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Discover Germany | Conference of the Month | Germany
Conference of the Month Germany
At The Monarch Hotel business turns into pleasure If you are looking for an international top-notch conference hotel with an authentic Bavarian ambience The Monarch Hotel at Bad Gögging in the South of Germany right between Nuremburg and Munich is a great contender. TEXT: TINA AWTANI | PHOTOS: PRESS IMAGES
The Monarch Hotel is idyllically nestled in the picturesque countryside along the river Danube in the heart of Bavaria and only a short distance away from the UNESCO World Heritage city of Regensburg or the magnificent Benedictine Weltenburg monastery on the river bank. Tailor-made service is key and guests are greeted with the traditional Grüß Gott greeting.“We are the largest conference hotel in Lower Bavaria and known as a hotel with a warm, amicable and personal atmosphere,”says General Manager Michael Lopacki. Equipped with 310 rooms and 2,500 sqm of flexible conference room facilities as well as various restaurants and lavish spa and wellness facilities, The Monarch Hotel is a great location for off-sites, conferences and private functions. “We organise all conferences and functions according to their individual characteris-
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tics. The convention operators appreciate our versatility, warmness and our staff’s foreign language skills. Ten different Ianguages I have counted so far,”says Lopacki and he adds:“Our guests cherish the modern equipment, our professionalism and the sustainability in our work performance.” Conference facilities include a large and bright foyer, two terraces, two connectable ballrooms and ten varied meeting rooms, so all sizes can be catered for with great attention to detail, flexibility and enthusiasm by the Monarch team. An abundance of Bavarian style restaurants cater for the culinary needs. The elegant Maria Theresia as well as the Kaiserin Elisabeth restaurants offer fine seasonal food and each boasts a buffet capacity for up to 140 guests. In the à-la carte restaurant König-Ludwig-Stube, guests experience
more formal and intimate surroundings while the Bavarian style Kaminstube is a rather more casual and cosy venue. In café Sophie scrumptious cakes are served and the tradition of Tanztee (afternoon dance) is a weekly fixture in the hotel bar. After a long day, unwind and relax in the wellness and spa area featuring a thermal indoor pool kept at 30 degrees celcius, a further heated thermal outdoor pool, Finnish sauna, infrared cabin, steam bath and of course, a wonderful selection of pampering treatments. At The Monarch Hotel business and pleasure blend in perfectly. www.monarchbadgoegging.com