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Hohenschwangau was a winter fairytale. We had gently falling snow for our stay in December and the township was lit up for Christmas. It was truly magical. We enjoyed the drive through the wintry countryside to get to this destination, one of the most beautiful drives with snow-laden trees and a snow cleared safe passage. Neuschwanstein Castle is a short walk or horse-drawn carriage ride free from the township. There is ample paid parking (10 Euros for a car) for those visiting the castle on a day trip. We dined on traditional Bavarian food a short stroll from our hotel whilst other members of our group dined at Hotel Muller. Service is exceptional. It is like the service providers in this township have made a collective pact to leave every visitor with the best and warmest memories to cherish. I will be telling everyone about this wonderful experience.

It's a tourist town for Neuschwanstein Castle. Overall the locals were helpful, things ran with efficiency. Interestingly they said masks were required for the bus and the bus driver, not wearing one! The whole mask at Neuschwanstein Castle is questionable, there were plenty of people not in the FFP2 that they said was required. I should be happy they weren't selling them for 10 Euros at the door at least!

Hohenschwangau is the place to stay to visit Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles. It´s a quite but manicured place. The visit to Hohenschwangau Castle was very good, with the help of the very attentive guide Alexander. It´s a smaller castle, but with his information we could get the best out of it. Neuschwanstein Castle, on the other hand, it´s a monumental place, but the tour was rushed.

If you're there for the castles or access to trails, Hohenschwangau is great. However, it's a day trip destination for most people, so the whole place shuts down around 5. Even restaurants. We returned from skiing around 6:30 and had to visit neighboring Schwangau for dinner. Not even a shop for snacks. But during the day, all the shops and restaurants are close and within walking distance. We love the network of trails around the Alpensee and castles. I'd recommend staying for a day or two, while visiting the castles, then moving on to a more accommodating location.

There is lack of variety between restaurants and cafes which all seemed to have the same menu. We found some closed very early in the evening which limited our options for dinner in this small town. Town is serviced well by the public bus network.

Be careful about the carriage rides, absolutely no regularity whatsoever. As your ticket to visit the castles are only for a specific time it is really difficult to both take a carriage ride and arrive on time for the visit. We waited 20 minutes at both ends of the carriage ride without even seeing a carriage! So do take some good hiking shoes! The Hohenschwangau castle is more interesting to visit than the Neuschwanstein despite what you might think. The latter actually was not lived in at all! The restaurants are expensive and the food is nothing special. Be careful at night it is a dead town and finding even an open restaurant is out of the question. So you better have a car.