Seminars, training courses and residential meetings for 10 to 100 participants are the core business of Hotel Sonnenblick, a three-star-plus hotel on the edge of the forest at Bebra, in the hill country of northern Hesse. Five meeting rooms, conference packages that include meals, and access to the hotel's pool and sauna make it a self-contained base for a working stay.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells two conference packages, Classic and Exclusiv, each in two variants, for groups of 10 participants or more. They include lunch, either a three-course menu with a choice of dishes or a buffet, coffee breaks, and standard equipment: projector, screen, flipchart, two pinboards and Wi-Fi. Depending on the variant, dinner is added, and the Xtra coffee breaks bring fruit, yogurt and cake in the afternoon. An All-In option adds unlimited meeting drinks and drinks with meals. Delegates also have access to the VitalOase wellness area. Residential packages include a single room with the breakfast buffet. The hotel also publishes group offers for leisure programs.
Rooms and capacities
The largest space is Kassel 1, at 150 square meters, which seats 80 theater style, 60 at classroom tables and 45 in a U-shape. It combines with Kassel 2, 75 square meters and 30 theater style, into a 225-square-meter room for 100 at tables, 60 in a U-shape or a circle of 50 chairs. Ulfetal 1 covers 98 square meters plus a 15-square-meter corner for group work and seats 45 theater style; it has a fixed WXGA projector, a 2.1 sound system, a multifunction wall and full blackout. Ulfetal 2, at 48 square meters, suits 20 people. Ibatal, 62 square meters with high-speed Wi-Fi and two TV connections, takes 25 at tables. Every room opens directly onto a terrace or the grounds, so breaks can move outside.
Accommodation
Three room categories are offered. Landhaus rooms measure about 24 to 28 square meters, with oak furniture, a walk-in shower and a large balcony. Standard rooms of 22 to 24 square meters are doubles that can be booked for single use, on the second and third floors of the main house. Economy rooms of 16 to 18 square meters are simply furnished singles, most with a balcony. All rooms have a shower, a flat-screen TV and high-speed Wi-Fi, and the house has two elevators. The VitalOase, with a swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna and infrared cabin, is included for hotel guests. The total number of rooms is not published.
Catering
The kitchen works with set menus and buffets and serves Hessian, Italian and French dishes. Groups can book themed evenings such as roast ox loin, an Oktoberfest night or a suckling pig party. The restaurant serves à la carte dishes and evening buffets from Monday to Saturday, and breakfast is a buffet.
History and setting
The hotel stands in a quiet spot at the edge of the woods, with hiking and jogging trails starting at the door and small terraces around the house.
Getting there
The address is Haus Sonnenblick 1, 36179 Bebra. Rotenburg an der Fulda is about 13 km away and Bad Hersfeld about 18 km. For an afternoon outing, Merkers is about 40 km away and the Wartburg about 50 km. Bebra's railway station is in the town.
