Hotel Im Schulhaus in Lorch hosts meetings and seminars for up to 50 people and has 44 bedrooms for participants, in a former school building in the Bauhaus style. Further meeting rooms are available at the neighboring Weingut Altenkirch, which is a short walk away. The hotel also supports weddings and company parties in the Rheingau.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers several meeting rooms that can be used flexibly, from workshops and small meetings to larger company events. The site lists space for up to 50 people, WLAN in all areas, projector, screen, flipcharts and whiteboards, and meeting packages that include catering. The rooms at Weingut Altenkirch can be reached on foot, and the hotel also arranges a transfer. Evening events, wine tastings and team events can be booked, and the hotel organizes transfers, excursions and hikes. Price information for meeting packages and rooms is available as a download.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel is the host for the couple and the wedding guests. It names three places in Lorch for the ceremony and the party: the Catholic church of St. Martin, the restored historic Rittersaal of the Hilchenhaus, where civil weddings take place, a few minutes' walk from the hotel, and a wine estate in the Rheingau. Wine tastings are possible in a vaulted cellar. The hotel has a large wedding suite with a terrace, and a late breakfast can be arranged for wedding guests. On weekends from April to October, a minimum stay of two nights applies.
Rooms and capacities
The site gives one capacity figure: meeting space for up to 50 people. It does not publish square meters or layouts for the individual rooms. Ask the hotel which room fits your format, whether in the hotel or at Weingut Altenkirch.
Accommodation
The hotel has 44 modern rooms in several categories: standard, superior, comfort, comfort plus, penthouse rooms, a penthouse suite and an accessible room. The hotel describes itself as barrier-free and offers free parking. Public transport reaches the house.
Catering
Meeting packages include catering with fresh regional products and individual break service with coffee, fruit and snacks. Evening events and wine tastings can be added. Breakfast is served in the hotel, and wedding guests can have a long-sleeper breakfast with a glass of sparkling wine from the hotel's own wine estate.
History and setting
The building is a former school, where, the hotel says, children once sat at their desks. It stands in the Wisper valley in Lorch, in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. The Rheinsteig and the Wisper Trails start nearby, and the hotel is known among hikers and cyclists.
Getting there
The address is Schwalbacher Straße 41, 65391 Lorch. The hotel says Wiesbaden, Mainz and Frankfurt are quickly reachable from Lorch, and the Hilchenhaus is a few minutes' walk away.
