Well, it's almost Valentine's Day - so Days of Yore Travel would like to present you with the Top 10 Romantic Castles you can stay in. Here's our Second Choice:
No. 2 Rapunzel’s Castle – Trendelburg
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| Trendelburg - The Real Rapunzel Castle |
The Trendelburg Castle was built in 1300, near the city of Kassel. Purportedly this is the real McCoy – the original true Rapunzel Castle right out of Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
In reality, it was built by Conrad III von Schöneberg, to secure the road between Kassel and Bremen. Like Sababurg, it’s located on the Fairy Tale Road, on the other side of Reinhard’s Forest.
The impressive 125 foot high “Rapunzel” tower was added after the castle burned down in 1456. The Grimm Brothers added Rapunzel (the German word for lamb’s lettuce) to their collection of fairy tales, after a woman from this area told them the handed-down medieval tale of Sleeping Beauty in 1810. The forest surrounding (Reinhardswald) is full of so many old trees, you will believe it’s haunted.
Unlike in the fairy tale, the castle played a strategic role in the Thirty Years’ War, and was destroyed by General Tilly’s Croatian soldiers. It wasn’t until 1996 that it was finally purchased by an investment company and finally restored, making it one of the most romantic castle hotels in Europe.
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| Romantic Castle Chambers |
The rooms all have “castle chamber” décor, especially for romantic couples in mind. The hotel gives special attention to details like rose petals in the bath, and bedding arranged with a romantic flair. Naturally, four-posted canopy beds at the crowning touch to this romantic castle hotel.
This hotel is perfect for people who want the fairy tale experience with romance, comfort and luxury. Here’s a sample of one of the specials they have at Rapunzel’s castle:
- 2 overnights in one of the fairy tale rooms
- Royal castle lord‘s breakfast
- They welcome you with the heavenly smell and taste home-baked muffins
- Fluffy bath-robe and comfortable slippers
- Aroma bath in your fairy bath in your chambers
- A fairy tale heavenly relaxing massage (25 minutes)
- 3-course dinner with an "enchanted" main entry
- 5-course dinner in "magical" candle-light for romantics
- An enchanting day in the land of fairy tales is awaiting for your discover
- You can arrive as of 12:00 pm (upon request)
- You can take a late check-out up until 4:00 pm (upon request)
- Free parking in front of the castle
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| Dine like Kings & Queens |
Couple price for a double room including bathtub -
Starting at 496 €
Extras (per couple) : - Four-posted canopy bed or residence in the tower € 40,00
- Honeymoon Suite € 80,00
- Residence in the Royal Suite € 120,00
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| Spoil yourself like a real Princess or Prince |
- A temperate sauna (150°F) for cold winter days – 30 €/hr/couple – private use: 75 €/hr/couple.
- Pamper yourself in their “Princess Mouse Skin” Salt Room (24 € /hr /couple)
- Relaxing massages starting at 35 € / person, or hot stone massages 75 € / person.
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| Castle servents awaiting your commands, See Rapunzel let down her hair, or haunted Reinhart's Forest |
Naturally, no romantic trip to this castle would be complete without a castle event, such as fairy tale reenactments, feast for the knights, or a trip to the haunted Reinhart's forest or the nearby Tierpark, which has many of the legendary animals right out of fairy tales.
Sound irresistibly romantic? To find out more, send an email to Days of Yore Travel,
or the Trendelburg Hotel at: info@burg-hotel-trendelburg.com
Address:
Burg Hotel Trendelburg
Steinweg 1
34388 Trendelburg
Germany
Telefon +49 (0)56 75 - 90 90
Telefax +49 (0)56 75 -93 62
Website: http://www.burg-hotel-trendelburg.com/en/
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