My husband and I visited the castle this past weekend. It was such a gorgeous and beautiful weekend and our experience was absolutely fabulous! Anyone who has not been there, please visit this magnificent place. We took the experience tour, #1, and the night tour, #5, which highlights tours 1-2-4. We had a very friendly and informative tour guide, she... more

We loved Hearst Castle. We set aside a whole day to tour the castle and were able to book three different tours. In contrast to some of the earlier reviews, I thought the guides were excellent. They were friendly, informative, and did not rush people through. We went on Tours 1, 2, and 4. If you are pressed for time,... more

Hearst Castle is beautiful. We went on tour number 1 - the recommended tour for beginners. However, the guide was patronising and spent more time aggressively telling us not to touch or lean on anything - flowers, walls, concrete, furniture and marble (cos it stains you know!) than she did telling us anything informative about the castle and the Hearst... more

The Hearst Castle is simply amazing....impressive....astounding...unbelieve4able. This is a must see if you are in the area. We did tour #1 which is the most informative but really wished we we could have done them all. Buy your ticket ahead of time because they were sold out when we got there....we bought ours via their website. I only wish the... more

we booked this tour (the experience, which I believe is #1, there are about 4 or 5 different tours) in advance. When we arrived at the visitor center, we had the opportunity to take the tour earlier which we did. During the ride to the top (5 miles), we listened to the narration about the castle and Mr. Hearst. The... more

Great castle and certainly a must see if you happen to be passsing the nearby area we did the first time visitors tour and was impressed however i found that the guides sad very little about Mr. Hearst himself and they were very aggresive about telling people to not touch the walls or chairs other than that the Outdoor pool... more

This is an amazing place. Well worth the fee and the 1st tour was great. Next time we go back we'll do another tour. The guide was very informative and friendly. The tour was about 1.5 hours and we had a beautiful day for it. Definitely go!! more

My wife and I went here while staying in Cambria. I had never been and my wife went when she was a little girl. So we went on tour 1 and loved it. It is an amazing piece of American and world History. The amazing collection of treasures, and the breath taking view are worth the trip alone. Not to... more

The castle is based on a Spanish town center, with the church, square and houses around both. The main house is over 64,000 sq ft in size, with three guest houses facing different vantage points. There are 4 tours of the castle, all depending on what part of the attraction you want to see. I would recommend watching the 40min... more