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HOTEL JAGDSCHLOSS KRANICHSTEIN
Royal Hunting Lodge Castle Hotel of Darmstadt
On
the edge of the sylvan woods, not far from the bounds of the city of
Frankfurt and
a suburb
of Darmstadt, the Jagdschloss Kranichstein
is one of the most beautifully set castle hotels in the Rhine-Main region.
This historic 4-star hotel takes up a wing of a 16th Century Baroque
country castle with ten spacious and stylish double rooms and four elegant
suites. The name in German essentially means “hunting lodge palace
of the Crane rook”, taken from the elegant birds which nested in
the small lakes of the woods. The grounds offer a quiet romantic getaway,
but very near to major city and business centers in the central region
of Hesse.
The land was first
granted as a fiefdom to Georg I of Darmstadt in 1399, but first mention
of the name of Kranichstein
was in 1549. The castle itself was built between 1578 and 1580 as the
hunting lodge of the Duke Ludwig (Louis) VIII, designed by the royal
architect Jakob Kesselhut. In 1826 the property became the country
hunting lodge of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig I. After
the war and
the last of the royal grand dukes in 1917, the castle was opened as
a museum of hunting. The heraldic icon of the crane from which the
woodlands
take their name can be seen with spread wings from a stone perch on
the central building which links the two wings of the castle, and houses
the museum.
The
hotel offers two lovely restaurants. Lunch is available in the
Kavaliersbau Restaurant
with
its outdoor terrace, while the Landgraf
Ludwig VIII Restaurant, taking its name from the first royal occupant
of the castle serves dished created with a regional flair from head chef
Thilo Hanke (except on Sundays) with a fine selection of matching wines.
On Sundays at 6pm the chef offers a special cooking class in the castle
kitchen including the meal, and drinks. The kitchen will pack a basket
lunch for a picnic on the edge of the lake in the park or for a trip
away. Featured public rooms in the castle hotel are a lavish locksmith
hall, two lounges for anniversaries and family celebrations, the castle
chapel
for romantic weddings, the stables, now converted for receptions, and
the round tower room in the museum part of the castle for hotel guests
and corporate events. The grounds afford casual walks or hiking in the
nearby Odenwald.
For visiting Germany castles see Favorite Castles of Germany.
The
Hunting Museum of Jagdschloss Kranichstein presents an overview of
the history of
hunting from earliest times up to the Baroque period,
with much of the focus on the 18th Century, with an impressive collection
of weapons, from crossbow to cutlasses. The upstairs rooms illustrate
the splendor of a Baroque period pleasure palace, with trophies, hunting
themed paintings, tapestries and hunting accessories. The Hotel Jagdschloss
Kranichstein, with free parking on the grounds is perfect for exploring
the Rhine region, the location offers the peace
and tranquility of the countryside but is only 10 minutes by car from
the old town center of Darmstadt, 20 minutes from Frankfurt Main Airport,
30 minutes from Frankfurt downtown and 20 minutes from Aschaffenburg.
Or tTe a steam train ride at the nearby Darmstadt-Kranichstein
Rail Museum. Even
the infamous ruins of the Frankenstein castle of Darmstadt is only a
15 minute drive, but you’ll find no angry villages with pitchforks
in Kranichstein. © Bargain
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