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Youth Hostel Ortenberg

506 Ratings

Schloss Ortenberg Youth Hostel

Portrait

Highlights

  • The fairytale castle itself
  • Europa-Park Adventure Resort
  • At the entrance to the Kinzig Valley

Equipment

standard
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Guest services

  • board game rental
  • Spoken languages:
    english, german
  • free parking on premises: 20
  • indoor table tennis
  • kicker
  • luggage storage
  • pool table
  • WiFi access in public spaces for free
  • WiFi access in the meeting rooms for free

Food & Drinks

  • breakfast buffet from 7.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m.
  • packed lunch
  • dinner from 6.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.
  • half board
  • full board
  • vegan dishes on request
  • gluten free food on request
  • other catering requests on request
  • water free
  • barbecue evening

For cyclists

  • bike rental (4 km)
  • drying room
  • E-bike charging station
  • e-bike rental (6 km)
  • maps
  • places in lockable bike room: 15
  • repair service

For families

  • high chair for children
  • toddler beds

For cyclists

  • bike rental (4 km)
  • drying room
  • E-bike charging station
  • e-bike rental (6 km)
  • maps
  • places in lockable bike room: 15
  • repair service

For families

  • high chair for children
  • toddler beds

Outdoor

  • basketball court or hoop
  • BBQ area
  • beach- or volleyball court
  • outdoor table tennis
  • patio

Outdoor

  • basketball court or hoop
  • BBQ area
  • beach- or volleyball court
  • outdoor table tennis
  • patio

Prices

Room equipment

Meetings

Room Floor space
Max. number of participants
  • cinema
    cinema
  • parliament
    parliament
  • block
    block
  • U-shaped block
    U-shaped block
  • circle
    circle
Floor Rent per day off
Gärtnerhaus 137 sqm 100 60 60 50 50 Ground floor upon request
Gemeinschaftsraum 2 60 sqm 48 - - - - - upon request

Conference equipment

CD player, DVD player, flip chart, metaplan board, pin board, projector, screen, TV set, Photocopier, media boards

Rehearsals

Room Floor space Height
Max. number of participants
  • Choir
  • Orchestra
Floor Daylight Rent per day off
Gärtnerhaus 137 sqm 3.5 m 90 60 Ground floor yes upon request
Gemeinschaftsraum 2 60 sqm - - - - yes upon request

Rehearsal room equipment

digital piano, piano

Staging options

staging options in the vicinity (1.0 km),

Activities

  • Table Tennis Youth Hostel Schloss Ortenberg © Heiko Potthoff – starkeBilder.de

    Table tennis at the house

  • Table tennis inside Ortenberg Castle Youth Hostel © Heiko Potthoff – starkeBilder.de

    Table tennis inside

  • Basketball Youth Hostel Schloss Ortenberg © Heiko Potthoff – starkeBilder.de

    Basketball

  • Geocaching Youth Hostel Ortenberg Castle © DJH-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

    Geocaching

  • Hiking Youth Hostel Ortenberg Castle © Heiko Potthoff – starkeBilder.de

    Hiking trails directly at the house

  • Gifiz beach and adventure pool © pixabay - moerschy

    Gifiz beach and adventure pool

    Distance approx. 5km

    Gifizsee lido
  • Activity close to the the youth-hostel Ortenberg
  • Animal enclosure at the Gifizsee © pixabay-Boke9a

    Animal enclosure

    Distance approx. 5km

    Animal enclosure at the Gifizsee
  • Mountain bike paradise Offenburg © DJH-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

    Mountain biking

    Mountain bike paradise Offenburg
  • City of Ortenberg © Heiko Potthoff – starkeBilder.de

    City of Ortenberg

    City of Ortenberg
  • Gengenbach © pixabay-erge

    Gengenbach

    Distance approx. 8km

    Gengenbach
  • Black Forest Open-Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof © DJH Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

    Black Forest Open-Air Museum

    Distance approx. 35km - in Gutach

    Vogtsbauernhof
  • Park with all senses © pixabay-jhusemannde

    Park with all senses

    Distance approx. 35km

    Park with all senses
  • Gutach summer toboggan run © DJH-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

    Gutach summer toboggan run

    Distance approx. 37km

    Gutach summer toboggan run
  • Taubergießen Nature Reserve © pixabay-nadkol19

    Taubergießen Nature Reserve

    Nature reserve and boat trips, distance approx. 42km

    Taubergießen Nature Reserve
  • Forest climbing garden Kenzingen © pixabay - Antranias

    Adventure in the forest

    Distance approx. 47km

    Forest climbing garden Kenzingen
  • Triberg Waterfalls © pixabay-juergenlaakmann

    Triberg Waterfalls

    Distance approx. 55km

    Triberg Waterfalls
  • Strasbourg © pixabay_monikwl999

    Strasbourg

    Distance approx. 35km

    City of Strasbourg

Location and arrival

Town centre: 1.5 km
Bus: stop "Schloss/Freudental" (Lines 7134 and 7160) (0.5 km)

The house is open 7.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m.

The reception is open 8.00 a.m. - 8.30 p.m.

Check-in 3.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.

For registration requests you will preferably reach us by phone from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Our guests will receive a frontdoor key

Admission of preregistered groups possible

Hostel is open all year round except Christmas.

Arriving by public transport
Ortenberg can be reached by train via the Rhine Valley line between Karlsruhe and Basel, Offenburg railway station (with ICE stop) or the Schwarzwaldbahn (Black Forest Railway), Gengenbach station.
From there, take either the 7134 or 7160 bus to Ortenberg, get off at the "Schloss/Freudental" stop. Journey time from Offenburg about 10 minutes, from Gengenbach about 15 minutes.
The castle is only about 500 m from the "Schloss/Freudental" stop. Go to the Krone (restaurant) (follow the main road to Gengenbach) and turn left into the road to the castle; follow it up the hill right to the hostel.

Rail service for DJH members
The Community Travel GmbH offers DJH members discounted RIT tickets for a return journey within Germany - this applies only in conjunction with stays in a hostel. School classes and groups can make use of this offer. You must carry confirmation of your booking with you when travelling.

Our partner can handle your enquiry via the booking hotline +49 4845  79 18 464 or www.anreise-jugendherberge.de. Payment must be made ​​by direct debit. Tickets will be sent by post or online by e-mail. In the event of a cancellation, the ticket may be returned free of charge to the agency up to the first day of travel.

Arriving by car/bus
If you are driving here, take the A5 (Frankfurt-Basel) motorway and take the Offenburg exit; then take the B33 towards Villingen-Schwenningen.
Behind Offenburg, take Ortenberg-Elgersweier exit.
In Ortenberg, go straight ahead at the mini roundabout (narrow road just to the left of the Krone inn) and follow the road to the castle until you get to the hostel.

Caution: only buses with a maximum length of 12 m can drive up to the hostel.
GPS coordinates:
N 48 ° 26'38, 40 "
E 007 ° 58'21, 60 "

contact

Youth Hostel Ortenberg

Schloss Ortenberg Youth Hostel

Burgweg 21 · 77799 Ortenberg

Tel. +49 781 31749 ·

Management: Peter Hofmann

Agency: LVB Baden-Württemberg

Ratings from our guests

Superb 4.5 of 5
based on
506 Customer ratings

Reviews of the last 12 months in the DJH online feedback system: Guests are able to rate the youth hostel 4 days after departure.

Service
4.7
Catering
4.4
Facilities
4.5
Tidiness
4.5

Additional Info

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