Hotel Sonne in Karlsruhe takes seminars, training days, company dinners, weddings and family celebrations for up to 90 people, with four event rooms, 74 bedrooms spread over five buildings and its own restaurant and butcher shop. The family-run hotel stands in Stupferich, a district on the southeastern edge of Karlsruhe where the city meets the northern Black Forest, directly on the A8 motorway.
Seminars and company events
The Turmberg is the main meeting room, air-conditioned and darkenable, for up to 90 people. The Thomashof next door takes about 18 and works as a breakout room. Every room comes with a projector, a screen, a pinboard, a flipchart and Wi-Fi. Catering is tailored to the program, from coffee breaks with snacks to lunch, dinner, a single-plate meal, a buffet or a multi-course menu, and meeting packages are available. A meeting brochure can be requested from the hotel. Coaches can stop directly in front of the entrance, and the hotel arranges meals and overnight stays for group and bus travel.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings, birthdays, family events and company parties. The rooms are bright, with daylight and modern equipment, and can be set up to suit the occasion. The head chef advises on the menu, whether a festive set menu, a relaxed buffet or classic plated dishes. Events of 20 guests or more can be held outside the restaurant's regular opening hours.
Rooms and capacities
The Turmberg seats up to 90 people and is air-conditioned and darkenable. The Thomashof, adjoining it, takes about 18 and has the same equipment. On the ground floor, the Nebenzimmer takes about 32 and the Wintergarten about 12, both wheelchair accessible. Layout figures for each room are available from the hotel.
Accommodation
The hotel has 74 rooms in five buildings. Singles and doubles come in Economy, Standard and Comfort categories, and the hotel also offers an apartment, three-bed and family rooms, allergy-friendly rooms and barrier-free rooms. A fitness room is available, dogs are welcome and arrival is possible at any hour, even when reception is not staffed.
Catering
The kitchen cooks regional dishes, mostly made in-house with local produce, and the hotel runs its own butcher shop with family recipes. Breakfast is a buffet in the Wintergarten, served from 6 a.m. on weekdays. In summer the Bierhof, the hotel's beer garden, offers seating outdoors. Catering can also be picked up for events elsewhere.
History and setting
The Sonne is a family business in its third generation, run by the Kunz family with the hotel and restaurant team. Stupferich is a former village that is now part of Karlsruhe, which gives the hotel a quieter setting than the city center while keeping it close to the motorway.
Getting there
The hotel is directly on the A8 between Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, at exit 42, and about 20 minutes from central Karlsruhe. Parking is free, including spaces for vans, and two covered charging stations serve electric cars.
