Zum Roten Bären can host seminars, workshops and business dinners for up to 70 people in the old town of Freiburg im Breisgau. Two daylight meeting rooms, 25 bedrooms and an in-house kitchen sit under one roof at Oberlinden 12, in an inn that has welcomed guests since the 12th century.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself as a meeting hotel and combines old rooms with current equipment. Each meeting room has a projector and screen, WiFi, a Samsung video conferencing system and two flipcharts. The team can also provide pinboards and facilitation material. Tables and chairs can be arranged freely, so the same room works for a plenary session, group work or a working lunch.
Service and kitchen staff look after the group throughout the day, from the coffee break to a menu chosen for the event. The hotel prepares an individual offer for each request, which suits a one-day workshop as well as a seminar with an overnight stay.
Rooms and capacities
The room called Oberlinden holds up to 70 people on 75 square meters. It is on the first floor, has daylight and is accessible without steps.
The Bärensaal holds up to 60 people on 72 square meters. It is also on the first floor, has daylight and is accessible, and it looks onto the green inner garden of the house.
Some of the restaurant rooms can serve as part of a program. The Tannenzäpfle is built around one long table, apart from the main dining rooms, and the hotel suggests it for private talks, business dinners and celebrations. The other rooms are the Bürgerstube, the Kachelofen room, the Alemannenstube and a vaulted bar. The official site gives no capacity for these.
Accommodation
The hotel has 25 bedrooms and suites, each designed individually. Some face the street and the old town, others look onto a garden. Breakfast is homemade. With 25 bedrooms, a residential seminar suits a small or medium group, and larger groups would need rooms elsewhere.
Catering
The kitchen cooks Baden dishes with regional products and some Italian and French influences. Menus are short and follow the season, and vegan dishes are part of the regular offer. The historic cellar holds wines from Baden estates and cooperatives, plus a small selection from other regions. For meetings, the team covers everything from coffee breaks to a menu of your choice.
History and setting
Parts of the house probably date from shortly after the founding of the city. The first innkeeper named in a document appears in 1387. The hotel describes itself as the oldest inn in Germany. The restaurant rooms have been refreshed with respect for their protected structure, so the old layout of the dining rooms remains.
The address, Oberlinden 12, is in the old town of Freiburg im Breisgau, at the edge of the Black Forest.
