Hotel Schloss Durnstein

“Wonderful Stay in a Quaint Austrian Town”

Excellent experience staying in the old castle of a small Austrian town - located on cliff above the Danube River with a wonderful view - we enjoyed sipping the local wine on the terrace and watching the boats sail down the river. Plenty of free parking and there is a local bus stop 5 mins from hot… more

Excellent experience staying in the old castle of a small Austrian town - located on cliff above the Danube River with a wonderful view - we enjoyed sipping the local wine on the terrace and watching the boats sail down the river. Plenty of free parking and there is a local bus stop 5 mins from hotel if you want to explore the surrounding area without driving. The rooms were nicely appointed - large and comfortable. The breakfast buffet was pretty good - made to order eggs/omelets each morning. We also ate at their bistro right outside the castle walls - good as well. Service was great!

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“The Blue Diamond of Duernstein: Hotel Schloss Duernstein!”

I felt immediately at home as soon as I checked in. My 10-night of delightful stay over Easter 2025 ended just too quickly! A most sophisticated destination with its superb period decor, elegance, charm, ambience, location, service, staff and most importantly, great food, especially since opport… more

I felt immediately at home as soon as I checked in. My 10-night of delightful stay over Easter 2025 ended just too quickly! A most sophisticated destination with its superb period decor, elegance, charm, ambience, location, service, staff and most importantly, great food, especially since opportunities for dining out in that small area is very limited and April nights are too cold to go out! The castle hotel and its imp[ressive wine cellar are owned and operated by the Thiery family and they are seen on the property each day tending to just about everything: from check-in desk to restaurant service and even including arranging the fresh hand-cut flowers adorning tables in each common area of the vast property. Their personal touch could be felt and was certainly appreciated. The impeccably well-mannered and well-groomed staff, coming from a diverse number of countries is rare in the region. Their ability to strike up a conversation in different languages besides just German and English is refreshing and counts as an additional credit for this hotel's image. Spanish, for example, is rarely heard amongst staff of hotels in Austria, much less in tiny Duernstein. I am a serious Foodie and without hesitation I say, indeed, meal times were always a high plus on my score sheet of experience at Hotel Schloss Duernstein. Everyday I looked forward just to waking up for my food times! With a diverse menu at both breakfast and dinner, one never gets bored. The presentation is always superb, the dining areas sophisticatedly elegant, making everyday and brand new delightful experience. My dinnertime favourite remained the extremely tasty starter: marinated asparagus tips and fried shrimps! The marinated swordfish comes very close too! The main course offers as vast and as gastronomically delightful!

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“Squashed Dessert presentation, and expensive tap water...”

We came as a foursome for Mother's Day to the restaurant. The ambience was lovely, as were the staff. The starters were delicious and the main course fish meal was fine, but our dessert, three chocolate cakes with melted chocolate, and one Sorbet were forgotten. When they finally arrived, one of th… more

We came as a foursome for Mother's Day to the restaurant. The ambience was lovely, as were the staff. The starters were delicious and the main course fish meal was fine, but our dessert, three chocolate cakes with melted chocolate, and one Sorbet were forgotten. When they finally arrived, one of the chocolate desserts was broken apart in many pieces and looked like it had been dropped, in comparison to the other two which were fine. There was no apology for it when it was served, it also seemed to be not quite baked through. Unfortunately we didn't think of taking photos of it. In addition we were rather surprised to be charged € 5.50 for 1 litre of tap water (Leitungswasser).

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