Hofgut Albführen can host a seminar for up to 120 participants, a banquet for 100 with a dance floor, or a small board meeting of ten, all on one working estate with its own four-star hotel. The estate sits in a forest clearing at Albführen, part of Dettighofen, on the southern edge of Baden close to the Swiss border.
Seminars and company events
Four meeting rooms are available. The largest, the Hofsaal, takes up to 120 people and has a 105 m² foyer that serves lunch buffets during conference days. Three smaller rooms suit workshops and break-out sessions, each with a view of estate life: Albführen's Paille looks into the riding hall, Albführen's Memphis has windows onto the same hall, and the Mühle faces the stallion barn. Every room comes with a projector and fixed screen, a facilitation case, a flipchart, a pinboard, a telephone and Wi-Fi. The estate sells two day packages: Meeting Classic, with morning and afternoon breaks and a two-course lunch, and Meet & Dinner, which adds a three-course dinner. An extra group room, projector, speakers or a lectern can be added per day.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies can take place in recognized wedding rooms on the estate, arranged with the municipality. In summer a marquee behind the large riding arena hosts country-style ceremonies followed by an aperitif. Receptions and dinners use the Hofsaal, with stage elements, a sound system and a mobile bar for cocktails, or the smaller restaurant rooms for family celebrations. Carriage rides through the estate forests and croquet on the lawn can be added to the day.
Rooms and capacities
The Hofsaal (293 m²) seats up to 100 guests with a dance floor and 120 without. The restaurant takes 50, in an English country-house setting with an open fireplace, a gallery over two levels and a piano. The Stübli seats 21 around a tiled stove and opens onto a terrace above the riding arena. The meeting rooms hold 16 (Paille, 51 m²), up to 13 (Memphis) and 10 (Mühle, 47 m²). A Smokers Lounge with a fireplace and a chess set is kept for cigars and whisky.
Accommodation
The hotel, rated four stars since October 1, 2012, sleeps up to 70 guests across several farm buildings. It has 14 double rooms, seven Landhaus suites, some with a private terrace and garden, the Colander junior suite with a kitchen, a Grand Suite and the two-level Albführer Suite with a fireplace. Groups can also book the Appartement Peron for five and a group lodging for up to 13. Dogs are welcome in the hotel and the restaurant.
Catering
The in-house restaurant cooks for meetings, banquets and weddings, and the estate runs its own farm shop. Seminar packages include the breaks, lunch and, when chosen, dinner.
History and setting
Bog iron ore was mined at Albführen in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a map from 1667 shows the mines beside four farms. In the early 20th century Julius Maggi bought six neighboring farms, and Nestlé later built a model estate with an experimental farm that was soon given up. Today Albführen is a stud farm and equestrian center that also runs show-jumping events such as the Albführen Regio Classics, alongside farm tours, hiking and biking trails.
Getting there
Zurich Airport is about 20 minutes away by road. The stations of Rafz in Switzerland and Erzingen in Germany are about 10 minutes away.
