Romantik Hotel Zur Schwane takes meetings, workshops and small company retreats for up to 25 people, and pairs them with tastings at the family's own winery and dinners in two restaurants. The hotel stands at Hauptstraße 12 in the center of Volkach, a wine town near the Main river in Lower Franconia, and has welcomed guests for more than 600 years.
Seminars and company events
The offer suits a leadership team, a board or a project group that wants to work in a quiet setting and spend the evening around wine and food. The day can end with a tasting in the vinothek or a guided tour of the historic cellars for groups of six or more, and the estate also runs a wine walk and the MainGenussTrail. Groups can then dine at the starred Weinstock or at the Franconian Wirtsstube. With more than 40 staff, the house can look after a small group closely over two or three days.
Rooms and capacities
The Winzerei is the main meeting room: 90 square meters with plenty of daylight, blackout and air conditioning, for up to 25 people. The Gendarmerie meeting room, 20 square meters, takes up to 10 and works as a boardroom or a breakout room. The two rooms together cover a group of 25 with a separate space for side sessions.
Accommodation
Participants stay in the hotel. Categories run from basic single rooms to standard and comfort doubles, which can also be booked for single use, the Bacchus design economy double, the Gendarmerie design double, the 55-square-meter Suite Riesling and a family suite. A wine stay package combines a night in the hotel with the estate's program.
Catering
The house has two restaurants. Weinstock has held one Michelin star since 2020 and received the German Wine List Award in 2021. It opens from Friday to Monday in the evening, from 6 p.m. Schwane 1404 is a Franconian inn with regional cooking under head chef Hendrik Friedrich, serving a light lunch every day and an evening menu from Friday to Tuesday, with a special menu on Thursdays. In summer the inner courtyard is open for meals. Wines come from the family estate.
History and setting
The Düker family runs the house. Eva Düker looks after reception and service, and Ralph Düker runs the office and is both host and winemaker. The family estate is a member of the VDP, the association of German quality wine estates, and grows Silvaner and Riesling on sites such as Escherndorfer Lump and Volkacher Ratsherr. Volkach lies by the Volkacher Mainschleife, the great loop of the Main river through vineyards, which gives a group plenty to explore between sessions.
Getting there
Würzburg station is 26 kilometers away, Nuremberg Airport 90 kilometers and Frankfurt Airport 150 kilometers. Parking at the hotel is free, with five charging points for electric cars.
