Esterhazy Palace Guided Tour

A great day out from Vienna

It is worth having the guided tour as you go into rooms not available to other visitors. We had the English tour and it was well worth it. Our guide David was able to bring to life the Esterhazy's in an informative and often amusing way. Maybe combine your visit with the Haydnhaus just down the road. Eisenstadt itself was a real surprise. A pleasant small city that has grown up around the castle with bars, restaurants and shops close by. Esterhazycan be reached by train and a walk. We're no longer young so we booked an Uber from Vienna which dropped us right at the entrance. After struggling with the Esterhazy website in German, I booked the tour through Viator which was easy and worked perfectly well.

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An impressive experience at Esterházy Castle

We really enjoyed every moment of our visit to Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt. Our guide was extremely competent and professional, he explained the history of the castle as well as its magnificent rooms and sights in great detail and was able to answer all our questions quickly and precisely. We would like to highlight how well maintained and lovingly restored the castle is, it was a real pleasure to walk through the elegant rooms. We were particularly impressed by the magnificent Haydn Hall, one of the most beautiful concert halls in Europe. The castle, which combines baroque elegance with modern presentation, is undoubtedly one of the highlights of Burgenland and a must for anyone interested in history, music and architecture.

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Beautiful castle, rich history.

The castle has a rich Hungarian-Austrian history. The tour was - monolingual German - professional. There was a wedding going on, so the Haydn Hall was not accessible unfortunately. The guide was genuinely interested in the histories of residents, Burgenland, its relation to the Empire.

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Not recommended, Haydn Hall not accessible

Very bad: Despite waiting for hours, the highlight was not to visit the Haydn Hall because of rehearsals. We were not advised of this when making a telephone ticket reservation. Conclusion: One day and just under 50€ entrance fees for 2 people pointlessly screwed up. We can only clearly advise against a visit!

Response from the operator: Wir bedauern, dass Ihr Besuch im Schloss Esterházy nicht zu Ihrer Zufriedenheit verlaufen ist. Anmerken möchten wir jedoch, dass bei uns immer eine Vielzahl von Ausstellungen zu besichtigen ist: das Appartement der Fürstin mit den Prunkräumen, die Glanzlichter-Ausstellung mit besonderen Sammlungsstücken, eine Ausstellung über Melinda Esterházy, die letzte Fürstin sowie ein Ausstellungsbereich, der Joseph Haydn gewidmet ist. Im Rahmen der Führung sind zudem weitere Bereiche wie das Zwischengeschoss, in dem die Dienerschaft untergebracht war, zu sehen, sowie die beeindruckende Schlosskapelle. Dass der Haydnsaal nicht immer zugänglich ist, sondern manchmal nur ein Einblick durch eine Glasscheibe gewährt werden kann, ist auf unserer Website deutlich vermerkt. Grund dafür ist die Tatsache, dass hier – wie auch immer in der Historie des Schlosses – auch Veranstaltungen stattfinden und der Saal als Konzertsaal genutzt wird, in dem internationale Stars auftreten. Weshalb also die stundenlange Wartezeit, die Sie beschreiben, zustande kam, ist uns nicht erklärlich. Mit den besten Grüßen aus dem Schloss Esterházy!

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Castle tour Esterhazy

Professional guidance, interesting information, original conclusion!!! Recommended , small group, pleasant duration of the tour

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