Day meetings, workshops, training sessions and small seminars for up to 34 participants are the focus at Hotel Krone, a family-run hotel with 53 bedrooms on the historic Marktplatz of Bretten, in the Kraichgau region of Baden-Württemberg. Two meeting rooms share a dedicated meeting floor, and participants can stay the night at a reduced rate.
Seminars and company events
The meeting floor is on the first floor of the house. Both rooms have daylight, Wi-Fi, a 98-inch monitor with a ClickShare connection for laptops, and a mobile partition that can be hung up and used as a pinboard, flipchart or whiteboard. Day packages run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or to 5 p.m., without lunch from eight participants and with lunch from 20. A short-notice option covers groups of one to seven people booked about a week ahead. Around the working day, the hotel offers company parties, themed evenings, food events and kitchen parties, and it can add a program of relaxation and exercise to a seminar.
Rooms and capacities
The Kronesaal measures 100 square meters under a high, open timber-frame ceiling and has two lounge corners. It takes up to 34 people with parliamentary seating, 26 in a circle of chairs and 25 in a U-shape. The room called Marktplatz measures 50 square meters, has air conditioning, a small lounge and a large conference table for up to 14 people, a good size for a board meeting or a strategy day. Booking both rooms gives a plenary room and a breakout room on the same floor.
Accommodation
The 53 bedrooms are described as spacious, and meeting participants get reduced room rates. Breakfast is served from 6:30 a.m., with a late breakfast until noon on weekends. A sauna area with an infrared cabin was added in 2005, and there is a garage for guests who arrive by bike.
Catering
Lunch is included in the larger day packages. Events, celebrations and breakfasts are also offered under the name 1525, which has its own website.
History and setting
The Krone is first recorded in 1525. On June 27, 1550, Emperor Charles V stayed here with his son on the way to the Imperial Diet in Augsburg, with an escort of 5,000 men. The Paravicini family ran the inn from 1570 and again from 1850 to 1926. The medieval building burned in the town fire of 1689 and was rebuilt in 1691. In 1939 it was taken down because of structural decay and rebuilt from old plans, and it reopened in 1950. The Jäger and Weishäupl families took over in 1999, renovated the house completely and extended it by 2002. Sabine Weishäupl is the owner today. The hotel faces the market square in the heart of the old town, and Maulbronn Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is about 7 kilometers away according to the hotel, which suits a group outing.
Getting there
The address is Marktplatz 2, 75015 Bretten. The train station is within walking distance of the hotel, so participants can arrive by rail without a transfer.
