrations and weddings in the castle. The page for private clients promises stylish rooms for every taste. It names no ceremony room or wedding package, so ask the castle administration about civil ceremonies, timing and the use of the garden.
Rooms and capacities
The Nördlicher Kopfbau, 90 square meters, offers 80 standing, 80 in rows, 50 at a banquet and 40 parliamentary. The Orangerie, 400 square meters, offers 400 standing, 300 in rows, 200 at a banquet and 150 parliamentary. The Sala Terrena, also 90 square meters, is listed with a capacity of 100 in rows. The Schlossgarten, an open-air space of 50,000 square meters, is listed with 300 in rows.
The Nördlicher Kopfbau is described as classic in style, and the Sala Terrena as sumptuous. The room database sits within the Karlsruhe and surroundings region.
Catering
The official pages read for this entry do not describe a caterer or a catering package. Ask the castle administration how food and drink are organized for each space.
History and setting
Schloss Favorite stands near Baden-Baden and is described as the only almost unchanged Baroque porcelain castle in Germany. Its fittings and collections are called a complete work of art of European rank. Sibylla Augusta, the widow of Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm, who ruled from 1677 to 1707 and built Rastatt castle, took over the government after his death and added further buildings to the residence town, among them the Favorite. Blue and white tiles and sumptuous apartments are among the features of its Baroque interiors, and the mirror cabinet is highlighted on the official page.
The garden has also served as a film location. The administration lists the fairy-tale film Der Froschkönig, shot in the castle garden, among the productions that used the Baden-Württemberg state monuments.
Getting there
Schloss Favorite lies near Baden-Baden in the Rastatt area. The castle administration is based at Herrenstraße 18, 76437 Rastatt. The official pages read for this entry do not give a station or parking details for the castle itself, so ask the administration for access information for guests and suppliers.
