European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse High canopied bed and foot Stool Are some of the amenities in one of the late Renaissance bedrooms in Kettwig Germany s sch toss huge poet. Tholo to Mah v Nch double rooms at Tren Wolburg Range from 90 to 160 Marks about $32 to $58 a la carte prices in the restaurant from 16 to 25 Marks about $6 to $9. The Rollwagen theater group also gives saturday performances Here As at Saba Burg. For further information Contact Bur hotel trend Elburg. D-352g trend Elburg Germany. Tel. 05675-1021 or 1022. driving the jammed freeways of the Industrial Ruhr with its smoke belching factories and mountains of Coal it is difficult to believe that your goal is a moated Castle. Leaving the freeway behind you turn Down a tree lined Road pass through an archway into a room Stone courtyard. There it stands against the sky its elegance re " cited in he quiet Waters of the Moat. For hundreds of years the Renaissance water Castle of huge poet was the Home of the knights of Nesselrode. Today it is a meeting place of International society government ministers diplomats industrialists. Bankers writers actors and actresses. Cattle Oor Moschen a so a hotel near Beber Beek in the Reinhardt Waid was built in the 14th Century. Amber 17,1985 alter the linage ended. Huge poet empty for almost 100 your until it was purchased by Baron Friedrich Leopold von in 1832. The1 von Furstenberge eventually Ica cd it with inheritance rights to Kurt Neumann the i Thor if the present director jut in Neumann and it was of Ned As a hotel rest aural m i9f5 under Jurgin Neumann s direction it has gained Tor its gourmet French slyly. Cuisine. Standing sedately in he censor of its own pork to a Ferron Ruhr Oasis Hugo poet transports its visitors Back to another Century. Wore it not for the occasional whine of a piano overhead visitors would never dream that they Are Only 20 minutes by car from the Metropolis of Essen. 25 minutes from Dusseldorf. Creasing the Moat into he Castle itself guests Are greeted by an imposing staircase framed by a huge b ack Marble Arch. There Are rooms opening into rooms filled with period furnishings and lined with Art. Particularly Awo Sot of Arp. The five fireplaces of classical proportions each decorated reliefs in the style of Michelangelo and Titian. The setting it huge Pool is regal the treatment is Royal. One of the most popular rooms is furnished in dark carved furniture from the late Renaissance and includes a High canopied bed with foot Mool for climbing up into its Doc luxury. Service in the dining room which looks out onto lowered grounds is attentive. The food lives up to expectations if you Are a summer , however you May find yourself practically alone at breakfast Neumann explains that relatively Fow people stay in the hotel during this period summer is our Low season he said most of our regular guests vacation in Greece. Spain. Portugal. They would never dream of coming to the Ruhr except m the off season. It has always been this Way and i be been in the business Lor 20 years i Don t expect the pattern to summer therefore with a Choice of rooms can be a Good time for a visit huge poet is a member of the Gas in Schloss organization As Well As the French retail & Chateaux. Double rooms at huge poet Range from 190 to 230 Marks about $68 to $82. A la carte dishes in the restaurant begin around 36 Marks about $13. For More information Contact hotel Schoss huge poet. Kettwig. August Thyssen Strassen 51. 04300 Essen 18. Germany. Tel. 02054-6054. The stars and stripes Page 15
