Meetings for 2 to 100 people, banquets for up to 80 seated and weddings from 40 guests can be held at the Wald & Schlosshotel Friedrichsruhe, a five-star superior hotel in Zweiflingen, in the Hohenlohe area of Baden-Württemberg. The estate combines a conference barn with five meeting rooms, a historic castle ballroom, 61 rooms and suites across five buildings, and a kitchen led by Boris Rommel.
Seminars and company events
Business meetings take place in the Tagungsremise, a conference barn with five meeting rooms for 2 to 100 participants. The rooms can be booked one by one, or the whole building can be reserved as a private conference venue. Coffee breaks move out to the terrace. Standard equipment includes a projector, screen, flip chart and pinboard, and a self-service coffee bar runs through the day. Day packages range from a half-day option with drinks to full days with a regional lunch, a lighter wellness lunch or a gourmet lunch. A conference and events manager handles requests from the first call.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding packages start at 40 guests and require a block of at least 16 rooms in the castle. A typical day moves from a ceremony in the park to a welcome drink in front of the hunting lodge, dinner in the Schlosssaal and a party in the foyer. The Jagdschloss can be reserved for the whole night, so the wedding party has the building to itself. Two packages are offered, both with a four-course menu, drinks, table setting and a personal wedding coordinator. In the evening the grounds can be lit with torches.
Rooms and capacities
The Schlosssaal, the castle ballroom, measures about 100 m² and has purple walls, a mirrored parquet floor and antique crystal chandeliers. It seats 40 to 80 depending on the layout and takes up to 120 for a standing reception; for a wedding dinner the hotel quotes up to 60. The Tagungsremise covers groups of 2 to 100 across its five rooms. Outdoors, the castle park with its fountain, avenue and cottage garden hosts ceremonies and photos, and the lawn in front of the Jagdschloss suits receptions.
Accommodation
The hotel has 61 rooms and suites spread over five buildings: the Jagdschloss, the main house, the spa house, the gatehouse and the garden house. The Jagdschloss alone holds 17 rooms and suites that can be reserved for one event. Two presidential suites complete the offer. Hotel guests have free access to the 4,400 m² spa, with indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna area and a fitness room, and can play the adjacent 27-hole course of Golf-Club Heilbronn-Hohenlohe.
Catering
Head chef Boris Rommel oversees all the restaurants. Le Cerf holds two Michelin stars, and the estate also runs a chef's table, the Jägerstube castle restaurant, the pan-Asian Bonsai and the Waldschänke, plus bars and lounges. Wedding menus follow his recommendations.
History and setting
Friedrichsruhe began as a hunting lodge. The Jagdschloss dates from 1717 and is still the center of the property, set in a 44,000 m² park in rural Hohenlohe.
Getting there
The hotel is about 7.6 km from the Öhringen/Zweiflingen exit of the A6 motorway. Öhringen train station is 6 km away, and the hotel can arrange a shuttle when available. Stuttgart Airport is 70 km away, about an hour by car, and Frankfurt Airport 160 km, about two hours.
