The Altes Amtsgericht hosts civil weddings, wedding parties, family celebrations, seminars and workshops for up to 80 guests indoors and up to 200 in its terrace garden, with 14 bedrooms on site. The hotel occupies a listed former district courthouse in Oppenheim, a wine town on the Rhine in Rheinhessen, between Mainz and Worms.
Seminars and company events
The building has five rooms for meetings. Three small meeting rooms each seat up to 10, the historic courtroom (Sitzungssaal) seats 50 in theater layout, and the Hohes Gericht hall takes up to 80. Rooms come with flipcharts, projectors, screens and a facilitator's kit. Coffee breaks and lunch are delivered by an outside caterer on request. The owners prepare a quote by email or after a call, and a site visit can be arranged before booking.
Weddings and receptions
Since September 1, 2016, couples can marry in a civil ceremony in the historic courtroom, with dates allocated by the local authority, the Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Selz. After the ceremony, a sparkling wine reception takes place in the garden, or in the grand-ducal staircase when the weather turns. The celebration then moves to the Hohes Gericht hall, for up to 80, and the courtroom can be cleared for dancing with a band or a DJ. Host Andrea Weisrock is a trained wedding planner, and the venue works with Aurora Veranstaltungstechnik for light and sound. A wedding suite is available for the couple's night. The venue also hosts birthdays, christenings and other family celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
The Hohes Gericht hall holds up to 80 for a banquet or a theater-style session. The Sitzungssaal, the former courtroom, seats 50. The Nostalgisches Café takes up to 30. The Hofgarten, a terrace garden, takes up to 200 guests for receptions and summer events. Three further meeting rooms take up to 10 each.
Accommodation
The hotel has 14 bedrooms, including the wedding suite, which makes an exclusive stay possible for a small seminar group or the closest wedding guests. A breakfast buffet is served to hotel guests and can be booked by non-residents in advance.
Catering
The hotel serves breakfast and runs a café. For seminars and celebrations, meals come from an outside caterer arranged on request.
History and setting
The building was completed in 1903 as a grand-ducal district court and is protected as a monument. It served as a court until 1972, then housed the regional office for nature and the environment until 2007. After years of vacancy, the current owners bought it on January 6, 2015, and started the conversion into a hotel in spring 2016 after a year of planning. The family runs it today. Oppenheim is known for its Gothic Katharinenkirche, its vineyards and the network of cellars beneath the old town.
Getting there
Oppenheim station, on the rail line between Mainz and Worms, is a short walk from the old town. Frankfurt Airport is the nearest major airport, about 40 minutes by road.
