Schlosshotel Kronberg

On Friday we visited the Schlosshotel Kronberg (about 32 minutes / 33 km northeast).  It is a hotel built at the end of the 19th century by Empress Victoria Frederick.  It is definitely a hotel for the Rich and Famous!  A Double room goes for between 315 and 445 Euros per night.  Yikes!  On the grounds is an 18-hole golf course.  The hotel is built on the hillside of Kromberg.  We were allowed to tour the main floor, lobby, etc. and peek in the room they were getting ready for an afternoon Tea.  We also walked around part of the hotel.  It looks comfortable and I could get used to the service! According to the literature, the Empress Frederick, who built this house, was the widow of Frederick III, King of Prussia and German Emperor, and mother of William II, known to the world as the Kaiser. She was born at Buckingham Palace on 21 Nov 1840, the eldest child of Victoria, Queen of England.  From infancy she was given the title of Princess Royal which not only marked her as the soverign's eldest daughter but distinguished her as heiress to the throne if the male heir of her parents should die.  In 1858 she came to Berlin as the wife of the heir to the Prussian throne.  Unfortunately her father-in-law, Emperor William I, lived until he was 91. Their turn for power came too late, and her husband reigned for only 99 days when he died of cancer.