Hotel Sonne-Post hosts half-day meetings, full seminar days, multi-day workshops and private celebrations for groups of up to about 120 guests. The family-run three-star hotel and restaurant stands on Walterichsweg in Murrhardt, a small town in the Swabian-Franconian Forest nature park in Baden-Württemberg, northeast of Stuttgart.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells two meeting packages. The half-day option gives the hall for up to five hours with standard equipment, one coffee break in the morning or the afternoon and a light two-course business lunch in the restaurant. The full-day option adds a welcome coffee and an afternoon break with cake and fruit. Both include room hire, a projector and screen, a flip chart, pinboards, a facilitator's kit, free high-speed Wi-Fi and unlimited water and juice in the room. Add-ons cover lighter break food such as nuts, vegetable sticks and smoothies, an all-day coffee and tea station next to the meeting room, and a three-course lunch or, from 20 people, a lunch buffet. Teams staying several days can end the day with dinner à la carte on a reserved table in the restaurant.
Rooms and capacities
Events take place in a daylit hall and two side rooms, one larger and one smaller. Together they take up to about 120 guests. The hall is set to order: banquet tables, round tables, U-shape, semicircle or parliament style for meetings. Per-layout figures are in the hotel's event documents and are confirmed with each quote. The restaurant also keeps a separate room for private occasions, and a terrace opens in summer.
Accommodation
The house has 14 double rooms and 16 single rooms, all non-smoking with a private bathroom, many of them with a balcony. Double rooms have twin beds. A breakfast buffet is served each morning, and the hotel can hold a block of rooms for an event. Check-in starts at 3 pm and check-out is by 11 am.
Catering
The kitchen cooks regional dishes and prepares all event food in-house. For groups from 15 people there are two set formulas: a classic three-course menu served at the table, and a buffet that comes with five hours of drinks, including draft beer, wines by the glass and coffee. A five-course tasting menu can be booked from four people, with an optional wine pairing or an alcohol-free pairing. Vegetarian, vegan and allergy-friendly alternatives are prepared when they are announced at least seven days ahead. The restaurant also runs Sunday brunches on set dates.
History and setting
Sonne-Post is a family business that has welcomed guests for many years and runs hotel, restaurant, catering and meeting rooms under one roof. Murrhardt sits in wooded hill country, which suits a seminar that mixes work sessions with walks in the nature park. Reception and restaurant hours exclude Tuesdays and Thursdays, so dates are worth checking early.
Getting there
The address is Walterichsweg 1, 71540 Murrhardt. The town lies on the Murr valley railway between Backnang and Schwäbisch Hall, and Stuttgart Airport is the nearest airport. The team gives directions and parking details on request.
