60 castle hotels
Castle Hotels in Germany
Real castles and palaces in Germany where you can book a room for the night.
germany · Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, Saxony
Pillnitz Palace
Augustus the Strong's chinoiserie Baroque on the Elbe, with a 230-year-old camellia in a mobile greenhouse — Pöppelmann's river palace east of Dresden, where the GYG Elbe cruise offers views from the water but no castle entry
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhine Gorge
Stahleck Castle
A medieval Rhine castle turned youth hostel, commanding the UNESCO gorge above Bacharach
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Altenhausen, near Magdeburg
Altenhausen Castle
A round medieval core with a Renaissance wing and a neo-Gothic hall, today running a genuine dual identity as both a 3-star hotel and a youth hostel with its own equestrian programme
germany · Saxony — Bertsdorf-Hörnitz, near Zittau, Oberlausitz
Althörnitz Castle
Alchemists searched for the secret of Meissen porcelain within these walls — a genuine footnote in the invention of "white gold," at the easternmost point of Saxony
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Basthorst, near Crivitz, between Schwerin and the Glambecksee
Basthorst Castle
An 1823 manor house survives at the heart of the estate — but only 19 of the hotel's 92 rooms are actually inside it; the rest are in two later, separate buildings
germany · North Rhine-Westphalia — Bergisch Gladbach, near Cologne
Bensberg Castle
An early 18th-century Baroque hunting lodge turned boarding school turned five-star hotel, after a €75 million restoration that won a 2016 Interior Design Award
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Rheinfelden (Baden), near the Swiss border
Beuggen Castle
The oldest surviving Teutonic Order commandery in Germany — a religious-military seat for 500 years, a children's home for 160 more, now a hotel since 2017
germany · Bavaria — Blumenthal, Aichach municipality, Wittelsbacher Land
Blumenthal Castle
Eight families bought this 13th-century castle in 2006 and had community artists design all 40 rooms by hand — each one a genuinely different, personally imagined space
germany · Thuringia — Wintzingerode, Leinefelde-Worbis, Eichsfeld
Bodenstein Castle
Held by the same family for nearly 500 years, considered the best-preserved castle in the Eichsfeld — currently unable to offer overnight stays through 2026 due to major construction work
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Hohen Demzin, Mecklenburgische Schweiz
Burg Schlitz Castle
Burg Schlitz Castle in Hohen Demzin, Mecklenburg — not the town of Schlitz in Hesse, some 400 km away — surrounded by a free 180-hectare public landscape park with 36 historic monuments
germany · Bavaria — Middle Franconia, near Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Ansbach
Colmberg Castle
A former Teutonic Order stronghold in the same family's hands since 1964, brewing its own dark castle beer — its courtyard and ramparts have never fully closed off from the surrounding village
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Gernsbach (Obertsrot), Murgtal
Eberstein Castle
700 years above the Murg valley — but the hotel occupies an adjacent manor building, not the medieval castle, which now anchors a Michelin-starred restaurant and tavern instead
germany · Saxony — Loschwitz heights, Dresden, above the Elbe river
Eckberg Castle
One of Dresden's three historic Elbschlösser, its handful of castle-building rooms offering the best views over the city — the rest sit in a separate house 200 metres away
germany · Bavaria — Bernried, Landkreis Deggendorf, Lower Bavaria
Egg Castle
First mentioned in 1103, with the tallest castle keep in Bavaria — but the hotel occupies a separate 1589 estate building at the castle's foot, not the Neo-Gothic castle itself
germany · Thuringia — Ettersburg, near Weimar
Ettersburg Palace
Where Anna Amalia hosted Goethe, Schiller, Wieland and Herder — and where Goethe sent Schiller in 1799 to finish writing Maria Stuart — part of the UNESCO "Classical Weimar" ensemble
germany · Thuringia — Eyba, Saalfelder Höhe, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Eyba Castle
Built in 1553, its walls surviving the Thirty Years' War — today split between the historic castle and a modern, passively-cooled guest house with valley views
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Gamehl, near Wismar
Gamehl Castle
A neo-Gothic Mecklenburg manor house, rescued from near-derelict condition in 2000 and reopened as a small, intimate country-house hotel in 2008
germany · North Rhine-Westphalia — Gehrden (near Brakel), Höxter district, Teutoburg Forest
Gehrden Castle
Over 850 years as a Benedictine convent, not a castle at all — near Brakel in North Rhine-Westphalia, not the larger town of Gehrden near Hannover
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Gröbitz (Teuchern municipality), Burgenlandkreis, Saale-Unstrut region
Gröbitz Castle
A working Saale-Unstrut manor estate, carefully restored with traditional lime and chalk plaster — a small, quiet self-catering alternative to the region's larger castle hotels
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — Kaub, Rhine Gorge, opposite Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
Gutenfels Castle
Built in 1222 to guard the Rhine tolls alongside the mid-river Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, and named 'good rock' after surviving a weeks-long 1504 siege
