Name: Burg Rabenstein
Address: Rabenstein 33, 33, Ahorntal, 95491, DE

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2026

Joerg

A quaint place where one can re-live history w great personal service and an excellent restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Megan

We had a wonderful stay at the hotel. It is breathtaking. We loved the cave tour, I would highly recommend it. Unfortunately we only spent one night, so didn’t get to explore much.
The breakfast was a simple continental breakfast, but that served our family well.
Don’t hesitate to book this place, it was a highlight of our trip!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Jutta

The fact that the Castle (Restaurant, Falken Show, and Sophies Cave ) are all closed on Monday is very inconvenient. At least it should made know before booking.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2025

Christopher

This castle Hotel is in a beautiful natural area with hiking trails and small villages.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

21 Dec 2024

Dirk

The castle is fantastic and the rooms are too. Be very careful with pricing. The manager clearly rips people off. Pay double for your food, be lied to about a \"free\" tour and the excuse will be, \"oh it's an issue with Wotif and language dirrerences. I'll need to sort that.\" And be aware you may be charged for your room twice. We were. Don't trust them.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2024

Alexandra

Wir hatten einen wunderbaren Aufenthalt und werden die Unterkunft wieder buchen.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2024

Eran

great experience

A lovely and recommended place. it was a great experience. We enjoyed walking around the corridors of the castle and discovering the special rooms with weapons and armor. We took part in a tour \"Sophie's Cave\" - we really enjoyed it, but the downside is that the tour is in German, altow you can try to get an explanation from the guides separately. After the tour we attended a wonderful dinner at the castle.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2023

Farni

Great stay!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2023

Laura

If you are staying on property you drive down to the gate. Buzz the front desk and they will let you through to unload your bags. You will then park above the gate in the parking lot. We drove into town to eat dinner and pick up a couple of bottles of wine. Rooms were huge, clean, well kept.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2023

Stacy

The property is amazing and the room was very comfortable. English is spoken but we had a miscommunication with the staff (not quite enough detail) about the location of the on-site concert, which led to us missing about half of it before we finally found it. Dinner in the hotel restaurant was good but very drawn out. After three hours, our 11-year-old was pretty antsy. Breakfast was good.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2023

David

Staff were friendly and very helpful. Breakfast was fine. the room was comfortable. Parking is easy but a bit of a walk and the signs to the hotel could be improved. I found it confusing to find the entrance during a heavy downpour. But the hotel met my needs very nicely and I do commend the staff who are wonderful.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2022

Christine

We decided to stay at Burg Rabenstein for one evening in a trip around Germany, and it was well worth the stop. The castle and its grounds were beautiful. There is a local cave and falconry on-site; however, they were both closed for the winter (we visited in December). Even so, we were able to take advantage of the local hiking trails around the castle, which we thoroughly enjoyed. A free tour of the castle is included with your reservation booking, which was informative and enjoyable. The tour is in German. Hotel staff were incredibly welcoming and made our visit very enjoyable.

The room was very large, clean, and offered a huge soaking tub. The room was a bit noisy - you could hear everything in the hallways and rooms above/below. However, that wouldn't deter us from visiting again.

Breakfast was free and included a nice spread of meats, cheeses, granola, yogurt, various coffees, and eggs made to order. There was a dinner murder-mystery performance the night we stayed; however, it was already booked up. The concierge suggested two local restaurants, one of which was right down the road and had amazing food.

Overall, we loved our visit and look forward to staying here again on our next trip to Germany.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Fantastic

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

This is an amazing hotel. The location and view are beautiful. The room was very large and comfortable. The staff was first class. This was one of the nicest hotel experiences we have had. I can’t recommend it more highly.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2019

richard

Wonderful place

I loved staying here. It is not far off the A9 and is stiuated in a beautiful location in the Franconian mountains. The property is very well maintained and the kitchen is excellent. They also have an outbuilding and beirgarten which was quite relaxing. Will definitely visit again!

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2019

Juliette

The castle is truly unique and the staff was very accommodating. It’s a fun look at history and offers amazing views.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Location is everything the website said it is. The food is superb, the staff attentive. The big log fire is irresistible.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice accommodations and unique experience, high recommendations

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2019

Pavel

Romantic castle hotel

Hotel is really castle and way to the reception is via the stone bridge.
it is really romatic hotel for weekend.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2018

Rob

Burg Rabenstein is a Medieval Castle Hotel in a idyllic setting overlooking a beautiful ravine in rural Franconia. There are beautiful hiking trails, a nice beer garden and a falconry, which puts on daily shows. The WiFi is poor in terms of connection strength and unless you ask for multiple login codes, you will only receive access for a single device. The hotel in not air conditioned and many of the windows do not have screens. So, the rooms can be stuffy in warm weather, or alternatively you’ll get eaten up by bugs. The rooms are dark even with the lights on. The main desk is only staffed from 8 am until 9 pm. There is no bell service, so you will need to carry your bags up stairs yourself. There is an elevator, but it is located at the back of the dining room and does not reach all rooms. The food at dinner is good, but service can be slow. The Continental breakfast was good and starts at 8 am. The Burg would be a fun getaway for a family looking to unplug for a few days, step back in time and enjoy the outdoors in a beautiful place. It perhaps lacks too many of the creature comforts and service which would be ideal for a couples getaway.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2018

John

It's a castle from the 13th Century!

