Castle Farms was absolutely wonderful in realizing our dreams and helping us make them real. Not only were their grounds and venues perfectly maintained, but their staff was understanding, flexible, and prompt with solutions. Our coordinator, MaryAnn, was exceptional in assisting us with creating layouts and allowing us to make the space feel like it was truly ours for the occasion.
They made planning easy by including lists and brochures of local vendors as well as preferred and most trusted/experienced vendors. Their checklist proved to be incredibly helpful.We were able to save a great deal of money by booking the venue on our first tour knowing ahead of time that it would be our dream location. We also booked in their off-season, having always wanted a fall wedding and lastly by booking a Friday date we were able to save even more money!
Our only complaint was not being given a coordinator until 2 months before the big day. However every email we sent was answered by a member of their knowledgeable staff until a coordinator was assigned.
Went there for my cousin's wedding this Fall and it was beautiful! the staff were nice and polite and well organized. I think it is a great place to have a wedding.
If you want to get married at an absolutely unique, unquestionably beautiful venue, then Castle Farms fits the bill—just like thousands of other places.
What sets them apart is the staff. They're not just here for the wedding, they're here for YOU at every step of the way, from start to finish. My wife and I got to work with Taylor and she (and her assistant) were absolutely essential. They took the stress out of our day, and that's amazing. Seriously, the whole thing was fantastic. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Extreamly beautiful. Nice place for romantic walks. Lots to look at. They hold multiple weddings and receptions at once. Staff are just going through the routine, due too the large amount of weddings. Did not seem personable. Would enjoy attending another wedding here, but would not come for my own.
Beautiful Gardens but primarily a wedding venue not a tourist attraction! Enjoyed the stop, however was disappointed in what there was to offer tourist. So I would not recommend for that reason. However, based on the setting I think it would be a very enchanting place to be married.
Went to a beautiful wedding. There were two wedding going on at the same time (common theme now a days) but outside of parking you wouldn't know you weren't the only one there. Was fantastic place to get married.
I got married at Castle Farms in July and couldn't have been happier. We started planning our wedding about a year and a half out and all of our vendors came off their Preferred Vendors list. We were pleased with each and every one of our vendors and the help from the Castle coordinators as we were planning our wedding from out of state. A couple months before the wedding, we were assigned a coordinator to help with our wedding, who was Autumn. She was extremely helpful and made sure our day went perfect. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and everything we have ever hoped for.
We came for a tour while on vacation and took a guided tour. The tour basically just explained architecture and the restoration of the grounds. The tour lacked history background and the basics of what castle farms came from. Basically it was like getting a tour of wedding venues. The "gardens" and "train gardens" are out of place and are very random and arn't worth seeing. Overall I expected more.
Beautiful ground, but pretty boring. Walked into a lot of pre set wedding halls. Learned more googling the history of the farm than Loeb family than any information provided. Definitely not worth the admission fee.
We hired a private tour and transportation company (Northern Michigan Wine & Beer Tours) to take our group of Executives around Petoskey and Charlevoix area to visit the different wineries. Our driver, Mike, showed up with a great big warm smile and a brand new limo/van, one tall enough so that people 6 feet and taller can stand up in. it was awesome. It made for a very visible (big windows to look outside) and comfortable ride. Mike told us about the area, very knowledgeable being a resident for over 25 years here, and was just great fun to engage with during our tour. He took us to the Castle, our first stop, and what a castle! Here in Northern Michigan you would never expect to see such a thing, but it does exist and it is a must see. Jessica, the director (I think), greeted us and informed us of its history before we began our tour. The history of its beginnings and the lady who made it what it is today gave us each a lesson on what it takes to grow wealth. You need to be at the right time and the right place, you need perseverance through the difficult times, and you need a vision that even through the foggiest moments or days/weeks/months cannot be stolen from you. This was a perfect stop to begin our wine tour. It's a perfect place for gatherings, meetings and weddings as the grounds are gorgeous and meticulously kept. It's a photographer's dream also as photo opps here are terrific. The gift shop has a lot of unique things. We found a dragon's goblet to drink out of (about 12 inches tall) ornate with lots of detail, quality made. To match it, we bought a dragon's door bell chime, one you manually tap (made of metal and about 12 inches tall). Overall, very well worth the stop, we could have spent more time exploring, but had to get on our way before the vineyards closed for the day.
This was my first time here. I had a great time with my mom, my 14 year old sister, and my 7 year old daughter. It was beautiful!! My daughter's favorites were the trains (of course) and the slide and toy trains, and the horse carriages. The gift shop was beautiful and had lots of cool stuff to look through. The flowers in all the gardens were amazing!The staff were very nice and friendly and the place was very clean. ( restrooms included)
The details were awesome. so much to look at.
Went to a wedding and reception here. The grounds are lovely. The food was delicious, good service, great atmosphere. Everyone really enjoyed this venue.