Hill Country
With a mix of old-world heritage, modern charm, and scenic Texas Hill Country beauty, New Braunfels offers a warm welcome to groups, with distinctive lodging options, including hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals, and unique dining choices, according to VisitNBTX.com, the website for the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s Meeting Planning Guide notes more than 3,000 guest rooms in the city. These include Courtyard by Marriott New Braunfels River Village, which offers 125 guest rooms and 6,676 square feet of function space for up to 250 people.
New Braunfels Civic and Convention Center features more than 50,000 square feet of meeting and event space to host up to 1,000 guests, including a column-free exhibit hall, a 9,288-square-foot ballroom, and five additional breakout rooms.
The reception hall at Chandelier of Gruene, a luxury event space, can accommodate 500 guests, while The Venue features a 5,200-square-foot ballroom and an outdoor courtyard.
Unique spaces include the historic 586-seat Brauntex Theatre; the city’s famous Wurstfest grounds, with three venues to host up to 300 guests; Gruene Hall, the oldest operating dance hall in Texas, which accommodates 500 guests; and Natural Bridge Caverns, which includes an underground ballroom that can seat 250 banquet guests, plus an above-ground pavilion and event room.
