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Châteaux you can sleep in

765 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Guest rooms, hotels and cottages set within the walls. Sleeping in a château often costs less than you would think.

We record 765 castles, manor houses and strongholds where you can stay the night, spread across 734 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Burg Plohn (Plohn Castle) (open to visitors), Augustusburg Hunting Lodge (you can stay the night), Schloss Waldeck (Waldeck Castle) (with a restaurant), Monrepos (5,218 reviews) and Kasselburg (11th century).

213 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 149 and the prices of 58 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 81 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 223 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

This page lists the 400 most visited châteaux out of 765. Department by department, the list is complete.

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux where you can stay the night can you visit?
We record 765 châteaux where you can stay the night, across 734 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
Which is the most visited château where you can stay the night?
Burg Plohn, in Lengenfeld, with 17,822 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux where you can stay the night are listed historic monuments?
81 out of 765. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
Where can I find opening hours?
On each entry. We know the hours of 149 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.

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