From a rooftop perch in Dubrovnik to a yurt in the Canadian mountains, here are six spaces that have the power to elevate any corporate event
1. Mercedes-Benz Museum, Germany
More than a museum, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart breathes a spirit of mobility. It offers a total of eight indoor and outdoor venues, ranging from the open-air stage that can hold slightly over 1,000 people, to the Fascination of Design exhibit where guests can dine in the racing curve and have an unrivalled view of the car manufacturer’s famous Silver Arrows. Planners should note that half of the indoor venues are only available for bookings after normal operating hours.
2. One World Observatory, US
Reach new heights – quite literally from the highest point in New York City – from the One World Trade Center, as its private event space is located on the 102nd floor of the building. The 836m2 Aspire features expansive floor-to-ceiling views in all directions, and can accommodate 250 seated guests, or 450 in cocktail-style.
One floor below is ONE Dine, a restaurant serving casual, brasserie-style fare. This space provides similar sprawling city views, and can be bought out for smaller groups.
3. Culture Club Revelin, Croatia
Located within 500-year-old medieval fortress just outside Ploce Gate in Dubrovnik’s Old Town, Culture Club Revelin operates as a nightclub and event space. The piece de resistance is its stone-paved terrace on the roof – the largest in the city – which can hold up to 1,000 people in cocktail format, or 500 people seated. There are also three large, vaulted rooms on the inside, which can accommodate up to 450 guests, providing an ambience steeped in history.
4. Grouse Mountain, Canada
Grouse Mountain in Vancouver offers nine event spaces that can accommodate between 50 to 800 attendees. Its outdoor venues, the Plaza, Paradise Park, or Rusty Rail, boast breathtaking views of the city and surrounding mountains, and can handle groups of around 500. Larger groups of no more than 800 can also book the whole Chalet – which comprises the Timber Room, The Observatory, and Altitudes Bistro.
A delicious buffet breakfast on The Grizzly Lookout, teambuilding programmes, gondola rides, and wildlife experiences, can also be added easily to the programme.
5. Mühlerama Bread Museum, Switzerland
Love the scent of freshly baked bread? At Mühlerama Bread Museum in Zurich, you can bake your bread and eat it too, in addition to learning about the history and evolution of milling and bread-making. This venue is more than a century old, and houses traditional milling equipment that is still in use, as well as authentic milling stones that date back 5,000 years.
Groups of up to 25 can book a sourdough baking class that comes with an educational facility tour. The baking class is easy and fun, as the dough is prepared ahead of time and participants only need to shape them into anything they fancy. The teacher will then help to place these masterpieces into the oven, where freshly-baked souvenirs will be ready for collection after the tour.
6. Green Patio, Spain
One of the last history printing presses in Madrid has been renovated into a 3,000m2 versatile event space, although vestiges of its past remain in the exposed brick walls and handcrafted tiles. The largest space here is the nine-metre-high, 650m2 hall complete with folding sunroofs and soundproofed walls. It can hold a maximum of 450 people in both theatre-style and banquet-style. There is also an outdoor terrace on the top floor, along with several other smaller rooms that can hold between 90 to 160 people.
