Hertelendy Kastely Hotel
Hotel Overview
The Castle Hertelendy has turned out to be an exclusive homage to the golden days of the Hungarian aristocracy. It was built in 1920 by Andor Hertelendy. Nowadays it is owned by a Swiss investor and combines cosy atmosphere with exquisite elegance.
An real inside tip for those who are seeking for rest and relaxation as well as nature lovers, gourmands, romantics, hunters, golfers, horse lovers – but above all for connoisseurs with taste who appreciates the good things of life.
Location
Situated in South-West-Hungary, in an idyllic expanse of Somogy County, south of Lake Balaton, surrounded by 300 hectors of land in the heart of Europe’s best hunting grounds. The nearest international airports are: Graz, Budapest, Vienna (transfer can be arranged by the hotel)
Rooms
Castle Building
- 6 Superior Rooms with comfortable atmosphere and luxurious marble bathroom
- 4 Junior Suites with larger floor space, comfortable salon corner
- Honeymoon Suite with heart shaped bathtub
- 2 Junior Deluxe Suites with spacious living and working space
- Hertelendy Suite with parlor living room and bedroom
Hunter’s Lodge
- 4 Apartments
- 1 Apartment Deluxe with 2 rooms, kitchen and dining room, private patio garden
All Rooms are equipped with :
- direct dial phone line
- free hi-speed internet access
- Flat screen TV sets
- DVD player
- minibar
- safe
- bathrobe and slippers
Extra services:
- Room service: from 7 am to 2 am
- Guest office with PC, color printer and scanner
- Concierge service for excursions and transfers
- Shoeshine
- Laundry
- Baby care upon request
- Free parking
- Daily news from Hungary and abroad
Services
- Horse riding excursions / riding lessons / coach trips / snow sleigh / Skijöring in winter time
- Röwer & Rüb stables, 14 horses, among them the famous and good-natured Freiberger horses, accommodation of the own horses possible
- Hunting trip: The castle is situated is one of the best hunting grounds of Europe (Lábod and Kaszó), game includes deer, roe, wild boar, fox, pheasant and snipe. Expert guidance is provided on request.
- Golf: Putting Green/Driving Range on the hotel terrain, next golf course is only a 30 minutes drive away (18 hole championship European Lakes Golf & Country Club)
- Hiking and cycling (cycles are available free of charge), cycling excursions with picnic on request
- Tennis / Basketball (tennis court with all-weather US Open surface), croquet field, Olympic skeet shooting, target practice with small gun, Hot air balloon
- Private grass landing field (800m x 30m) and helicopter landing pad
- Excursion to Pecs (European Capital of Culture 2010), Lake Balaton etc.
- Some leisure activities with extra charge
- Leisure activities organized and (on request) accompanied by our Guest Relation Manager
- Spa:
- Wellness Center
- Thermal spring supplies 55°C hot water that comes from 1000 meters below the castle,
- The only hotel in Hungary with Ligne St. Barth products,
- Indoor: Finnish sauna, Steam bath, warming cabin, whirlpool, relaxing area, 3 treatment rooms for massages and beauty treatments and hair dresser (on request),
- Outdoor: Heated thermal pool (32 °C), Kelo sauna imported from Lapland, in summer massage tent in the garden,
- Wellness for children (massages for children from 4-12 y.),
- Fitness corner,
- The use of the wellness facilities is free of charge for hotel guests (treatments with extra charge).
- Bars & Restaurants:
- Culinary
- Restaurant “Albizzia” with wonderful terrace looking towards the castle garden
Food & Beverages
For breakfast you will find, for example, different kinds of home-made bread and pastries, home-made butter, fresh land eggs as well as home-made jams, marmalade and Our own honey. There is an exquisite buffet and you can also order a la carte.
The library with open fire place, which is located next to the restaurant, offers relaxing atmosphere and a selection of the finest cigars and exclisive spirits. An excellent filled wine cellar which invites you to taste the local,-Hungarian and International wines and cheese selection makes the gastronomic offer complete.
Enjoy experiences of taste with Richard Nussel and book our 3-day-gourmet package which includes two 5-course menus and a 8-Course-Gourmet-Menu as well as a Meet & Greet with the Head Chef Richard Nussel and Csaba Tolvaj Food and Beverage Manager, Csaba Szakál Head Sommelier a wine and cheese tasting. On request, the chef will also give cooking classes and tell you some secret recipes.
Driving directions
Distances: Budapest approx. 220 km, Vienna approx. 250 km, Graz approx. 230 km, Pecs (European Capital of Culture 2010) approx. 90 km.