Botanic Congress Centre
The New Business Lifestyle
Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp: A place to meet and connect, to launch a future partnership or celebrate the latest wins. A place where top businesses encounter top-notch hospitality. In the heart of Antwerp, this 20,000sqm complex is beautifully positioned within the almost 200-year-old Botanical Garden. Centuries of heritage behind the ancient walls of a former monastery tell of community, wellbeing and comfort. The Congress Centre provides a global benchmark for a new business lifestyle, establishing Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp as a unique destination for extraordinary international business.
Historic ambience and contemporary zeitgeist combine with state-of-the-art technology in each of the 18 multifunctional conference rooms. Flexible and enticing salons offer a range of spaces and configurations, providing an unparalleled setting for all kinds of meetings, incentives, conferences and events. The extraordinary variety of spaces allows privacy in a safe and healthy environment.
At a Glance
18 multifunctional conference rooms offer a range of spaces and configurations, whether it’s a small informal meeting or an event with up to 500 guests.
Take a breath: the Botanical Garden integrates the outdoor world into the meeting experience.
Meetings, incentives, conferences and events solutions.
Seamless hybrid meetings with the latest technology.
Free Wi-Fi throughout the destination and Congress Centre.
Plenty of safe parking and in the heart of the city.
VIP Porsche transfer service upon request for absolute privacy and security.
Our expert event team guides you through your day.
Dedicated Convention Manager for your meeting.
Destination dining and 2,450sqm of banqueting and events spaces.
4 fine-dining restaurants with award-winning chefs.
Sophisticated international bar with private salon.
‘We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.’
Larix
Larix
Our 325sqm Larix auditorium with a 300 pax capacity features two interpreters’ booths and a fully equipped technical control room.
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
The grand, 421sqm Amaryllis hall on the ground floor is the ultimate showcase for exhibitions, events and product launches. With a portico that allows automobile access: perfect for events such as car launches.
Chapel
Chapel
Our 15th century chapel offers an iconic location for truly unforgettable events: from product launches, fashion shows, concerts and receptions to lectures, book reviews and exhibitions.
Hevea
Hevea
The 51sqm Hevea is where teams come together, imagination roams free and ideas become reality. With TechnoGym equipment in the room and a full wall to write on – this is not your normal meeting room.
Pastorietuin
Pastorietuin
The Monastery Garden offers the perfect immersion into nature.
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
The Ginkgo boardroom features luscious leather chairs, an in-room bar and a secluded terrace. It also benefits from an air purification filter to guarantee a healthy, clean meeting environment.
Larix
Larix
Our 325sqm Larix auditorium with a 300 pax capacity features two interpreters’ booths and a fully equipped technical control room.
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
The grand, 421sqm Amaryllis hall on the ground floor is the ultimate showcase for exhibitions, events and product launches. With a portico that allows automobile access: perfect for events such as car launches.
Chapel
Chapel
Our 15th century chapel offers an iconic location for truly unforgettable events: from product launches, fashion shows, concerts and receptions to lectures, book reviews and exhibitions.
Hevea
Hevea
The 51sqm Hevea is where teams come together, imagination roams free and ideas become reality. With Technogym equipment in the room and a wall to write on – this is not your normal meeting room.
Pastorietuin
Pastorietuin
The Monastery Garden offers the perfect immersion into nature.
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
The Ginkgo boardroom features luscious leather chairs, an in-room bar and a secluded terrace. It also benefits from an air purification filter to guarantee a healthy, clean meeting environment.
Inspired Event Planning
The professional in-house events team offers a highly personalised service to ensure that everything is organised down to a tee – from décor and room configurations to entertainment options. We are committed, to the very last detail, to ensuring your event is effortlessly planned and executed.
A Room For Every Requirement: Beyond Functional
Our function rooms range from 20 to 421sqm and can accommodate up to 500 pax in many different configurations.
