The Landhotel Altes Zollhaus hosts seminars, workshops and private celebrations for up to 160 people in a column-free hall, with five meeting rooms, 41 bedrooms and a spa on the same site. It stands in a clearing in the forest at Neuhermsdorf, in the Eastern Ore Mountains near Altenberg and the Czech border, at about 800 meters above sea level.
Seminars and company events
The hotel positions itself as a seminar hotel with 100 Mbit internet and a short drive to Dresden. All meeting rooms are on the ground floor, free of columns, with daylight, blackout and Wi-Fi. Half-day and full-day packages are offered, including one with an overnight stay and one that adds dinner, and the hotel sends a detailed conference brochure on request.
The large hall has a parquet floor and a lifting platform of about 8 m², which works for a small stage show or a dance class. For breaks, groups use the sun terrace or walk to the hotel's own lake. The team offers a program of side activities and team building around the hotel.
Weddings and receptions
The hall is also described as a setting for weddings and private celebrations, and the hotel has a dedicated wedding location page. The restaurant serves Saxon and Sicilian dishes, with a vaulted restaurant, a stone-oven pizzeria and a garden for summer.
Rooms and capacities
Room 1 measures 23 by 9 meters with a ceiling of 2.6 meters. It seats 160 in theatre style, 126 for a banquet, 90 in conference style or 50 in a U shape. It can be divided into Room 1a (11 by 9 meters: 65 theatre, 54 banquet, 33 conference, 27 U-shape) and Room 1b (12 by 9 meters: 75 theatre, 66 banquet, 35 conference, 27 U-shape). Room 2 (7 by 4 meters) seats 16 in theatre style or 12 in conference style, and Room 3 (6 by 4 meters) seats 10 in theatre style or 8 in conference style.
Accommodation
The hotel has 41 rooms, including art and romantic rooms, in a house with a spa area, four saunas, an outdoor area, a pool and an open-air bath in the summer garden. Parking is free and pets are allowed on request.
Catering
The restaurant covers Saxon and Sicilian cooking, with a vaulted dining room and a wood-fired pizza oven. Meeting packages include coffee breaks with fruit and pastry, a three-course lunch and, in the full package, a three-course dinner.
History and setting
The hotel stands in a small village of about 60 residents, with a barefoot path, forest ponds, streams and meadows. It has two natural lakes, one with an outdoor yoga platform.
Getting there
The hotel is on Altenberger Straße 7 in Hermsdorf/Erzgebirge, near Altenberg, about an hour from Dresden by road. The hotel provides a directions page on its website.
