Former Landgrave's Hunting Lodge Palatinate Forest

You will have sole occupancy in the Former Landgrave's Hunting Lodge in Eppenbrunn, a remarkably beautiful half-timbered building from 1742 in a 4415 m² park with wooded area, BBQ, and terrace. The villa offers a luxurious kitchen, spacious, light-filled living, dining, and sleeping areas, comfortable bathrooms, a playroom with a library, and a billiard room. In the outbuilding is space for your bicycles. This true holiday residence has received exclusively 5-star overall ratings since 9/2024. The space In the former hunting lodge of landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719-1790, founder of the city of Pirmasens) you as a family or group of up to 12 people (plus infants) will experience a special feeling of living: close to nature and at the same time comfortable to luxurious in large historic rooms from the late baroque period. Your holiday residence is a listed building and an ideal starting point for exploring on foot, by donkey, bike, motorbike or car the immediate scenic surroundings, the entire biosphere reserve Palatinate Forest-Vosges du Nord and more. Depending on the number of bedrooms you use, you will live in up to 310m² of mostly newly renovated and newly furnished living space - of which up to 180m² on the Bel Étage on the upper floor and up to 130 m² on the ground floor. You are free to choose which bedrooms you use. The kitchen, living and dining area are on the upper floor. Here you will also find a bathroom with a whirlpool bath/shower and toilet, a large bedroom for up to four people (family room), a bedroom for two people and in the playroom with a library a sofa bed for two people, as well as high-quality wooden toys and children's books at the age of about 2 to 12 years. On the ground floor there is an entrance area, a billiard room, a bathroom with a shower, a guest toilet and a small utility room with access to the garden. There are also two other large bedrooms here, which are also set up as family rooms for up to four people. In addition to the 16 sleeping places mentioned (each 200cm x 90cm), the house offers 4 baby beds (each 120cm x 60cm). There is also space for at least one baby bed in each of the four bedrooms and in the playroom with library and sofa bed. All entrances to these rooms have lockable doors. There are 4 high chairs available, 2 of which have an optional attachment for newborns. All bedrooms and the whole house remain pleasantly cool even in hot summers - without any air conditioning. Since March 2024, all heat for heating and hot water is generated directly from the sun (solar thermal energy) or from renewable raw materials (pellets). Since March 2025, we have implemented a modern fire protection concept with a building alarm system as well as self-closing doors and panic locks on the escape routes. The rooms are furnished with original individual pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries (Wardrobes and tables in the bedrooms, mirrors, linen closets, individual chairs), modern solid wood built-in furniture (playroom and large bedroom on the upper floor) and designer furniture. Original paintings, drawings and graphics from the 17th to 21st centuries adorn the walls. In the house you will find a selection of local wines, and in the luxuriously equipped kitchen you will also find recipe books for grilled and kettle dishes. In addition to the central heating, there is firewood and a modern fireplace on both floors. The property has a beautifully landscaped, somewhat overgrown park with patio, barbecue area (incl. tripod, barbecue and kettle) and a piece of forest. Sun loungers and parasols with ground sockets as well as two small above ground pools (with 180 or 240 cm diameter) and a garden shower for self-assembly are at your disposal. The property is on a slight south-facing slope, is bordered on the south and south-east by old sandstone walls up to 3 m high and is otherwise fenced in. Only the entrance on the southeast side is open. A magnificent redwood tree stands next to it on the right, and the historic red and white flag of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt flies, in summer, on the left. There are 4 parking spaces in front of the outbuilding and the main building. You can also park motorbikes or mobile homes here. In the circus space in the outbuilding, you can park your mountain bikes or hang them up like hunting prey. The Former Landgrave's Hunting Lodge is a project for living with nature, art and history. We started it in 2021 and are constantly developing it further ... During the peak and shoulder seasons, we prefer to rent it out by the week with changes starting on Saturdays; during the off-season, we also rent it out on weekends. We are happy to make exceptions, especially around public holidays. Late check-out is possible on Sundays and public holidays. Guest access Entire property with the following exceptions: - Attic and basement of the main building as well as on the ground floor our utility room behind the billiard room and a not yet furnished wellness room. We usually also lock bedrooms you do not use. - In the outbuilding only the processing room is accessible. Here you can store your bikes and you will find the sun loungers and above ground pools. Other things to note There are further tips and information for guests in the house. On Airbnb you can find our digital travel guide, for example via our profile. We are also happy to provide suggestions for hiking routes.