The setting is amazing. The rooms find a comfortable balance between preserving the old and providing the comfort of new. There are many walking trails and a a place that has different species of bird that have shows which sound interesting.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2018

Cynthia

Great castle experience

The castle was an awesome setting with beautiful and spacious guest room with king bed as well as stunning common areas such as lobby with fireplace and dining room and chapel. We were traveling the castle road across Germany and came across this hotel. Quiet and relaxing. We had a delicious dinner in the restaurant as well as a terrific breakfast buffet in the morning. We took a tour of Sophie's Cave located on the grounds. Highly recommend this hotel.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

No hot water and misleading claims from hotel staf

I had little to no got water both mornings of my stay. I traveled with a friend and we had two rooms, upon check-in we were told that we could split the bill and pay with two separate card on the morning we check out; however, on checkout they wouldn't split the bill for the two rooms and claimed there was nothing they could do. The wifi is also terrible and didn't work in My room or my friends room. It's a cool old castle and worth a visit to just check out, but I wouldn't recommend staying there.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2017

Andrew and Emily

Country Germany

It's a real castle... What's not to love! Genuinely the most memorable stay in 3 weeks we have had from countless hotels. Dinner was special, the lounge with the open fire you could sit in all night. And super breakfast too. Do yourself a favour and don't miss the caves and falconry next door too!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2017

Matthew

Terrific Castle in Great Location

Very comfortable castle, great room (suite) with views over the valley. Room was comfortable and well furnished though shame not to have a kettle to make ourselves drinks. No TV which was fine, and very patchy WiFi which we were ok with but others may find irritating.

Public rooms fantastic and a roof terrace too. Fires in the evening even in August. Not many staff and very discrete service - you can ask for anything and it is delivered with charm, but you need to ask. This suited us but this is not like a luxury US Hotel.

Situation is fantastic. Beautiful countryside, great hiking trails and small villages to visit. Not far to Bamberg and we stayed here while attending the Bayreuth Festival just 20 mins drive away.

Breakfast is great, evening restaurant ok - menu limited and poor for vegetarians (you could eat there once) but reasonable.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2017

Eric

Fairy tale castle.

An amazing castle to stay in, sited on a spectacular crag. The evening meals and breakfasts were excellent and all the staff helpful and welcoming. It was wonderful to be able to wander the corridors on a evening and sit in an atmospheric lounge area with log fire. Staff were always on hand to provide drinks etc. Will definitely return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Fun to stay in a medieval castle

The castle is beautifully appointed as a hotel. It seems mostly patronized by Germans. I was the only non-German in the place, which is a good sign of its appeal to locals. I was there for one of their special meals, 4 courses and a fire show. The food was excellent and the show entertaining. My room had a lovely view. The bathrooms are a little worn, but clean and functional. I was not too happy with the small room I was initially given (a single, which was fine, but no character). They immediately moved me to another room, which was lovely. I would recommend booking a larger room, even if travelling on your own, so you get the nicer decor. The common rooms (dining, lounge) are lovely. Breakfast was excellent. I stayed here for one night on the way from Bayreuth to Munich. It is a little off the beaten track, but worth the extra effort.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2016

Michael

Best stay of my life

The location is perfect, its out of the way from the noise of city and traffic, in the beautiful countryside. The castle looks amazing as you drive up to it, and when you enter it is just as beautiful, if not more, on the inside. The rooms are immaculate and the staff is extremely helpful and accommodating. I had an amazing stay, the food was the best ive ever eaten in all of germany, and i will definately be coming back!

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2016

Don

Castle experience with modern comforts

Facility was amazingly clean and well organized. Very quiet. Food was excellent. Staff were very accommodating.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2015

Donald

Worth the time to stay at the Berg.

Our stay at the Berg was everything we hoped for. Everyone enjoyed the stay.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2015

Larry

Beautiful, historic castle with wonderful views &

In general, it was great. We were upgraded to a suite, but the wifi didn't work there. We had a crabby waitress the one night we ate there. However, the front office staff was outstanding--especially Laura & Nina(?).

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2015

Alexander

Great castle

Great castle. Really worth visiting. Super cozy

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Great service and atmosphere....

