Schloss Hotel Fernsteinsee

Super lovely place,we loved the private lake area, dog friendly, good food, very friendly staff, can highly recommend!

Beautiful location on a swimming lake. The blonde lady at reception was lovely!

Slightly false advertising as we were actually given a room in ‘Villa Lorea’ which was a house on the nearby campsite 500m down a forest path, away from the hotel and castle. We had dinner at the hotel and were served by a very rude waitress with short dark hair. She was actively rude, slamming down our food and huffing and puffing when we asked to pay with card. With some significant changes to the staff team, this hotel has great potential. Breakfast was ok. All in all, expensive for what it is.

The hotel is in an excellent location, the staff is friendly and helpful, our room was large and well-appointed. The entire hotel is decorated richly with artwork of all kinds, the overall experience is one of luxury and comfort.

If I have to pick something negative to say, the wait times in the restaurant were occasionally on the longer side.

My husband and I stayed in the King Ludwig suite and we were amazed at the grandness of the room. it went far beyond our expectations, and it made us feel like royalty. Our friends had rented a different room in the castle but decided to move into our "suite" because it had both a separate bedroom and an additional bathroom. We stayed up late sitting around the kitchen table and enjoying wine and conversation. In the morning we brought coffee up into the room and enjoyed a leisurely morning before heading down to the wonderful breakfast. We learned that though King Ludwig had never actually stayed in that particular suite, empress Maria Theresa had. The room was lavish, and the bedding quite comfortable. We also enjoyed and appreciated all the chandeliers and lamps that we were able to light up in the room.

My only suggestion is that there could be better lighting in the bathroom. I believe it could be helped with a change of lightbulbs.