Seminars and company events
Halber Mond in Heppenheim hosts meetings for up to 50 people in its meeting rooms and conferences and company celebrations for up to 400 in its ballroom, with hotel rooms in the same house. The building stands on Ludwigstraße in the center of Heppenheim, on the Hessian Bergstraße, and combines a hotel, several restaurants and event rooms under one roof.
For a small working group, bright meeting rooms for up to 20 come with technical equipment and catering. Groups of up to 50 use fully equipped meeting rooms, again with meals and drinks for participants. Larger conferences and company events move into the ballroom, which has modern technology and can be seated to suit the program. For a company party, the choice depends on group size: the ballroom, Restaurant 1847, the Kutscherstube or the vaulted cellar. Participants can stay in the hotel right after the last session. The team also offers Schloss Schönberg, a castle with origins in the 12th or 13th century, as a further conference setting with catering.
Weddings and receptions
Large wedding parties use the ballroom, which has a stage, sound and lighting, and can be decorated in a modern or classic style. Medium-sized parties fit in Restaurant 1847, small ones in the vaulted cellar, and summer weddings can continue with dancing in the beer garden. An independent celebrant can hold the ceremony indoors or outdoors on site. The team arranges a live band, a DJ or other performances, and supplies the room and the technical support for them.
Rooms and capacities
The ballroom takes up to 400 guests and has an integrated stage with technical equipment. Restaurant 1847 takes up to 60 for set menus, and the vaulted cellar, the Gewölbekeller, up to 80 in a rustic setting. Meeting rooms are offered for groups of up to 20 and up to 50. The Kutscherstube, the fondue restaurant Cha da fö and the beer garden complete the choice for dinners and informal evenings. Lighting, sound and a mixing desk are available for any event.
Accommodation
The hotel has single rooms, double rooms, comfort rooms and apartments with a second room and a kitchenette, all with a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi. Because the building is listed, it has no elevator. When a wedding or conference needs more beds, the team works with its partner hotel Tobbaccon in Bensheim, a few kilometers away.
Catering
All catering comes from the house kitchen, from traditional dishes to set menus composed for the event, with meal packages for weddings and celebrations. The drinks list relies mainly on wines, sparkling wines and spirits from the region, along with alcohol-free options.
History and setting
The site was first recorded in 1617 as a noble residence and later became an inn, and the house describes itself as the oldest hotel in Heppenheim. In 1847 leading liberals, among them Heinrich von Gagern, met here in what became known as the Heppenheim Assembly, a step toward the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. A fire in 1911 nearly destroyed the building, which was rebuilt to plans by the architect Heinrich Metzendorf. After a full renovation in 2008, it reopened as a restaurant and hotel in 2011.
Getting there
The address is Ludwigstraße 5, 64646 Heppenheim, in the town center. Heppenheim lies on the Bergstraße between Darmstadt and Heidelberg, with a regional rail station and the A5 motorway close by.
