As you walk up to the Schloss Augustuburg, you will not be blown away. It looks fairly plain when…read morecompared to other castles from that time. What is truly remarkable waits for you inside. The grand stairway is one of the most ornate and intricately decorated places I have ever seen. Simply breathtaking. I felt that the tour, which is the only way permitted to see the inside of the castle, was a little too rushed. If possible, take your time walking the grounds and the gardens before you have the tour so that you are tired and don't mind a faster walk through the castle. The gardens are another amazing sight and very invocative of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versaille since they were done by one of Le Nôtre's pupils. The audio tour is worth it and make sure you keep your headset for the second castle: Falkenlust.

A great place to chill out and enjoy the nature! Big and beautiful garden with so many carefully…read moretended beds of flowers, fountains, a labyrinth and kind of forest with so many wild blackberries. It's also very popular for wedding photos!

The castle is one of the best achieved and best tended castle with moat in the Rhineland. It is in…read moreprivate use and is normaly not accessible for publicity. Musicenthusiastics certainly get invited to a round walk through the basement and through the ribbed vault from 15th century, when they are guests of one of the regular proceeded concerts in the remise.

Old castle atmosphere combined with high tech meeting and conference equipment. You won't find too…read moremany more boutique style conference facilities like this in Germany.

Tauck calls this "dinner in a castle". Well, it is a beautiful building, more in line with a…read more "manor" and they have exclusive dinners here. It is actually a retirement home for single/widowed women who meet specific requirements. The grounds are beautiful and the entrance is grand. The 2 rooms where we dined had lovely chandeliers with the traditional heavy draperies, and, of course, a grand fireplace. How else could they stay warm before heating came along??? The delicious dinner consisted of: small pretzel pastry with french butter, grilled fish with avocado salsa, tournedos of beef with shallots and red wine jus, potatoes and vegetables, and for dessert, Mascarpone tart with sour cream, raspberry cream & fresh blackberries. And don't forget the wine !!!

Great meals, best service!!! Beautiful atmosphere, nice lake…read moreand castle. Try beef soup and epic steaks!

When you're on a Rhine River cruise you get to see so many castles along the river. I was quite…read morecurious about what visiting one would be like. I completely understand why our cruise company picked Lahneck Castle for us to visit because it's the total package. After gathering outside the gate we walked into the courtyard and it felt like stepping into a fairy tale. There were vines snaking their way up castle walls but instead of making it feel unkempt it accentuated the charm. When touring the primitive interior parts I loved that they had gone the extra mile and put out candles to light up the darkness. We got to see the small attached church and were shown the inner workings of an old lockbox. Other parts of the castle have a 'modern' interior that is wonderfully decorated. In fact for one part we had to wear booties over our shoes so that we wouldn't damage the wood floor. I found my whole visit here completely fascinating. Our river cruise was all inclusive so we didn't have to pay to come here. I remember being shocked when I happened to spot a sign listing what the admission prices were. Six Euros for this experience has to be the deal of the century.

Absolutely worth it - and buy the combo ticket and make you check out the butterfly park too. Love…read moreit every time I go.