Who wouldn't want to spend the night in a castle? For some odd reason, our daughter, who insists on wearing skirts and dresses only, did not want to. If you ask her now if she'd like to go back, her answer is a definite "yes."Schoenburg Castle in Oberwesel, Germany, along the Rhine River has been a hotel since 1957, allowing tourists to become king or queen for a day. Historians believe it was built between 951 and 1166. The Shoenburg family charged taxes to travelers along the Rhine River. In 1689 french soldiers burnt down some of the town and most of the castle, causing it to remain a ruin until the 19th century when Mr. Rhinelander bought it and restored it. Now the Huttl family owns the hotel and restaurant, allowing American tourists who are intrigued by castles to spend the night in luxury.
Our walk up to the entrance.
Our walk up to the entrance.As we were escorted to our rooms Monday evening, we found out our room was number 11 (up a few flights of stairs). We joked that my parents' room would end up being at the top of the castle in the turret. Our laughter quickly turned to huffs and puffs only a few minutes later as we were shown to their room, indeed at the very top of the castle!
This is the walkout balcony from their room in the middle of the picture on the left with the criss cross wood.
We counted 91 total stairs to their bed chambers, but they had the best view of the Rhine River!
They also had a beautiful view of vineyards through their tiny window by the bed.
Exploring the castle, we found lots of fun places to roam.
We even found an ornate bathroom sink made into a fountain!
This was a balcony to relax and take in the views.
It ended up being pretty foggy up here.
Dinner was served at 7:00 and shortly after it ended at 9:00 we turned in for the night. The kids were really well behaved at dinner and enjoyed the paper doll prince and princess the staff gives to children.
R and J both decided they wanted to sleep in this bed fit for a king...especially since the other single bed in the room was a "hospital bed" to use R's exact words.
We ended up letting both of them fall asleep in here, and then moving J to the hospital bed after she was sawing logs.
We counted 91 total stairs to their bed chambers, but they had the best view of the Rhine River!
They also had a beautiful view of vineyards through their tiny window by the bed.
Exploring the castle, we found lots of fun places to roam.
We even found an ornate bathroom sink made into a fountain!
This was a balcony to relax and take in the views.
It ended up being pretty foggy up here.Dinner was served at 7:00 and shortly after it ended at 9:00 we turned in for the night. The kids were really well behaved at dinner and enjoyed the paper doll prince and princess the staff gives to children.
R and J both decided they wanted to sleep in this bed fit for a king...especially since the other single bed in the room was a "hospital bed" to use R's exact words.
We ended up letting both of them fall asleep in here, and then moving J to the hospital bed after she was sawing logs.
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