Student Skills & Practice Lab
It is indeed a very large room; 2.000 square
feet! In fact! It is the largest room in the
castle. Here the students have the opportunity
to practice what they learn., privately and away
from guests and instructors. This is for
instance a wonderful opportunity for students
who do not have a hospitality background (most
students do not) to practice serving skills.
Serving is after all still a big part of a
butler's responsibilities, no matter if the
actual (desired) butler job has much more to do with
managing a household.
Fully equipped room
For practice purposes the fully equipped room contains 2 fully
operational bars, irons and ironing boards,
clothing and handmade suits (from the exclusive
French brand Lanvin), various sizes tables and
chairs, all kinds of china, crystal, cutlery,
glassware, table linen etc., Obviously the room
is large enough so that students can mock up any
kind of setting they wish. Students also use this
room also for homework (with wireless internet). And yes, we added a
table tennis game so students can use the room
to relax also.
The Butler Pantry
Another room inside the castle which is the
exclusive domain of the students is "The Butler
Pantry". Normally speaking a butler pantry
inside a private home is there for another
purpose but in our case the butler pantry is the
location where the students will find for their
own use a professional coffee, tea and hot
chocolate machine as well as lots of different
candies and cookies. In other words, this (rather
beautiful) room is for them to relax
during breaks.
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