AHORN Waldhotel Altenberg hosts conferences, training seminars, workshops and company celebrations for up to 300 people, with 222 bedrooms on site for multi-day programs. The 3-star Superior hotel stands in Schellerhau, part of Altenberg in the Eastern Ore Mountains of Saxony, about 40 km south of Dresden.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells meeting days as all-inclusive packages per person. The Standard package covers morning and afternoon coffee breaks with pastries, a light lunch with a soft drink and mineral water. The Classic package adds a wider choice at the breaks and a two-course lunch buffet. The Comfort package brings a three-course lunch buffet, a coffee specialty and drinks without limit in the meeting room. Every room comes with a projector and screen, a facilitation kit, flipchart, pinboard, a lectern and free Wi-Fi. An all-in-one video conferencing system for Zoom calls can be added, as well as a microphone system and a TV.
With more than 200 bedrooms, the hotel can lodge a large group under one roof, which suits kick-off meetings, sales conferences and multi-day training. The hotel also runs a company Christmas party evening each December, with a mulled wine reception, a dinner buffet with vegetarian dishes and dancing, open to teams who book places.
Rooms and capacities
The three meeting rooms cover 600 square meters together and are mostly air-conditioned with daylight. Talblick, the largest, takes 150 to 300 people depending on the layout. Waldhufen takes 28 to 60, and the Gruppenraum 12 to 20, which makes it the natural breakout room during a plenary in Talblick.
Accommodation
The hotel has 222 bedrooms over four floors, in six categories. Guests can use the indoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, a children's pool and a fitness room with classes such as yoga and Pilates.
Catering
Meals are prepared in-house. The hotel's restaurant area serves a breakfast buffet and an evening half-board buffet, and the à la carte restaurant Glück Auf offers a set-menu alternative for a group dinner. Packed lunches are available for groups heading out on a hike.
History and setting
Altenberg lies in the Eastern Ore Mountains, within the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region listed by UNESCO as World Heritage. Tin was mined here for more than 500 years, and the Altenberger Pinge, a large crater left by the collapse of old mine workings, can be seen nearby, along with a mining museum and a visitor mine. Cross-country ski trails start at the hotel in winter, and the Kahleberg, the Geisingberg tower and the Georgenfeld raised bog are within reach for an outdoor team afternoon.
Getting there
Dresden is about 40 km to the north, and Prague can be reached for a day trip. Altenberg station, at the end of the Müglitz Valley line from Heidenau near Dresden, is the nearest rail stop. Dresden Airport is the closest airport.
