The Stempferhof in Gößweinstein hosts seminars, conferences, strategy meetings and team events for up to 150 people, with four meeting rooms from 25 to 230 m² and 52 bedrooms. The four-star First Class hotel stands at the edge of the forest above Gößweinstein, in the Fränkische Schweiz nature park, in the Forchheim district of Upper Franconia.
Seminars and company events
The meeting area is set up for residential seminars, and the whole hotel or only the meeting area can be booked for exclusive use. Day packages include the room, a projector and screen, three flipcharts and three pinboards per room, moderation material, fiber-optic Wi-Fi at 500 Mbit/s, two coffee breaks, soft drinks and a three-course lunch; full-day packages add dinner. Printers, copiers, secretarial help and hybrid meeting equipment are available, along with retreat rooms for confidential talks and a speaker room. Team events can be booked together with a meeting package: archery and disc golf at the hotel, a 4D archery cinema in bad weather, night-watchman tours of Gößweinstein, kayaking on the Wiesent from May to September, raft building for groups of 20 or more, the Pottenstein climbing forest, cave tours, and visits to the Nikl brewery and the Haas distillery.
Rooms and capacities
Saal Johannes measures 230 m² with a 4.50 m ceiling and no columns. It takes 150 people in rows or parliament style, 120 in a circle, 80 for a banquet and 60 in a U-shape. It has a stage, a large screen, daylight, air conditioning, full blackout, step-free access and doors to the hotel park. The hall divides into Johannes 1 (90 m²) and Johannes 2 and 3 (70 m² each), each for up to 50 people. The Salon Joseph club room (40 m²) is a boardroom for 14 with its own breakout corner and coffee station, opening onto the garden. Strategy room 201 (25 m²) seats eight. A 50 m² foyer serves registration and breaks.
Accommodation
The hotel has 52 rooms in six categories, from 12 to 25 m², from small courtyard rooms to Comfort rooms with balcony or terrace and a Premium room in the quiet wing. Up to 52 rooms can be held for one group. A sauna area with Finnish sauna, steam bath and relaxation room is open to all hotel guests every afternoon.
Catering
The restaurant cooks Franconian dishes with international touches and offers a daily three-course menu, using fruit and vegetables from the Knoblauchsland and beer from Brauerei Nikl in Pretzfeld. Seminar groups dine in a separate part of the restaurant, and the bar stays open until midnight. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and halal meals can be ordered in advance.
History and setting
The Stempferhof opened on August 8, 1933. It was built by Betty Popp, who ran the Stempfermühle, a mill in the Wiesent valley first recorded in 1435, and the hotel takes its name from it. The house was fully modernized in 2007 and has been carbon-neutral since 2025. It is surrounded by a large park, and hiking trails start at the door.
Getting there
By car, Bayreuth is 35 to 50 minutes away, Erlangen 45 to 55, Bamberg 50 to 60 and Nuremberg 55 to 80. By train, travel to Pegnitz or Ebermannstadt, then take bus 389; the hotel can arrange a taxi transfer, and bus transfers for groups. There are 80 parking spaces, bus parking and EV charging.