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Neckarmühlbach (Haßmersheim), Neckar-Odenwald district
Guttenberg Castle
One of Germany's last never-destroyed Staufer castles, home to a real birds-of-prey centre — but the bookable stay is a self-catering house for up to 19, a separate building 50 metres from the castle itself
germany · North Rhine-Westphalia — Weeze, on the River Niers, near the Dutch border
Hertefeld Castle
Held by the same family for roughly 700 years and destroyed in 1945, marketed today as "the only inhabitable castle ruin" in Germany
germany · Bavaria — Hopferau, Ostallgäu, near Füssen
Hopferau Castle
Built in 1468 just 13km from Neuschwanstein — and once the wartime hiding place of Konrad Zuse's pioneering Z4 computer
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Neckarzimmern, Neckar valley
Hornberg Castle
Home to the real 'Knight with the Iron Hand,' Götz von Berlichingen, and in the same family's hands since 1612 — one of the region's oldest working wineries shares the same estate
germany · North Rhine-Westphalia — Kettwig, Essen, Ruhr valley
Hugenpoet Castle
A moated 17th-century Wasserschloss in the Ruhr valley, a 5-star hotel since 1955, with rooms split across the castle, a former coach house and a gatehouse
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Dischingen, Ostalbkreis
Katzenstein Castle
One of southern Germany's best-preserved Romanesque castles — but the hotel occupies the outer-bailey estate buildings, not the medieval keep or hall, and the path between the two no longer exists
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Klink, near Waren, Lake Müritz
Klink Castle
A French Loire-style château on Lake Müritz — but of 106 rooms, only 30 are in the historic 1898 building; most guests stay in a separate lakeside annex
germany · Hesse — Kronberg im Taunus, near Frankfurt
Kronberg Castle
Built for a widowed Empress in memory of her assassinated husband, filled with her own Rubens, Titian and Gainsborough paintings — not to be confused with Denmark's similarly named Kronborg, Hamlet's castle
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — Kamp-Bornhofen, Rhine Gorge (UNESCO)
Liebenstein Castle
One of the "Hostile Brothers" of Rhine Romantic legend — its historic tower now a hotel, its courtyard freely open with Germany's famous Rheinsteig trail running straight through it
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — Lieser, Moselle (Mosel) valley
Lieser Castle
A Neo-Renaissance riverside mansion on the Moselle, its later Art Nouveau wing added for the von Schorlemer family — now a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel
germany · Brandenburg — Lübbenau/Spreewald, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Lübbenau Castle
Held by the same family since 1621 — through Tuscan fortification engineers, a Lenné-designed park, and restitution after German reunification — at the gateway to the Spreewald's canals
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Mellenthin, island of Usedom, Baltic Sea
Mellenthin Castle
One of Pomerania's best-preserved Renaissance water castles — with its own working brewery and distillery inside the historic vaults, open to anyone, not just guests
germany · Lower Saxony — Aerzen (Schwöbber), near Hamelin
Münchhausen Castle
Built in 1570 by a mercenary leader and once visited by Tsar Peter the Great — but not, despite the shared surname, the childhood home of the fabulist Baron Münchhausen
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Neustadt-Glewe, Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim
Neustadt-Glewe Palace
A Dutch Baroque palace with 1,600m² of stucco by Italian masters — the Neues Schloss, not to be confused with the town's separate medieval Alte Burg down the road
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Neuweier, Baden-Baden district
Neuweier Castle
A boutique winery-castle among its own vineyards in Baden-Baden — just 10 rooms, all inside the historic building, with an estate-wine breakfast guests keep raving about
germany · Saxony — Podelwitz, Colditz municipality, Landkreis Leipzig
Podelwitz Castle
A Renaissance water castle on the Mulde, near Colditz's famous namesake — restored since 1990 into a small guesthouse after decades of Cold War-era decline
germany · Saxony — Neuhausen/Erzgebirge, Ore Mountains
Purschenstein Castle
One of Saxony's oldest knights' castles, guarding the old salt route to Prague — its 42-metre keep survives fires that destroyed the rest, and a famous hiking trail runs straight through the park
germany · Bavaria — Ahorntal, Franconian Switzerland (Fränkische Schweiz), near Bayreuth
Rabenstein Castle
First recorded in 1188 on a petrified sponge-reef outcrop, with a real ticketed falconry of 28 aviaries — one of the few castle-hotels in this collection built around genuine day-visitor traffic
germany · Saxony — Chemnitz (Rabenstein district)
Rabenstein Palace
A Baroque residence built in 1776 in the Rabenstein district of Chemnitz — one of the smallest properties in this whole collection, set beside a public park and pond
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — Trechtingshausen, Rhine Gorge (UNESCO)
Reichenstein Castle
A notorious robber-baron ruin rebuilt 1899-1903 — but the hotel's 24 rooms sit in a separate building in front of the castle, not inside the medieval structure itself