We arrived late and the staff was very accommodating. It was a real pleasure. We were invited into the fireside lounge for drinks and everyone was very friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2015

IAN

stop over in a place so peaceful

This may be off the beaten track, but it was so worthwhile. Excellent staff, very helpful. Room was a suite, couldn't ask for more. Only thing missing was air con, it was over 30 degrees during our stop, so very close. Maybe a portable unit would work. But the setting was top-notch.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2014

Kandie

Amazing experience!

Our stay here was incredible. Every amenity was thought of and everyone was friendly and helpful. The rooms were more than comfortable and quite beautiful. The reception staff greeted us at the grand wooden castle door. We arrived late, (we got lost) and they held a late dinner reservation for us. The food was not only delicious, but a work of art to look at. The waitress claimed her English was catastrophic (her description, not ours) but she was fabulous and truly spoke english quite well.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2026

Niels

Fantastisk sted. Hele køretur værd hvis man er til historie og natur.
Både morgen- og aftensmad var topklasse

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2026

Deborah Jill

Tolle Erfahrung! Sehr kinderfreundlich. Können wir weiterempfehlen.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2026

Alette

Dyrt men spændende sted.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Christian

Bra och trevligt, spännande plats!

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Francisco

Das Hotel ist kitschig-mittelalterlich eingerichtet, passend zur Burg. Der Weg vom staubigen Parkplatz zum Hotel führt durch den Wald, man kann aber auch kurz vorfahren fürs Gepäck.

Die Zimmer passen ebenfalls in dieses Mittelalter-Schema, die Badezimmer sind aber betont modern - und deshalb auch unpraktisch. Dusche in der hohen Badewanne, keine Ablageflächen, zu kurzer Duschschlauch, so dass man die Regenwalddusche nutzen muss… Das Frühstück war dafür okay, man konnte auch frische Eiergerichte bestellen. Für Fans von (nachgebauten) Burgen ist das Hotel sicher eine Reise Wert.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2026

Marc

Wij verbleven hier tijdens een periode met extreem warm weer. Buiten was het ongeveer 30°C, maar in de kamer liep de temperatuur op tot 35°C. Er was slechts één ventilator aanwezig, waardoor een goede nachtrust vrijwel onmogelijk was.

De kamer zelf was prachtig en comfortabel ingericht. Bij warm weer is deze accommodatie echter minder aan te raden, omdat er onvoldoende mogelijkheden zijn om de kamer koel te houden.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Daniel

Frühstück war ausreichend und sehr nettes Personal. Zimmer waren sehr sauber und Badezimmer sehr modern. Zimmer sehr schön im Alten Stil eingerichtet. Gerne kommen wir wieder

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Clas

Fantastisk sted i flotte omgivelser. Værelset var rent og pænt, og maden var fremragende. Stedet oser af stemning og er bestemt et besøg værd. Vil selv gerne kombinere et fremtidigt besøg med et af deres arrangementer, eksempelvis \"Murder Mystery Night\".

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Jasmin

Das Zimmer war einfach klasse. Ein richtiges Erlebnis. Das Frühstück war reichlich und es gab eine tolle Auswahl, das Personal war super freundlich und ich kann die Burgführung (die für Hotelgäste kostenlos ist gegen Voranmeldung) sehr empfehlen.
In der Umgebung gibt es die Falknerei, die definitiv auch einen Besuch wert ist und die Schlossschenke hatte auch sehr leckere Sachen im Angebot, wobei hier die Öffnungszeiten beachtet werden sollten, wenn man Abends dort essen möchte.
Der Parkplatz ist ein kleines Stück vom Hotel entfernt, man kann aber auch vorfahren, wobei wir das kurze Stück gut zu Fuß gehen konnten. Man sollte lediglich beachten, dass es im Hotel nicht in jedem Stockwerk einen Aufzug gibt. Falls das also wichtig ist, empfehle ich, dort vor einer Zimmerbuchung anzurufen und zu fragen, welche Zimmer per Aufzug erreicht werden können.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2025

Jan Øyvind

Flott området og store rom. Rommet hadde nyoppusset bad. En opplevelse og overnatte i en så lekker omgivelse.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Uwe

Diese Burg ist etwas besonderes und hat uns sehr gefallen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Anna Maria

It was very Fine

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2025

Heinz

Kurze Auszeit!

