Neues Schloss Tettnang in Tettnang, near Lake Constance, rents six rooms and a large courtyard for meetings, receptions, dinners and weddings. Indoor rooms hold from 24 to 240 guests depending on the layout, and the courtyard takes up to 800 people at a standing reception. The castle is run by the state castle administration of Baden-Württemberg, which also hires it to agencies and film productions.
Seminars and company events
The castle addresses companies and agencies directly for meetings, incentives, congresses and events. Hire requests go to a named contact at the castle. The Rittersaal, at 180 m², is the main room. It holds 80 people in parliamentary seating, 196 in rows, 100 at banquet tables and 240 at a standing reception. For a smaller workshop, the Gewölbesaal with its bay room (60 m²) seats 40 in rows or 36 in parliamentary layout. The Südecksaal with its bay room (65 m²) is the modern room of the set and takes 52 in rows, 40 at banquet tables and 30 in parliamentary seating.
Weddings and receptions
Private clients can hire rooms for weddings, birthdays, club anniversaries and family celebrations. The official site presents the rooms as the setting for the ceremony and the dinner. The Rittersaal seats 100 at a banquet. The Südliche Säulenhalle (95 m²) and the Südecksaal each seat 40 at tables, and the Foyer seats 30. For a larger reception, the courtyard of 900 m² is also on the list of rooms to hire.
Rooms and capacities
Foyer, 49 m², indoors: 30 standing, 30 in rows, 30 at a banquet, 24 in parliamentary layout.
Gewölbesaal and Erkerraum, 60 m², indoors: 60 standing, 40 in rows, 36 in parliamentary layout.
Rittersaal, 180 m², indoors: 240 standing, 196 in rows, 100 at a banquet, 80 in parliamentary layout.
Schlossinnenhof, 900 m², outdoors: 800 standing, 650 in rows.
Südecksaal and Erkerraum, 65 m², indoors: 50 standing, 52 in rows, 40 at a banquet, 30 in parliamentary layout.
Südliche Säulenhalle, 95 m², indoors: 60 standing, 60 in rows, 40 at a banquet, 40 in parliamentary layout.
The official site does not state catering terms or bedrooms. Ask the castle which caterers can work in the rooms and what the house rules are before you plan a dinner.
History and setting
Neues Schloss Tettnang was built as the residence of a count and is described by the castle as a high point of Upper Swabian baroque. It looks toward the Alps and Lake Constance. The state castle administration of Baden-Württemberg runs it, as it runs many other castles, gardens and monasteries in the region.
Getting there
The address is Montfortplatz 1, 88069 Tettnang. From Friedrichshafen or Ulm, take the train to Meckenbeuren station, then a bus to Tettnang. Around 50 paid public parking spaces and two free coach and camper spaces are within walking distance. There is a charging point for e-bikes on Schlossstraße.
