The castle itself and its surroundings are amazingly beautiful. I think it is enough to take ticket only for the first floor unless you're a real history fun. Leave an hour or two just to walk around and see amazing views.

I've visited the castle in 2017 with a friend of mine, with a tour guided group from Bucharest. The trip was very pleasant and having a guide surely helps! What wasn't cool was that upon entry to the castle, the guide told us that if we wanted to take photos, we had to pay an extra fee. A few days ago, I visited the castle again, with my husband this time, and we went by train and foot, without the guide. First of all, there's no extra fee to take photos! A fee applies only to professional photographers and that's a signed licence. If you go to the Sinaia train station as well, there's a bus that can get you pretty close to the castle and then you'll still have a 10' walk. Also, you can leave you luggage at the lady at the station for 10 lei/bag (you can find her at the WC). We didn't know about the bus and walked all the way to the castle from the train station, through a lot steep stairs all the way up! It was like walking to Mordor, but the path that Frodo & Sam took!!! Anyway, when we finally reached the castle, you can go straight in if you've bought your ticket online, something I totally recommend, as we skipped the huge waiting line! The ticket was decent priced and the castle was majestic! The 1st time I visited, with the tour guide, we had the basic tour and it was very nice, he explained lot of stuff and we learned a lot about the royal family. Now, the 2nd time, we took the optional tour I and II and honestly, they didn't worth it. Especially the optional tour II was just some guest bedrooms, very plain and basic. The optional tour I included the royal family's bedrooms, that was very nice, but if you don't have enough time and money to give to Peles Castle, then the basic tour is just fine! The castle's both exterior and interior is absolutely beautiful, it was one of the most pretty things I've ever seen and totally recommend it!

We did not know about this castle before booking a guide for a day trip to Brasov from Bucharest. We stopped at Peles Castle for few hours early in the morning and had the chance to visit it without any other tourist before the opening thanks to our guide. The history inside this castle is also really interesting with a good guide.

An absolutely majestic experience in one of the biggest castles. Great exhibits bringing you back to an age before the castle was built with baroque elements and rooms inspired from romanticism movement. Would absolutely recommend having a guide and taking the extended option of the tour.

I went there my my family from Transylvania, and my daughter from Canada. We went on a day trip. It was an unexpected surprise! From the walk through the trees, up a slight hill to the magical castle of the first President of Romania(used to be his summer palace). From the lawns, to the cafe, to the tours of the interior, it was amazing! Every room is so different in decor. We loved the turkish room the best. And, the libarary. Oh the history! Give yourself the whole day, and take your time. Then on the way back down to your vehicle, take in the amazing markets and food. Superb!

The castle, gardens and views are probably stunning. Unfortunately we visited on a Tuesday in fog. On Tuesday the castle is closed to the public although the grounds are open. We enjoyed our walk through the grounds even though we could not see the lovely mountain scenery. The cafe serves exceptional confectionery and of course the mandatory mulled wine. A place well worth a visit but not on a Tuesday.

Peles Castle is a fairy-tale castle nestled into the Carpathian Mountains in Sinaia, Romania. It was built for King Carol I, as the royal families summer palace retreat. It was also the first European castle to have electricity. As we toured the castle, we were in awe at the beauty and detailed intricacies of this exquisite palace. King Carol spared no expense on adorning the palace with European art, Murano Glass Chandeliers, German Stained glass windows, and even the beautiful stained glass roof of the foyer is retractable - Wow! Each room was decorated in a different style or theme. The grounds are equally impressive, with so many photo opportunities. Peles Castle is one of the most beautiful European castles that I have visited and is worth a day-trip to visit.

Love the scenic ambiance of the castle from the entrance, the view was so stunningly beautiful. There were two castles inside plus the amazing place to walk around. We went to Peles castle it was amazing view from the courtyard. Although we have noticed that there were no english translation on the description from outside the castle as we walk thru and reading some historical information. When we headed to enter the castle, the entrance fee is way up than what we expected and we didn't get the chance to enter. Nonetheless we still did enjoy the view, very picturesque and great history knowledge.

Like all the other reviewer’s comments this castle is just stunning! It is a must see when visiting Romania. It is so picturesque on the mountain side. We thoroughly enjoyed it. There’s also the smaller Pelisor Castle right next to it if you have time.

The castle was built by King Carol I in late 1800s as a summer retreat. It is one of the modern castles of Europe with fully functioning electricity from the beginning. This castle has been featured in A Christmas Prince Netlfix movie series as Royal Castle of Aldovia. I couldn’t visit the musuem situated inside castle as it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The castle looks very pretty and I couldn’t get enough of it. In the backdrops, you can notice snow covered mountains as well. I took a one day guided bus tour from Bucharest for this. Follow for more content from Romania.