Hotel Waldesrand hosts conferences of up to 140 people and meetings from 10, in six rooms of a family-run four-star hotel on the edge of the woods in Herford. Its restaurant and several smaller rooms also take birthdays, company parties and family celebrations, and participants can stay overnight in the hotel.
Seminars and company events
The six meeting rooms carry local names. Widukind-Enger, the largest, takes up to 140 people. Widukind takes up to 80 and Enger up to 50, and both can be booked separately. Herford takes up to 40, Bismarck up to 25, and Lippe, for up to 10, suits a board meeting or a small workshop. The rooms have daylight that can be blacked out for presentations, modern conference equipment, and free parking right outside the building. Catering during the day is planned with the group, from finger food at the break to served menus, and lunch is served in the restaurant mainly for conference guests.
The hotel is close to the A2 motorway, exit Herford-Ost, and can also be reached from the A30. That helps when participants drive in from across East Westphalia and Lower Saxony for a day meeting. Charging points for electric cars are on site.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts birthdays, confirmations, company parties and other private events, with several rooms of different sizes next to the restaurant. A wedding appears among the photos on its website, but the site describes no wedding package, so confirm the format and numbers with the team before planning one.
Rooms and capacities
Widukind-Enger takes 140, Widukind 80, Enger 50, Herford 40, Bismarck 25 and Lippe 10. The site gives maximum numbers only, not layouts or floor areas, so ask for seating plans when you send your request.
Accommodation
The hotel offers single and double rooms. The website does not state the total number, so check the size of a room block when you ask for a quote for a two-day seminar. Breakfast is a buffet with a live cooking station, extended until noon on Sundays.
Catering
The à la carte restaurant serves traditional Westphalian dishes alongside modern cooking, with a menu of seasonal specials that changes every week. After dinner, guests move to the bar or the rustic Pilsstube. In good weather, the terraces look out over the town of Herford. An afternoon café serves coffee and cake, which works for an informal break between sessions.
History and setting
Hotel Waldesrand is a family-run four-star hotel at Zum Forst 4, set where the woods begin above the town, as its name says. The center of Herford is less than five minutes away by car, so a group can combine a working day at the hotel with an evening in town.
Getting there
By road, take the A2 to the Herford-Ost exit or use the A30. Herford station is the nearest railway station, a short taxi ride from the hotel. Parking is free for all guests.
