Zum Ochsen hosts weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, workshops and seminars for groups from a dozen people to 100 guests, with bedrooms that can be booked together with the event. The house is on Großbottwarer Straße in Oberstenfeld, a town in the Bottwartal north of Stuttgart, and has welcomed guests since 1923.
Seminars and company events
The conference room measures 76 square metres, has digitally controlled lighting and seats up to 25 participants in a U-shape. It can be divided in a one-third to two-thirds ratio, giving a seminar room and a separate group room for breakout work. Equipment includes a projector, a screen, a flipchart, pinboards and a moderation case, along with modern conference technology. Organisers build their own package through an online configurator that combines room, technology and catering, and catering options run from breakfast, drinks and snacks to lunch and dinner. Wi-Fi and parking in front of the building are free for all guests.
Weddings and receptions
The Hochzeitssaal is the room for weddings and larger parties. It covers 168 square metres, takes up to 100 guests and has a stage, a dance floor and modern sound and lighting. Birthdays and anniversaries are also held here or, for smaller numbers, in the breakfast room. Guests can stay overnight in the hotel, which is practical for families and friends travelling from further away.
Rooms and capacities
Hochzeitssaal: 168 square metres, up to 100 guests, with stage and dance floor. Frühstücksraum: 63 square metres, up to 30 guests, with natural light, used for breakfast, private dinners and small celebrations. Tagungsraum: 45 square metres, up to 40 guests, with adjustable seating and presentation equipment. The seminar page also describes a 76-square-metre room seating 25 in a U-shape that can be split in two; the venue can confirm which layout suits a given group.
Accommodation
The hotel offers double rooms in several styles, from 18 to 23 square metres, each with a shower and toilet. Room types carry names such as Rund, Am Ufer and Ägypten, and guests describe them as modern and bright. Breakfast is served in the Frühstücksraum and is a strong point in guest reviews.
Catering
Catering for events is provided by the house. Seminar groups can add breakfast, drinks, snacks, lunch and dinner to their package, and the Frühstücksraum is offered with catering for private dinners and small celebrations.
History and setting
The Ochsen has received travellers in Oberstenfeld for more than a century, since 1923, and today pairs that tradition of hospitality with modernised rooms and event technology. Oberstenfeld lies in the Bottwar valley in Württemberg, between Heilbronn and Ludwigsburg, a landscape of vineyards and small towns that suits a short walk between sessions.
Getting there
The address is Großbottwarer Straße 31, 71720 Oberstenfeld. The house is close to the A81 motorway, within reach of Stuttgart, Würzburg and Mannheim, and parking is free in front of the building.
