WHERE TO HOST A CONFERENCE, SEMINAR OR OTHER EVENT IN PÄRNU?
The resort town of Pärnu offers plenty of possibilities for hosting all kinds of seminars and conferences. It works especially well for Baltic or Nordic events, as it sits just 1.5 hours from Tallinn and 2 hours from Riga – and international delegates can just as easily fly in via Riga Airport. One of its charms is that the main sights of this small seaside city, the beach and the seminar venues are all within walking distance of each other, and Pärnu’s streets and historical villas are a sight worth seeing in their own right. The city’s conference and seminar venues support a wide variety of formats for both indoor and outdoor events. And beyond the options within the city itself, there are numerous venues around Pärnu and across Pärnu County, all meeting international standards.
In the heart of the summer capital
Pärnu Concert Hall sits right in the heart of the city and offers the largest conference hall in Pärnu, with up to 898 seats. It is suited to conferences, seminars, banquets, receptions and ceremonies alike.
Estonia Resort Hotel & Spa is a resort hotel in the beach district with a combined spa and conference centre for up to 464 participants. There are six halls of different sizes, the largest seating 300 in theatre style. The hotel website also features a virtual tour of the conference centre.
Hestia Hotel Strand lets your group combine a conference or event with a family break and the pleasures of the spa. The house has eight conference halls of different sizes and functions, a total capacity of 953 guests, and a largest hall for up to 500.
Hotel Villa Wesset is a good fit for conferences, seminars and meetings with smaller groups. Its largest room seats up to 50 in theatre style.
Wasa Resort is a four-star property in the beach district where seminars and meetings can be held in the Experience Centre conference hall (up to 100 guests) and a smaller seminar room (up to 28).
Tervis Medical Spa features a conference centre that can seat up to 286 people in theatre style. The centre has also put together two ready-made packages to offer full support in organising seminars and conferences.
Hedon Spa & Hotel is a spa hotel on Pärnu’s beach, set in a historic mud-bath building, with three halls for seminars and meetings – the largest seating 70 in theatre style. One of its more unusual offerings is a seminar held in the sauna: as the hotel puts it, “Even in Ancient Rome, the best ideas were born and the best deals were struck in the sauna!”
Rannahotell hosts all kinds of gatherings – seminars, conferences and private celebrations – across five rooms of different sizes. The largest conference hall seats up to 80 in theatre style.
Ammende Villa is the only Art Nouveau hotel in Estonia and one of just three in the world. For a seminar, conference or meeting there is a choice of seven different halls and salons, the largest seating up to 75 in theatre style, all with a distinctly historical atmosphere.
Pernova Education Centre offers a setting for themed inspiration seminars, receptions and events, making use of the centre’s exhibition area, planetarium, classrooms, café and outdoor space. The Nature House seminar area can host up to 50 people, and there are two further classrooms for smaller groups of 20–30 participants.
Just minutes from the city
Valgeranna Winery is just a 15-minute drive from Pärnu. Born out of a rustic old manor horse stable, its main hall holds up to 70 guests, or up to 250 in theatre style, with even more room in the larger hall. It is a wonderful setting for company events, seminars and training days.
Uueda Holiday Centre enjoys a scenic spot by the old Tallinn–Pärnu road, only a 10-minute drive from the city. Seminars and training sessions can be held in two halls of different sizes, the larger seating up to 50 guests.
White Beach Golf is a golf course a 10-minute drive from Pärnu, where seminars can be held in the club restaurant for up to 60 people in classroom style.
Porsche Ring is a 5-minute drive from Pärnu and is Estonia’s only closed circuit for car and motorcycle racing. It’s ideal for client events, company parties and training days that pair the working part with a driving experience or course. There is a choice of two seminar rooms, the larger seating up to 80 in theatre style.
Villa Andropoff is a holiday complex in a beautiful natural setting, suited to both family holidays and company events, a 10-minute drive from Pärnu. Its seminar hall comes fully equipped for a productive training day and seats up to 90 in theatre style. For the lighter side of the programme, Valgeranna Adventure Park and an 18-hole links golf course are both just a kilometre away.
Pärnu Bay Golf Links is a 10-minute drive from the centre of Pärnu. This seaside golf complex has two halls for conferences, seminars and events, the larger seating up to 150 people.
A short drive into the countryside
Jaanihanso Cider House is a 30-minute drive from Pärnu. Built on the concept of a wine-producing manor estate, it is an internationally recognised organic producer of high-quality ciders and sparkling wines. The farm also has a training, conference and gathering centre, the larger of its two halls seating up to 150.
Lepanina Hotel is a 50-minute drive from Pärnu – a hotel complex on the seashore, surrounded by pine forest, well suited to seminars, team training and meetings. It has two halls, the larger seating up to 100 in theatre style.
Ojako Recreation and Training Centre is a 30-minute drive from Pärnu and hosts training sessions, seminars and other events by the sea. Of its two halls, the larger seats 90 in theatre style.
Maria Talu is a farm 30 minutes by car from Pärnu, suited to groups both small and large for meetings, seminars and training. It works for one-day or multi-day events that combine work and leisure, and its largest theatre-style hall seats up to 250.
Klaara-Manni Holiday and Conference Centre is a 30-minute drive from Pärnu and provides high-quality seminar services for events with up to 150 participants. The centre consists of two separate conference houses, all rooms equipped with modern seminar technology, and accommodation and catering are provided.
Tõstamaa Dairy is a small country hotel in the heart of Tõstamaa, set in an old dairy building fully renovated in 2021, offering a setting for seminars and private events.
For more on hosting conferences and seminars in Pärnu – and on team-building fun for your group – take a look at the Visit Pärnu website.
