Gut Brunntal can host a wedding, a company party, a team building day or a retreat for one group at a time. Two guest houses sleep up to 20 guests, and a barn plus large tents provide the extra room for the celebration itself. The estate lies in the side valley called Brunntal near Rohr im Gebirge, about one hour by car from Vienna.
Seminars and company events
The official site offers the estate for team building events, retreats (the German word is Klausur), anniversaries and company parties, for a small circle or a whole workforce. The shared rooms of the guest houses and the comfortable bedrooms, each with a toilet and a bath or shower, are described as the base for team building and retreats.
The estate states that it never receives more than one group at the same time. For an organiser this means the grounds, the houses and the team are dedicated to your event for its duration. The site also notes that the remote location allows loud music late into the evening, which suits a company party after a working day.
Outdoor activities can be added: archery, fly fishing with a fire-roasted catch, guided or independent wildlife watching, hiking, and a helicopter flight over the Alps that starts at the estate. In winter the estate offers horse-drawn sleigh rides. The managers invite organisers to ask about anything further they would like to arrange.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a main use of the estate. The site describes ceremony settings on a wooden jetty or at the edge of the forest, with the wedding photo backdrop included. The two guest houses are set apart from each other, which gives couples and their families separate places to stay.
For the reception, a barn can be turned into a standing reception area, a dining room or a dance floor. Large tents can be added at any time to adapt to the number of guests and to keep the event weather-proof. The estate states that there is no curfew.
Rooms and capacities
The site does not publish seated or standing capacities for the barn or the tents, so confirm the number with the estate before you plan. What it does state is the sleeping capacity: two guest houses with five double rooms each, for up to 20 guests in total.
Accommodation
Each guest house is furnished in a rustic and comfortable style and has five double rooms. If more guests need beds, several inns and hotels around the estate accommodate them, and the estate says a shuttle service is included.
Catering
The official pages do not describe a restaurant or a fixed catering offer. The estate says it takes care of the preparation of celebrations, and that it looks after guests personally, from the airport shuttle to the shared hunting experience. Ask which catering format applies to your date.
History and setting
Gut Brunntal is a former hunting estate that the brothers Gregor and Nicholas Schreier rebuilt into a modern one. It covers a hunting ground of 600 hectares in the Alpine foothills, where all large game species native to Austria live. The valley is reached by leaving the main road in Gutenstein, passing through a narrow rock gate and crossing a long bridge, then following the Steinapiesting stream.
Getting there
The estate is about one hour by car from Vienna. Baden, with its Roman thermal bath, is a short drive, Mariazell is less than half an hour away, and the ski areas of Semmering, Mönichkirchen and Annaberg are close. The estate offers an airport shuttle for its guests.
