Landhotel & Gasthaus Polster hosts day seminars for up to 44 participants, private celebrations for up to 120 guests and small residential meetings, with 13 bedrooms on site. The inn stands in Kosbach, a village district of Erlangen in Middle Franconia, and has been run by the Polster family for eight generations. Its kitchen ranges from Franconian inn dishes to a gourmet restaurant.
Seminars and company events
Two seminar rooms sit on the ground floor. Seminarraum I covers about 40 m², and Seminarraum II about 95 m². Together they take groups of up to 44 people, with free seating and tables that can be combined in different ways, and the rooms can be extended. An overhead projector, a flip chart and pinboards come with the room, and presentation technology, TV sets, a photocopier and Wi-Fi are available. Meeting packages are offered with or without an overnight stay. Coffee breaks come in three levels, from standard to gourmet, and lunch can be a two- or three-course seminar menu. For company dinners, the inn publishes a dedicated Christmas menu for businesses each year, and the restaurant can open to groups on Mondays, its usual closing day, by arrangement.
Weddings and receptions
Private parties range from a dinner for two to a celebration of 120 guests, spread over rooms of different sizes and styles. The site does not present a specific wedding offer, so couples should discuss their plans directly with the family. On request, the team takes care of the decoration and books musicians or other performers.
Rooms and capacities
Beyond the two seminar rooms, guests eat in the Fränkische Stube, which serves regional dishes, and in the gourmet restaurant. In the warm months the Polster Garten opens as an outdoor dining area, and in December the inner courtyard hosts a small Christmas market. The site does not publish capacities for the individual dining rooms.
Accommodation
The hotel has 13 single and double bedrooms, each with bath, telephone, TV, safe and minibar. Breakfast is included in the room.
Catering
The kitchen is led by head chef Johann Polster. The gourmet restaurant pairs Franconian produce with dishes from further afield, such as duck carpaccio next to Atlantic lobster. Polster Catering also delivers to company events, conferences and private parties within 50 km of Erlangen, with Franconian, Italian or gala buffets and canapés for receptions.
History and setting
Georg Polster opened a taproom of about 25 m² on his farm in 1839, and its garden under two linden trees drew guests from the surrounding villages. Later generations extended and rebuilt the house. A thorough renovation in 1985 turned the inn into one of the first gourmet restaurants in Middle Franconia, while it stayed the village pub of Kosbach. The buildings grew out of the old farmstead and are grouped around an inner courtyard.
Getting there
The address is Am Deckersweiher 26, 91056 Erlangen. By car, the center of Erlangen is about 15 minutes away and Nuremberg about 30 minutes.
