Bonsmann's Hof hosts company evenings, business meals, weddings, birthdays and family celebrations for groups of 6 to about 40 guests, in a set of dining rooms that runs from the Kaminzimmer for 10 to a festively laid restaurant, a winter garden and a beer garden. The country hotel at Wittbräucker Straße 38 in Herdecke, on the southern edge of the Ruhr, adds 17 guest rooms and a kitchen that cooks Westphalian dishes from scratch.
Seminars and company events
The house lists company evenings and business meals among the occasions it hosts. The Jägerzimmer, a farmhouse-style room for 8 to 18 guests, is described for both family celebrations and business dinners, and the Kaminzimmer, for 6 to 10, suits a small management dinner or a quiet conversation with clients. Larger company evenings use the restaurant itself or the outdoor areas in summer. Overnight guests can stay in one of the 17 rooms, which is useful when a dinner runs late or a team travels in from outside the region. The site does not describe meeting rooms or conference equipment, so the offer is about dining rather than daytime seminars.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings, birthdays and larger groups, the restaurant is laid out as a festive dining room. The Wintergarten, a bright room with a view of the garden, is suggested for family meals, and the Wirtsstube for livelier gatherings. Tastings are also listed among the occasions. In fine weather the terrace and the beer garden give a celebration an outdoor space, and the hotel rooms let family members stay on site after a wedding dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The house names its rooms as the Saal, the Jägerzimmer, the Gartenzimmer, the Wirtsstube, the Wintergarten, the Kaminzimmer, the terrace and the beer garden. Two capacities are stated: 6 to 10 guests in the Kaminzimmer and 8 to 18 in the Jägerzimmer. The booking form for group celebrations accepts parties of 1 to 40 people per area. Guests and organizers can choose indoors, outdoors, the Wintergarten, the beer garden, the Gartenzimmer, the Wirtsstube or one of the two smaller rooms.
Accommodation
Bonsmann's Hof has 17 rooms in a country-house style. They can be booked every day on request, including Mondays and Tuesdays when the restaurant is closed, and the hotel stays open during the restaurant's winter break.
Catering
The kitchen, which the house calls its Küchenschmiede, cooks by hand without ready-made products. The menu pairs Westphalian classics with modern dishes, and it uses ingredients from the area, local beers, a wine list matched to the food and cocktails. The olive oil used in the kitchen is produced in Greece for the owner family. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Sunday. Host and head chef Georg Echtler first worked in the house in 1998, returned in 2019 after a few years at the Wirtshaus Krämer, and has managed Bonsmann's Hof since 2021.
Getting there
The address is Wittbräucker Straße 38, 58313 Herdecke. The house has its own parking area next to the beer garden. Herdecke lies between Dortmund, Hagen and Witten.