Coole Unterkunft, für 2 - 3 Tage sehr empfehlenswert, absolut ruhie Lage. Gutsschenke zum Essen nicht empfehlenswert.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2024

Manuela

Die Burg liegt sehr idyllisch, wunderschöne Events

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Petra

Wunderschöne Burg mit Flair

Wunderschöne Burg zum übernachten mit Flair.
Die Reise dorthin ist es auf alle Fälle wert.
Sehr nettes freundliches Personal, sehr gutes Essen und reichhaltiges Frühstück.
Es fehlte uns an nichts.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

Myriam

Sehr toller Service, immer nett und freundlich, besonders zu den Kindern. Essen war sehr lecker! Werden wir weiterempfehlen.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Ralph

Ein schöner Ort zum Entspannen

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Køkkenet var lukket grundet ruetag, det var jeg rigtig ked af.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Thomas-Peter

Sehr nettes und kompetentes Personal, das Ambiente ist toll , richtige Burg dazu Biergarten und Falknerei sowie andere Freizeitmöglichkeiten direkt vor Ort. Tolle Aussicht
gutes reichhaltiges Frühstück.
Wir waren beeindruckt und voll zufrieden.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Hotellet saknade AC på rummet (vilket kanske inte är annat att vänta med tanke på byggnadens ålder). Åk hit!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2024

Julian

Bathroom war very modern, the room itself very big - super!
Cleanlyness was okay but could have been better. Receprion at arrival was subpar, that could have been more friendly in general, didn't feel welcomed.
But all in all, great hotel!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2024

Christian

Einzigartiges Ambiente in 800 Jahre alter Burg auf Felsvorsprung mit tollem Essen und tollem Service vom Personal. Leider ist die Ausstattung und die Anmutung unser Zimmers deutlich in die Jahre gekommen - unser Preisniveau lag bei der Rabenstein Suite immerhin auf 5-Sterne Ebene - da reicht dann Ambiente allein nicht mehr und es muss mehr geliefert werden wie zB sicheres und leistungsstarkes WLAN (gerade wenn kein TV), Minibar im Zimmer (oder zumindest Kaffee/Teezubereitungsmöglichkeit) sowie eine hoch- und neuwertige Ausstattung mit voller Funktion

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2023

Monika

Burgfeeling mit kleinen Abstrichen

Der Check-in an der Rezeption war etwas hektisch und holprig. Wir wurden mehfach darauf hingewiesen, dass wir gleich zum Empfangs-Cocktail in den 1. Stock kommen sollten. Als wir dorthin kamen und unser Getränk wählte, wollte man 13 € dafür. Als wir sagten, dass wir gerade angekommene Gäste des Hauses sind und dass ein Willkommens-Cocktail normalerweise kostenlos ist, wurden wir mit unverständlichen Blicken abgeschaut. Das Getränk, das wir nicht zahlen wollten, wurde daraufhin hin zurückgegossen.... Kein schöner Start!
... und das an unserem Silberhochzeitstag.
Die Luxus-Suite war zwar groß, aber mit einer recht zusammengewürfelten Einrichtung. Die Dusche in der Badewanne – ohne eine seitliche Abdeckung - ist nicht so gut. Eine Minibar oder ein Kühlschrank suchten wir in der Suite vergeblich. Lange Wege mit dem Gepäck bis zur Suite (kein Kofferwagen / mitten durch den Speisesaal) sind nicht schön.
Das sollte man wissen: es gibt weder ein Radio noch ein TV in der Suite. So lupenrein mittelalterlich ist das Gebäude nicht, dass man es als Grund anführt, bewusst keine TV Geräte zu haben. In unserem Zimmer war auch noch der Internetempfang schlecht und instabil.
Was wirklich gut war und den Aufenthalt angenehm gestaltete war ein sehr gutes Frühstück und die freundliche Bedienung.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Tobias

Exzellent- in allen Belangen!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2023

Thomas

We enjoyed our stay very much. The room was great and we enjoyed sitting by the fire before dinner. The was no restaurant open on our first night ( Monday) which would have been nice to know in advance.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Andreas

Etwas besonderes - kann man empfehlen

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2023

Ted

Bra boende med bra middag och frukost

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Zimmer war sehr klein und es war sehr heiß in dem Zimmer.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2023

Friedrich

wunderschöne Lage mitten in der Natur. Das Burgrestaurant bietet eine ausgezeichnete Küche.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2023

Tina

Das Zimmer war sehr schön und sauber. Das Frühstück war sehr lecker. Alles in allem ein schöner Aufenthalt.
Weniger die Burg war das Highlight als die Falknerei und die Sophienhöhle.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2023

Anja

Wir waren rundum sehr zufrieden und haben ein paar erholsame und interessante Tage in dem Burghotel verbracht. Das Kaminzimmer hat uns besonders gut gefallen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2023

Markus

Das Ambiente ist natürlich Top auf einer Burg und das Personal sehr freundlich auch zu die Kinder.
Kinderportion sind groß ;-)
Es gibt nix auszusetzen.
Komme wieder gern

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2023

Claus

Alles gut

Alles bestens, lediglich die Größe der Betten.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2023

Michael