Brauereigasthof Hotel Aying hosts seminars, board meetings and company events for up to 150 people, and weddings and private parties for up to 200 guests. The inn stands in the center of Aying, a village in Upper Bavaria about 30 minutes southeast of Munich. It is run by the family that founded the Aying brewery in 1878, and it offers 48 bedrooms on site, so a group can work, eat and sleep in one place.
Seminars and company events
Six meeting rooms are spread across the main inn and the Herrenhaus, a listed manor house converted for guests in 2009. The largest, the Sixthof-Stadl, works as a plenary hall for 150 people in theatre style, 60 in parliament rows or 40 around a U-shape. Its podium takes loads of up to four tonnes and vehicles can drive in, which helps for product presentations. The Festsaal seats 100 in theatre style, has a fixed screen and can be darkened. It connects with the Brauerstube and the Jägerstube when a group needs breakout rooms close to the plenary.
Room hire includes a projector, screen, flipchart, pinboard, moderation kit, pads and pens, and Wi-Fi works in every room and across the hotel. Further technology is available on request. To end a working day, the hotel suggests ice stock sport, bowling or a tour of the brewery.
Weddings and receptions
The inn takes weddings from small family lunches up to 200 guests. In fine weather couples can hold a free ceremony in the gardens and move straight on to the reception, and the parish church of St. Andreas stands next door. Spaces for parties include the Festsaal, the rustic Troadkasten in the old grain store, the brewery and the Sixthof, where celebrations may run until 3 a.m. A wedding planner follows each event, with a detailed meeting two to three months ahead. Rooms carry no hire fee; each space has a minimum spend on food and drink instead.
Rooms and capacities
Beyond the two large halls, the Brauerstube takes 40 people in theatre style, the meeting room in the Herrenhaus 25 with its own terrace and a fixed projector, the Rosenstube 20 around a tiled stove, and the Jägerstube eight around a single table. Most rooms have daylight and wooden floors.
Accommodation
The 48 bedrooms are split between the Gasthof and the Herrenhaus, and each is individually designed. For weddings and groups the hotel can hold a block of rooms until an agreed date. Dogs are welcome.
Catering
The kitchen works with regional produce and changes its menu with the seasons. For events it offers finger food, a buffet or a seated menu with fish, meat, vegetarian or vegan main courses, and it caters for allergies and dietary needs. The final menu choice is due ten days before the event.
History and setting
An inn has stood here since at least 1385, the date of its first written mention. Around 1810 the Liebhard family, ancestors of today's Inselkammer owners, bought the house. In 1878 Johann Liebhard founded the Aying brewery and turned the tavern into a brewery inn with five rooms. Later generations enlarged the hotel in 1963 and 2003, opened the Herrenhaus in 2009 and took over the Bräustüberl across the street in 2013. The seventh generation now shares the management.
Getting there
Aying station, on the Munich S-Bahn line S5, is a few minutes' walk from the inn, so delegates can arrive from central Munich by train. By car the drive takes about 30 minutes, and parking with charging points for electric cars is free on site.
