BURG STAUFENECK
Castle Hotel and Restaurant in the Swabian Alb
The lands of northern Swabia between the Neckar and Donau Rivers were
once held by the Staufer kings who built a string of castles to control
the hilly forested lands from Stuttgart to Nuremburg sometimes called Stauferland,
now split between Baden-Wurttemburg and lower Bavaria. In the year 1080,
Ludwig von Staufen built a tower fortress on a hilltop in the Alb near
the town of Salach. From the 14th to 16th Centuries the castle was owned
by the von Rechenbergs until the last died out in 1599. The castle changed
hands several times until abandoned in the 1800s and gradually fell into
ruins, with only the main tower still and several farm outbuildings surviving.
The Burg Staufeneck
castle Hotel and Restaurant now take up the remaining ruins of the former
medieval castle, transformed in 2002 into a 5 star
hotel property and gourmet restaurant often listed as one of the top 30
hotels in Germany. About 30
minutes east from Stuttgart up a winding road to the top of its hill
overlooking
the
Fils
River valley
below,
the Burg
Staufeneck Hotel and Restaurant offers a romantic old world deluxe
accomodation in a calm and bucolic oasis, surrounded by woods and fields
in the midst
of Germany’s industrialized west,
with country roads perfect for exploring in your classic Bentley. 
The hotel consists of a modern construction of elegantly furnished and
spacious
rooms
with top amenities, connected to the medieval tower with a panoramic hotel
bar for evening views of the valley below, a stylish wellness area with
sauna, several baths, massage showers, a grotto, and fitness room. Across
the stone wall enclosed courtyard which also serves as the parking lot,
the former barn serves for large functions, BBQ’s, weddings and groups.
The
Burg Staufeneck Hotel and Restaurant is operated by the Staubinger and
Schurr families.
Rolf Staufenburg is the chef of the gourmet kitchen
which attracts locals as well as travelers for its Swabian specialties
combined with contemporary Mediterranean menu, and rich wine cellar. Husband
and wife Klaus and Karen Schurr, once childhood sweethearts, manage the
historic castle hotel with the personal service of the bed & breakfast.
Single rooms start at €110 up to Junior Suites at €200 or the
Royal Suite for €300, apartments and a Grand Suite are large enough
for families for not much more than a double. Seasonal packages and special
programs are available throughout the calendar.
The Burg Staufeneck
is centrally located for visits to the car museums in Stuttgart (see Mercedes
Museum and Porsche Museum) and the cities of the Romantic Road (see Touring
the Romantic Road), the wine regions of Baden-Wurttemberg. For kids the
Marklin Model Train headquarters in Goppingen is a few minutes (see Marklin Trains World) and the sites of the ancient Roman boundaries,
the Limes, are nearby (see Roman
Limes
Trail). © Bargain
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See Also:
DEUTSCHES MUSEUM - AIR MUSEUM SCHLEISSHEIM
DINKELSBUHL
WALLED TOWN ON THE ROMANTIC ROAD
