Our 10 day stay at Schloss Hofstetten was a truly exceptional experience. Everything was top level: the very professional, proactive and highly flexible way the owners handled the booking process, the logistics at arrival, their willingness to share information, and of course the apartment/castle itself, which is an absolute highlight.
You enter the castle at the main entrance, take the royal stairwell to the first floor, where the two apartments are situated. We stayed in the "small" one (which is actually pretty spacious). It occupies the whole right track of the first floor. It consists of three rooms that are connected through the hallway.
The living room (60 square meters) has a kitchen area, a sofa (which can be transformed to an additional bed), a dinner table with four chairs, and in one of the corners a cozy traditional chimney with two chairs and a small table. The room's height is 4 meters, and it has four large windows (with much sun in the afternoon and early evening). The kitchen furniture was designed by the owners, built by a professional carpenter, and consists of a workspace, a dishwasher, a two plate electric oven, a water cooker, and a coffee machine. All necessary kitchen utensils were there, everything was of high quality. The floor consists of the original broad wooden strokes.
The bedroom (opposite to the living room) has a high quality bed (again handmade by a professional carpenter; excellent mattresses) for two persons and a window to the West.
The very spacious bathroom has a WC, a shower, and also a bidet and a wardrobe.
All rooms were exceptionally clean. The whole castle had been completely renovated with great care a couple of years ago (the owners received several prizes for this), with much eye for historical detail, ecologically sustainable materials and technical structures (e.g. a fabulous heating system in the walls), and tasteful furnishing.
The castle is surrounded by an awesome and huge garden area, with several tables and chairs. You can park your car in the courtyard.
The village is within a beautiful hiking area, and it is only a 15-30 minute drive to Eichstätt, Ingolstadt, Neuburg/Donau.
The owners are extremely nice, and were perfect hosts, they immediately made us feel at home. We received a great guided tour of the castle, an exciting lecture in social and art history, architecture and regional politics.
We recommend this place without any hesitation.
Rafael and Alessandra