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — St. Goar, Rhine Gorge, opposite the Loreley rock
Rheinfels Castle
The largest medieval fortress on the Middle Rhine, considered impregnable for 450 years — its rooms split across the ruined castle, an Art Nouveau villa and a separate apartment house
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Schkopau, Saalekreis, between Merseburg and Halle
Schkopau Castle
A 10th-century fortification held by the same family for over 400 years, rebuilt in 1876 — rescued from near-ruin starting in 1966 and reopened as a hotel in 2001
germany · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Schlemmin, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen, near Tribsees
Schlemmin Castle
A Gothic Revival castle visited by a Prussian king and a future emperor — later a hospital, refugee camp and East German consumer market, restored as a hotel since 2002
germany · Bavaria — Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Rhön region, Lower Franconia
Schloss Bad Neustadt
A 1767 Late Baroque palace beside Bad Neustadt's spa gardens, with a genuine on-site wedding chapel — most of its 51 rooms remain in the original palace itself
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate — Oberwesel, Rhine Gorge (UNESCO)
Schönburg Castle
Perched above the UNESCO-listed Rhine Gorge since 966, burned by French troops in 1689 and reborn during the Rhine's 19th-century Romantic revival — its tower museum welcomes day visitors, its garden is for guests only
germany · Hesse — Geisenheim (Johannisberg), Rheingau
Schwarzenstein Castle
Built in 1873 by a Rheingau winemaking banker at the highest point of Johannisberg — but of 51 rooms, only 7 are within the historic castle itself
germany · Saxony — Neukirchen/Pleiße, Landkreis Zwickau
Schweinsburg Castle
Known as the "cradle of Crimmitschau" — a historic moated Ober-/Unterschloss complex used mainly for events, with hotel rooms split between the old Wasserburg and a modern guesthouse
germany · Hesse — Spangenberg, Schwalm-Eder district
Spangenberg Castle
Over 800 years as fortress, hunting lodge, prison and Prussian forestry school — one of the few castle-hotels in this collection with a genuine, regularly open museum on-site
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Salach, Göppingen district
Staufeneck Castle
A medieval ruin's moat, ring wall and keep survive intact — but the hotel inside them is entirely new construction, built in a single year in 2000-2001
germany · Bavaria — Würzburg, overlooking the city and its vineyards
Steinburg Castle
A 13th-century fortress ruin rebuilt as a Romantic castle in the 1890s, overlooking Würzburg's vineyards from three connected sections, one deliberately without air conditioning
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Stiege, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz district
Stiege Castle
Possibly a hunting lodge for Heinrich I around 919, first recorded in 1329, and seat of the Counts of Blankenburg-Reinstein for nearly 400 years — today a working café, brewery-tavern and self-catering castle in the Harz
germany · Hesse — Trendelburg, Reinhardswald forest, German Fairy Tale Route
Trendelburg Castle
The tower said to have inspired the Brothers Grimm's Rapunzel — restored, reopened to day visitors in 2012, and a hotel since the late 1940s
germany · Hesse — Waldeck, above Lake Edersee, Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
Waldeck Castle
Seat of the Counts of Waldeck since the 11th century, later a state penitentiary and women's prison — its dark history now told in an on-site museum
germany · Baden-Württemberg — Rudersberg, Schwäbischer Wald, Rems-Murr-Kreis
Waldenstein Castle
A quiet, family-run castle hotel in the Schwäbischer Wald, known for its panoramic terrace and consistently praised views rather than headline history
germany · Hesse — Weilburg an der Lahn, old town
Weilburg Castle
The hotel occupies the early-18th-century Prinzessinnenbau — a genuinely distinct building from the grand Residenzschloss next door, which operates as an independent state museum with its own guided tours
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Dedeleben, Huy, Landkreis Harz
Westerburg Castle (Harz)
An 800-year-old moated water castle in the Harz — not to be confused with the unrelated town of Westerburg and its own historic castle in the Westerwald, over 250km away
germany · Bavaria — Sailauf, near Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia
Weyberhöfe Castle
A 1265 hunting lodge for the Archbishop of Mainz, rebuilt after fire in 1557, and still carrying "Kurfürstliches" (Electoral) in its name centuries after the Mainz electoral court it once served
germany · North Rhine-Westphalia — Münster, Münsterland
Wilkinghege Castle
A 16th-century moated water castle in the Münsterland, family-run for three generations, with a genuine 18-hole golf course on the grounds
germany · Hesse — Schwebda, Meinhard, Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Wolfsbrunnen Castle
A Neo-Renaissance mansion built in 1904 as a romantic gift for a wife, funded by her industrialist father — set around the spring that gives the estate its name
germany · Saxony-Anhalt — Zingst (Vitzenburg municipality), near Nebra, Saale-Unstrut wine region
Zingst Castle (Saale-Unstrut)
Not the Baltic seaside resort of the same name — this Zingst is a small, inland wine-country castle over 300km from the coast, near the UNESCO-listed Nebra Sky Disc