Hotel Sacher Baden hosts seminars of up to 60 people, company dinners in its historic restaurant and weddings of up to 70 guests on a covered terrace, in the Helenental valley at Baden bei Wien. The hotel stands at Helenenstraße 55, about 40 kilometers south of Vienna, in a spa town on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2021.
Seminars and company events
The Helenental seminar room seats up to 60 people and can be divided for group work, with a projector, a flip chart and a facilitation kit. The Franz Hof meeting room, at about 14 square meters, suits board meetings and breakouts for up to eight, with a projector, a digital flip chart and a balcony over the Vienna Woods. For a company event, the historic restaurant and the sun terrace can be booked exclusively for up to 60 guests. Coffee breaks, snacks, business lunches and dinners are served as a buffet or at the table and adapted to each program. The hotel also sells a Christmas party offer for companies.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings, birthdays and christenings every year. The sun terrace, with a rain-proof roof, infrared heating, a Bose sound system and a wedding pavilion, takes up to 70 guests. The historic restaurant, with its winter garden gallery, serves as the dining room. The nearby Church of St. Helena is used for ceremonies and christenings. Evenings can continue at Gilli's Tanzbar, the hotel's dance bar.
Rooms and capacities
Franz Hof covers about 14 square meters for up to eight people. Helenental seats up to 60 and can be split into smaller groups. The historic restaurant takes up to 60 guests for an exclusive event together with the terrace, and it is also used for lectures, exhibitions and presentations. The Sonnenterrasse covers 110 square meters and holds up to 70 guests.
Accommodation
The hotel offers seven types of rooms and suites, so speakers, the bridal party and close family can stay on site. The website does not give the total number of rooms, which organizers should ask with their request. Parking is free for hotel guests.
Catering
The restaurant serves traditional Austrian cuisine with a modern touch, every day from noon to 9:30 p.m., with a café and a summer terrace. The breakfast buffet is also open to non-residents. Event menus, from a coffee break to a seated dinner, are prepared by the hotel kitchen.
History and setting
The site began in 1827 as the Bräuhaus Rauhenstein, a brewery that became a popular coffee house. Around 1880 the Sacher family took over, and Carl Sacher, son of Franz Sacher, founded the hotel in 1881 in the style of a hunting lodge. The hotel closed during the postwar occupation and reopened in 1956. Two glass side wings were added in 1998, and the building was fully renovated in 2011. The Helenental is a wooded valley at the edge of the Vienna Woods, and the restaurant looks out to castle ruins.
Getting there
From Vienna, the A2 motorway leads to the Baden exit, then about 7 kilometers to the hotel, around 45 minutes in all. By train, the station is Baden bei Wien. The Badner Bahn links Baden with central Vienna, with a stop at Josefsplatz in Baden and a terminus at the Vienna State Opera. Vienna Airport is about 45 minutes by car.
