Hvedholm Castle

Faaborg, Denmark

Hvedholm Castle near Faaborg on the island of Funen in Denmark was built in the 15th century. It was owned in turn by the Banke, Hardenberg and Brahe families until 1919, when the Danish government presented the then owners with an enormous tax demand, forcing them to sell it to the state for approximately 175,000 Danish kroner. Hvedholm Castle was later returned to the Brahe family, who were considered for generations the rightful rulers of the castle and surrounding villages.

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Founded: 1878-1882
Category: Castles and fortifications in Denmark

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Jingwei Zhang (12 months ago)
Romantic castle needs renovation. Dusty room. Cheap decoration. Plain food. Good service at the restaurant.
Lise Pedersen (12 months ago)
Beware, booking a room at Hvedholm Castle may get you a room at the actual castle the way it is pictured on the booking site which is beautiful BUT it may instead get you a room in an odd row of very humble houses built later along the road leading up to the castle. Those rooms are tiny and very simple and not even a bedside lamp on each side of the bed and the door to the bathroom cannot open fully because the bed is in the way. Yes, we got scammed…
Siti Wilson (2 years ago)
We booked this room for one night to experience staying at a castle. We did not get what we paid for. The lady at reception gave us a room at one of the out buildings! The building is far from the castle. When we asked for a room at the castle, she said it was all booked up for a wedding. We paid a lot and was given a sub-standard room. Do not book this hotel on a weekend! Call the hotel before you book to make sure that you get a room in the castle and it’s not all booked up by a wedding at the time of your visit. Nevertheless, we did not get our castle stay experience as we had hoped! Very disappointed and the lady was not friendly at all! She dismissed us and provided no other options or compensation! DO NOT STAY HERE!!
Svein H Bakke (2 years ago)
We loved our stay here. It felt like we had the entire castle to ourself. Everything was old and historic, just the want you want it to be. Rooms were worn but clean and huge. Could stay here again.
Rungnapa Kaewkhet (2 years ago)
Wonderful experience to stay, Complete breakfast with a lot of fruits. Service is just ok.
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