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Burg Rabenstein

Hotel with free breakfast, steps from Rabenstein Castle

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Breakfast and dinner served, German cuisine
Suite
Executive Suite
Exterior detail
Nestled near Rabenstein Castle, Burg Rabenstein offers a warm welcome with breakfast buffet and free in-room WiFi. Enjoy hiking or biking nearby, then unwind by the cozy fireplace or on the scenic terrace. Guests rave about this hotel’s attentive multilingual staff.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
The current price is AU$221
includes taxes & fees
23 Feb - 24 Feb

Room options

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Single Room (Extra bed available)

Single Room (Extra bed available)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
In-room safe
  • 16 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
  • 82 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Suite

Suite

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
  • 40 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
  • 30 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
  • 20 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Heating
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Deep-soaking bath
Shower/bath combination
Free bottled water
In-room safe
  • 18 sq m
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Map
Rabenstein 33, Ahorntal, BY, 95491

What's nearby

  • Rabenstein Castle - 1 min walk
  • Sophie’s Cave - 9 min walk
  • Frankische Schweiz Museum - 13 min drive
  • Pottenstein Castle - 18 min drive
  • Devil's Cave - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Friedrichsthal (b. Bayreuth) Station - 27 min drive
  • Nuremberg (NUE-Nuremberg Airport) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizzeria Stahäusla - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Gasthof zur Behringersmühle - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Brauerei Heckel - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Zur Post - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Scheffel-Gasthof - ‬14 min drive

About this property

Burg Rabenstein

Hotel near Rabenstein Castle
Located close to Sophie’s Cave and Ludwigs' Cave, Burg Rabenstein provides a free breakfast buffet, a terrace and a fireplace in reception. Active travellers can enjoy hiking/biking trails at this hotel. The on-site German cuisine restaurant, Burgrestaurant Rabenstein, offers breakfast and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as a bar.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self-parking
  • Multilingual staff, smoke-free property and a lift
  • 7 meeting rooms, a banquet hall and a front desk safe
Room features
All guest rooms are individually furnished, and offer amenities, such as free WiFi, safes and free bottled water.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with deep-soaking baths and free toiletries
  • Heating, daily housekeeping and desks

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Burgrestaurant Rabenstein

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 7 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • In a regional park
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 6 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 36 per night.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: EUR 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 36 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and window guards

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

Property is also known as

Burg Rabenstein Ahorntal
Hotel Burg Rabenstein
Hotel Burg Rabenstein Ahorntal
Burg Rabenstein Hotel Ahorntal
Burg Rabenstein Hotel
Burg Rabenstein Hotel
Burg Rabenstein Ahorntal
Burg Rabenstein Hotel Ahorntal

Frequently asked questions

Is Burg Rabenstein pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of EUR 20 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much does it cost to stay at Burg Rabenstein?

As of 16 Feb 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Burg Rabenstein on 23 Feb 2025 start from AU$221.10, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Burg Rabenstein?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Burg Rabenstein?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 6 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Burg Rabenstein?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is Burg Rabenstein located?

Situated in a regional park, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Rabenstein Castle and Sophie’s Cave. Ludwigs' Cave and Frankische Schweiz Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).

Burg Rabenstein Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 140 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 140 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 140 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 140 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 140 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten einen wunderbaren Aufenthalt und werden die Unterkunft wieder buchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eran

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Farni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Inka

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David, EAST KEW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Olof, Ystad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Megan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Juliette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The castle is truly unique and the staff was very accommodating. It’s a fun look at history and offers amazing views.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is everything the website said it is. The food is superb, the staff attentive. The big log fire is irresistible.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice accommodations and unique experience, high recommendations
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pavel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic castle hotel
Hotel is really castle and way to the reception is via the stone bridge. it is really romatic hotel for weekend.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Rob, Colleyville, TX, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
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.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

John, Frankfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andrew and Emily, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, NJ USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.