Welcome to beautiful South Bavaria! We offer a luxurious residence in a historical building constructed in the year 1900. Our castle, called Grafenburg, is located in the scenic Bavarian village of Oberaudorf, right on the Bavarian-Austrian border. Its location is more than spectacular: on the South side you have an unobstructed view to the impressive scenery of the Austrian Alps (Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser) and the Bavarian and Austrian Inn valley. On the backside of the building you find an idyllic mountain lake. Despite of this unique location the center of Oberaudorf where you can buy everyday commodities is in walking distance.
The Autobahn (highway) A93, exit Oberaudorf, is only 3 minutes away. The distance to Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Kitzbühel is only 80 km (50 miles)
Our spacious and very quiet Residence Bavaria (122 qm, 1350 sq.ft.) is located on the 1st floor of the historical building Grafenburg (there is an elevator).
In the residence there is a living room that leads out onto a wonderful South facing balcony, with the most spectacular views of the Inn Valley and the Austrian Alps. The cosy dining room is connected to a gourmet kitchen, with top German appliances from Siemens, double fridge with ice maker/crusher, oven, ceramic glass cooktop, exhaust hood, dishwasher, microwave, electrical bread cutter, toaster, mixer, electric citrus juicer, filter coffee machine. The dishes are from Villeroy & Boch, cutlery from Christofle. The main bedroom has a king bed and an en-suite bath with bathtub and separate shower, two sinks and a toilet. From these two rooms you also have the spectacular view of the mountains. The 2nd bedroom has two beds that can be separate or together. The bathroom is across the hallway. This bathroom also has a bathtub, sink, toilet and washing machine with dryer. All the rooms are connected via a wide open hallway. All rooms have satellite TV with flat screens and wireless internet. For your enjoyment we also provide a wide selection of DVDs (in different languages), CDs, books and games. If you want to practice your swing we charge a fee to use our pitch and putt outdoor or indoor golf practice areas.
Grafenburg Castle now hosts a museum-like art gallery focused on OLD MASTERS and a French champagne bar. You can spend an ART VACATION with us. Besides our own museum we take you to the famous museums in Munich.
The distance to Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Kitzbühel is only 80 km (50 miles), so you can easily access the famous Salzburg Festival, Munich with the Oktoberfest, its prestigious museums and art galleries, the opera house, endless shoppping in Maximilianstrasse. The famous castles of King Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee can also easily be reached.
For the skiers: you can ski in Oberaudorf in the ski areas Sudelfeld and Hocheck, by the way the longest floodlit ski slope of Germany can be found here. The biggest Austrian ski area, Skiwelt Austria is only 25 minutes away and world famous Kitzbühel around 45 minutes. In summer you can ski on the glacier in Hintertux/Austria.
For the golfers: you find an abundance of golf courses within half an hour distance, e.g. the golf course Wilder Kaiser in Ellmau/Austria with 27 holes.
For the gourmets: close by you can enjoy the fine cuisine of 3 star chef Heinz Winkler at the Residenz Heinz Winkler in Aschau as well as of 2 star chef Christian Jürgens at the beautiful Seehotel Überfahrt in Rottach-Egern.