Much new in the east
Pentorama Amriswil
The Pentorama in Amriswil, Thurgau, is an eye-catcher thanks to its five-sided floor plan. In addition to a hall, it includes two galleries, so there are numerous options for dividing up the space. If required, event customers can count on the support of an experienced janitor team. The Pento-rama, which can accommodate a maximum of 2,500 people, celebrated its 10th birthday in 2017 and created a brand-new website to mark the occasion.The event location is operated by the city of Amriswil, which emphasizes the good price-performance ratio. For 2018, those responsible are hoping for a good mix of public entertainment, business and association events, and private functions.www.amriswil.ch
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Around an hour's drive from Zurich or St. Gallen is the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, whose Business & Events Center is housed in the hotel's own Kursaal. Nestled in the landscape of the Bündner Herrschaft wine region, the five-star resort in the Heidiland vacation region offers a wide range of meeting options. The freestanding Kursaal building allows for parties into the wee hours of the morning. Dinners for up to 300 guests can be held in the resort restaurants; with concert seating, 400 people can be accommodated.At the center of the resort is the famous thermal water. This is used not only for bathing, but also for brewing beer several times a year. In 2017, the new golf clubhouse was inaugurated with the Gladys restaurant, which can be booked exclusively for events. In 2018, the house launches the Ragaz Food Safari and sends participants on a culinary voyage of discovery from Switzerland to the Far East.www.resortragaz.ch
Würth House Rorschach
Würth Haus Rorschach enjoys an exclusive location on the shores of Lake Constance in St. Gallen. In addition to 16 meeting and seminar rooms, it includes the Carmen Würth Hall, which has a capacity for 630 people. Directly attached to it is a freely accessible museum that regularly presents free, changing exhibitions of contemporary art. The outdoor area, which features a sculpture garden, can be actively shared for events.In 2017, Würth Haus Rorschach was named Switzerland's best meeting venue at the Swiss Location Awards. As Jürg Putzi, Head of Events & Marketing, explains, great importance is attached to personal and individual support: "We don't see ourselves as simply renting out space, but advise customers creatively throughout the entire process. The organizers are offered everything from a single source: On 22 April, Würth Haus Rorschach will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a public day. In addition, the festively decorated Carmen Würth Hall will be available for Christmas parties for the first time for two weeks in December.www.wuerth-haus-rorschach.ch
Einstein St. Gallen
The various conference, meeting and seminar rooms of the Einstein St. Gallen Hotel Congress Spa can be used in a variety of ways. They are all located under one roof in the hotel's own congress center. If booked as a whole, it can accommodate up to 600 guests. For larger congresses, live broadcasts are switched to all rooms. The Einstein Hall is suitable for conferences with up to 330 participants.In the culinary area, customers benefit from the Einstein Gourmet, which has been awarded two Michelin stars and 17 Gault Millau points. The hotel is currently working on a flexible pricing system for the congress area, in which rates are to be adjusted to demand, as in the aviation and hotel industries.Thanks to its innovative strength, the Einstein St. Gallen was recently named the best business hotel in Switzerland by the "NZZ am Sonntag".www.einstein.ch
Arcona Living Schaffhausen
Opened in 2014, the four-star business and conference hotel Arcona Living Schaffhausen offers a 500-square-meter congress area. Its five divisible function rooms and two boardrooms with daylight can accommodate up to 300 people. Portable screens are available for presentations, which can be used in addition to the screen for larger events. Soundproof partition walls allow several events such as training courses, meetings or workshops to be held in parallel.The conference rooms are framed by a foyer with coffee machines, which can be used for breaks and stand-up lunches. In the conference lounge with seating, a wall-sized painting traces the 24 hours of a day in undulating motion. On the floor and ceiling of the conference room, colorful circles evoke the spreading of drops on a sheet of water. This motif is repeated on the carpet in the hotel's floor corridors and accompanies the way to the rooms. The first congress hotel in the city of Schaffhausen appeals to both conference guests and long-term residents. In addition to 130 double rooms, it includes 18 long-stay apartments with kitchenettes.www.schaffhausen.arcona.ch
Radisson Blu Hotel St. Gallen
The four-star superior business hotel Radisson Blu Hotel St. Gallen is located opposite the Olma exhibition and congress center and only a few minutes' walk from the historic old town with the Abbey District. In addition to 123 guest rooms, the hotel includes eight meeting and seminar rooms on more than 400 square meters of conference space. With theater seating, events can be held for up to 200 people. On the roof of the hotel is the "City Alp" meeting location, whose open living area with rustic wooden table is suitable as a boardroom for meetings with up to twelve people. In good weather, the spacious roof terrace can be used for coffee breaks and lunches.With its own casino, the Radisson Blu Hotel St. Gallen offers an in-house incentive program.www.radissonblu.com
Historical hall SBB
The Migros Klubschule St. Gallen in the station building offers a comprehensive range of rooms for various events. Public parking garages are located in the immediate vicinity.Particularly popular is the Historic SBB Hall, which was designed more than 100 years ago as a representative chandelier hall. Over the decades, the now landmarked room has served as a meeting room for timetable conferences, a division court and an examination room for generations of traffic students. Since the Migros Club School moved into the station building in 1999, the Historic Hall has been used regularly for events such as graduation ceremonies, parties, training sessions, meetings, lectures and other occasions with or without catering. Hardly ever unrented, it can accommodate up to 70 banquet guests or 100 concert visitors.www.klubschule.ch
Kursaal Heiden
The Hotel Heiden in Appenzell Ausserrhoden is situated in a panoramic location with a view of Lake Constance and the Appenzellerland. Directly opposite the hotel is the Kursaal Heiden, where events for 70 to 160 participants can be held. The location, which can be booked exclusively, can be combined well with the hotel. The hotel has 58 single and double rooms, a wellness area including an outdoor whirlpool, and a kitchen that has been awarded 14 Gault Millau points.www.kursaalheiden.ch
