The castle once was one of the most important and oldest fortifications in Burgenland. As hotel guests we were amazed and very impressed by the wonderful view over the rolling hills of southern Burgenland and Eastern Styria, the history and ambiance of the whole castle. It has been continuously in use by the same family for hundreds of years and... more

We visited Hotel Burg Bernstein for 4 days as a side trip to a business meeting to Frankfurt. The owners, Andrea & Alexander Berger-Almasy are charming and hospitable and made us feel welcome from the moment of our arrival, when we enjoyed a bottle of wine and wonderful assortment of "snacks" in the sunshine in the courtyard. The hotel is... more

I booked a room with Alex Berger-Almásy in mid-April. I had never been to Austria before and was finding it difficult to work out the best way to travel to the castle. Politely, I asked for advice about transportation (buses/trains etc.) ...and after three email exchanges I received this response just a few weeks before our planned stay: "dear annie... more

It was an enchanting stay! A real trip, with an incredible feedback of sensations that you could never feel in another place. The "sound of the silence all around"... the light of the candles in the dinner room....the magnificient courtyard for the breakfast... A remote past enter sweetly in you: in these place you can forget or remember everything... as... more

This is a place more that magic. Experience that is unique in our modern life style. To be welcome in this multi-lingual family it was a huge pleasure. Entrance throug the big gate with old wood gate to the castel area, later an other huge gate going into castel courtyard when, in this time were guest having breakfast outside in... more