This hotel is good: picturesque, historical, good quality, but it wasn’t what I expected. It’s more like a conference centre and feels like a university campus. The cafeteria is very good, as is the pool and spa (although the Finnish sauna is being rebuilt). The room was well equipped and comfortable. However, what spoiled the stay for me was the noise. The corridors are not sound proofed, so the noise of people talking, bottles being cleared, vacuum cleaners, doors being unlocked, locked and closed carried into my room. This was made worse by house keeping twice trying to get into my room at 07:30! Parking is away from the rooms and reception. Walks to the main hotel amenities involves a series of steep steps. It is a castle after all, but anyone in poor health should avoid. Unfortunately I wouldn’t stay again simply because the noise pollution annoyed me.
