Seminars and company events
Hotel Gasthof Maria Plain hosts seminars, company dinners, family celebrations and weddings for up to 250 guests in its largest hall, with 28 rooms for overnight guests. The family-run inn stands on the Plainberg hill in Bergheim, a few minutes north of Salzburg, Austria, next to the pilgrimage basilica of Maria Plain.
The house presents itself as a four-star seminar hotel with well-equipped meeting rooms in a relaxed setting outside the city. The team helps arrange team-building activities and evening programs, and can link a meeting to a visit to Salzburg, the festival city, or an evening at Casino Salzburg. Meal packages for seminar groups are available on request. Coaches can be booked through a partner for groups who travel together.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core part of the business. The basilica, a few steps away, is described as one of the most popular wedding churches in the country, and civil ceremonies can be held at Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, about 15 minutes away. Back at the inn, a sun terrace takes the standing reception, and the large and small halls on the upper floor combine into a single wedding hall. Couples can choose a five-course menu, a coffee and cake table, or a reception with canapés and sparkling wine, with a celebration cake made to order. Events run until 1 a.m., can be extended by the hour, and end at 2 a.m. at the latest.
Rooms and capacities
The Max-Gandolf Saal takes 50 to 250 guests, or 85 at long tables. On the upper floor, reached by lift, the Großer Saal holds 110 and the Kleiner Saal 70, or 180 together. On the ground floor, the Große Stube holds 53, or 35 at a long table; the Gastzimmer holds 29; the Neues Mieg Stüberl 23; the Stüberl and the Mieg Stüberl 20 each; and the Kortokraks Stüberl 12. Outside, a large garden sits under old chestnut and linden trees, and the Plainer Ansitz has a terrace for standing receptions.
Accommodation
The hotel has 28 rooms furnished in the Salzburg country-house style, and further apartments in the Plainstöckl house. Parking is available on site.
Catering
The kitchen cooks Salzburg specialties with seasonal, regional produce and offers set menus or themed buffets for events. A list of menu suggestions is available for planning. The restaurant is open Wednesday to Sunday.
History and setting
The building began as a farm estate in the 12th century. Pilgrimage to Maria Plain started in 1653, and the construction of the basilica turned the farm into an inn for pilgrims and travelers. The inn keeps a vaulted dining room, and each year from late November to December the Plainer Christkindlmarkt is held on the hill.
Getting there
The inn is a few minutes by car from the center of Salzburg. Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Salzburg Airport are both a short drive away.
