Hotel Ochsen hosts seminars, conferences and company retreats for 10 to 140 people across eight meeting rooms, and weddings with a registry office on site, in Höfen an der Enz, in the northern Black Forest. The hotel stands directly beside the railway station on the Enz river, and the same family has run it for eight generations.
Seminars and company events
The eight conference rooms range from 32 m² to about 200 m². All have daylight and direct access to the outdoors, through a terrace, a garden exit or a balcony, and most are air-conditioned and can be darkened. The Festsaal Meistern, the largest, seats up to 140 and divides into the sections Feldberg and Sommerberg. Enztal and Eyach combine into a room for up to 100. Enzblick, with a large table, flipchart and projector, suits a board of 16. Every room has a break area and Wi-Fi, and parking is free for conference guests. Conference packages cover the meeting day, and the hotel helps build a supporting program. For the evening, the Schwarzwaldlounge gathers the group around a bowling alley, and hikes in the surrounding forest start from the door.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can be held in several settings: the Festsaal Meistern with Feldberg and Sommerberg, the Enztal and Eyach rooms, the outdoor areas and the Villa Commerell. The villa, a 19th-century house with parquet floors and Art Nouveau details, stands in a park of old trees and houses the local registry office, so couples can marry, celebrate and stay in one place. It seats up to 75 at round tables and has a large sun terrace facing the park. Non-religious ceremonies are also offered, and the hotel publishes menu suggestions and packages for celebrations of up to 20, 20 to 45, and 45 to 130 guests.
Rooms and capacities
Meistern holds up to 140. Meistern with Feldberg or Sommerberg holds 90, and each section on its own 50. Enztal and Eyach together hold 100, and each of them alone 40. Eiberg holds 50 and Enzblick 16. The Villa Commerell takes 75 for a banquet.
Accommodation
The main house offers single and double rooms, junior suites and suites. The Villa Commerell adds 15 rooms on two floors, all facing the park, which suits a wedding party or a management group that wants its own house. The Vitalium wellness area has a swimming pool, a bio sauna, a Finnish sauna, an experience shower, an ice fountain and treatments.
Catering
The restaurant serves Baden and Swabian classics alongside a fine-dining menu. It is open for breakfast and dinner every day and for lunch on weekends and public holidays, and conference packages and banquet menus come from the same kitchen.
History and setting
A foundation stone dated 1751 shows how long the house has stood on this spot, and the Braune family now runs it in its eighth generation. Höfen lies in the Enz valley between Pforzheim and Bad Wildbad, with the river and forest trails a few steps from the meeting rooms.
Getting there
The hotel is at Bahnhofstraße 2, directly beside Höfen (Enz) station on the Enz valley railway from Pforzheim. Pforzheim has onward connections to Karlsruhe and Stuttgart.