GROUND FLOOR
Dimensions: 368sqm
Capacity:
- Theatre style | 180
- Boardroom style | 20
- Classroom style | 40
- Reception (6p/high table) | 150
- Banquet | 120
Equipment:
- Sound system
- Wireless handheld microphone
- Wireless lavalier microphone
- Control system for AV equipment
Dimensions: 421sqm
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Capacity:
Equipment:
- Sound system
- Wireless handheld microphone
- Wired handheld microphone
- Showlights
- Control system for AV equipment
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Capacity:
- U-shape | 32
- Theatre style | 70
- Boardroom style | 32
- Classroom style | 32
- Reception (6p/high table) | 50
- Banquet | 60
Equipment:
- 4K display
- Sound system
- Wireless content sharing from your own laptop
- Control system for AV equipment
Dimensions: 31sqm
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Capacity:
- Banquet | 12
- Boardroom style | 12
Equipment:
- Upon request
Dimensions: 28sqm
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- Banquet | 8
- Boardroom style | 8
Equipment:
- Upon request
Dimensions: 20sqm
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Capacity:
- Banquet | 8
- Boardroom style | 8
Equipment:
- Upon request
Dimensions: 38sqm
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- Boardroom style | 8
- Banquet | 8
Equipment:
- Interactive touchscreen
- Control system for AV equipment
- Air purification system
Dimensions: 221sqm
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Capacity:
Equipment:
- 4K display
- Sound system
- Wireless content sharing from your own laptop
- Control system for AV equipment
Dimensions: 270sqm
Capacity:
- Theatre style | 100
- Reception (6p/high table) | 200
Equipment:
- Upon request
FIRST FLOOR
Dimensions: 325sqm
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Capacity:
Equipment:
- 4K projector
- 6x 4K display
- Camera
- Sound system
- 4x wireless headset microphone
- 2x wireless handheld microphone
- Gooseneck microphone
- Control system for AV equipment
Dimensions: 238sqm
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Capacity:
- Reception (6p/high table) | 250
- Banquet | 200
- Theatre style | 210
Equipment:
- 2x 4K display
- Sound system
- Wireless handheld microphone
- Wired handheld microphone
- Control system for AV equipment
SECOND FLOOR
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- U-shape | 44
- Theatre style | 60
- Boardroom style | 40
- Classroom style | 32
- Reception (6p/high table) | 80
- Banquet | 50
Equipment:
- Interactive touchscreen
- 4K display
- Sound system
- Control system for AV equipment
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- U-shape | 28
- Theatre style | 60
- Boardroom style | 24
- Classroom style | 36
- Reception (6p/high table) | 60
- Banquet | 48
Equipment:
- 4K projector
- Sound system
- Wireless content sharing from your own laptop
- Control system for AV equipment
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- U-shape | 36
- Theatre style | 78
- Boardroom style | 32
- Classroom style | 48
- Reception (6p/high table) | 80
- Banquet | 70
Equipment:
- 4K projector
- Sound system
- Wireless content sharing from your own laptop
- Control system for AV equipment
Floorplan: Download
Capacity:
- U-shape | 72
- Theatre style | 140
- Boardroom style | 56
- Classroom style | 84
- Reception (6p/high table) | 140
- Banquet | 120
Equipment:
- 4K projector
- Sound system
- Wireless content sharing from your own laptop
- Control system for AV equipment
FLOOR -1
Dimensions: 75sqm
Capacity:
- Reception (6p/high table) | 10
Equipment:
- Upon request
Meetings & Events
Seminars
Training sessions
Management
Team building
Conferences
Meetings
Launches
Product presentations
Boardroom
Workshops
Company events
Team-building events
Jubilees
Receptions
Seasonal
Celebrations
Product launches
Team Building
Music video making
Tai Chi
Falconry
Fencing
Perfume making
Smoothie/cocktail workshop
Cooking workshop
Graffiti workshop
Etiquette workshop
Laughter Yoga
Wine or spirits tastings
Marlstone carving
Salsa clinic
African drumming
Team Building
Painting workshop
Soapbox derby
Chocolate workshop
Whiskey tasting
Sushi workshop
Wine tasting
Brainstorming in the creative box
Meditation
Yoga
City tours
City golf
Guided tours by City Guy Mr Tanguy Ottomer
Bicycle hire
Stargazing Gastronomy
Historic ambience revitalised to meet contemporary standards with the latest banqueting facilities.
Highly personalised catering options are brought to you by Johan Van Raes, the famous former chef patron of Antwerp’s Michelin-starred The Glorious.
Healthy, stylish and seasonal cuisine using local produce.
Four signature restaurants from world-renowned chefs for memorable experiences and unforgettable feelings: inspirational gastronomic experience to delight the senses.
The international-style bar is the place to meet and unwind with a Botanic-branded level of service.
Accommodation
67 rooms.
41 suites and spa suites provide a serene setting for VIP guests, some feature spa and gym equipment and air filter and disinfection systems.
Superior furnishings, equipment and amenities; the suites, for instance, feature wine cabinets.
Views open onto the courtyard, spa or Monastery Gardens.
Spa After Business
Botanic Health Spa (1,000sqm on 3 levels)
18m panoramic swimming pool
Relaxation areas with cocooning spaces
Panoramic Finnish sauna with guided herbal infusions
Kneipp walk
Ice fountain
Himalayan salt stone sauna
Infrared textile sauna
Steam room
Foot reflexology basins
Whirlpool
Botanical shower experiences
Herb and vitamin bar & Botanic Health Bistro
Botanic Health Club
Super modern and exclusive gym with latest Technogym equipment
Fitness studio
Innovative membership programmes
Group classes (surcharge)
Personal training (surcharge)
After-business workouts, presentations and lectures
Surroundings
With a vibrant arts and culture scene, Antwerp is known as one of Flanders’ five cities of art. Most of Antwerp’s ‘must sees’ are within walking distance, such as The Rubens House, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts and the Maagdenhuis Museum, which is just a few steps away. The theatre and fashion districts are also in close proximity and the Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp is surrounded by boutiques, galleries and shops.
LET’S DO BUSINESS
Phone: +32 3 269 00 00 | Email: info@botanicantwerp.com
