The listing that tells you, in its own exclusions, that you stay outside

“Admission to Linderhof Palace *usually only an exterior visit”. That line sits in this listing’s own exclusions, and it is the most useful sentence in the whole catalogue. The listing puts Linderhof in its title. The exclusions say the Linderhof stop is usually a look at the outside. Both are true at once, and a reader who never opens the second list will never find out. It is also the cheapest listing in this catalogue that names Linderhof at all, at about seventy-one euros, which is the whole reason to be careful with the word cheapest on this site.

3.8★★★★★72 ratingsfrom about seventy-one euros a person

Linderhof admission“usually only an exterior visit”

Where that line sitsIn the exclusions

Neuschwanstein ticketIncluded on one option only

CommentaryChinese; English for basics

RatingThe lowest of any rated listing here

The line, and the second listing that carries it word for word

t1101124, both lists as its own page files them.
Which list it is filed under	The line, exactly as the listing writes it
Included	Transportation: car/bus
Included	Driver-guide: only offers Chinese commentary service, for English is only for daily communication and brief introduction, Kindly note before booking
Included	Tickets to Neuschwanstein Castle if you choose the With Neuschwanstein Castle Ticket Included option
Not included	Gratuities: €4 per person per day
Not included	Tickets to Neuschwanstein Castle (€30 per adult / €7 per child (under 18) — please pay in cash to the guide during the tour for ticket purchase) if you choose the Without Ticket option. Neuschwanstein Castle tickets are in high demand and must be reserved in advance. If you booked the without ticket option and need tickets, please contact us after placing your order to ensure availability, as tickets may be sold out on the day
Not included	Admission to Linderhof Palace *usually only an exterior visit
Not included	Hotel accommodation
Not included	All meals and beverages

Note the asterisk and note the word “usually”. Neither is decoration and neither gets tidied away here. Usually is not always, and upgrading somebody else’s hedge into a flat statement is a way of being wrong that looks like being clear. What the line does settle is that if going inside Linderhof is why you are booking, this is not the listing that does it, and it says so on its own page.

A second listing in the catalogue carries the same eight words in its own exclusions: t1089099, which sits on Linderhof’s page on the platform and is titled for Neuschwanstein and the Königssee. Its itinerary never reaches this valley, though, so of the eighteen listings that put Linderhof in their title this is the only one the sentence actually applies to. Two listings, one sentence, and only one of them a trip you would book to see Linderhof. All tours prints every listing’s exclusions, so you can see which is which without taking my word for it.

Two reviewers say what the exclusions say

This is the only place in the file where a listing’s small print and its reviewers agree about something that matters. The listing carries 3.8 from 72 ratings and eight written reviews. Tiffany, who gave the day four stars, writes: “My suggestion would be to skip Linderhof completely. We didn’t even go inside, and it wasn’t worth spending anytime there.” And Παναγιωτης, also four stars, ends an otherwise positive review with one line: “I would like to visit the interior of Linderhof.”

I would not agree with Tiffany that Linderhof is worth skipping. The park costs nothing, the fountains play every half hour through the summer, and the valley is the reason I live in it. But she is describing exactly what her listing sold her, and her listing said so first. That is the pairing worth having: the exclusion predicted the review.

The language line predicted a review too. The listing states that the driver-guide “only offers Chinese commentary service, for English is only for daily communication and brief introduction”. A reviewer who left no name writes that “It was a bit poorly communicated during booking that the trip was bilingual Mandarin and English”, and adds that the guide made sure everyone was included and that the castle’s own audio guides could be had in a language of choice. The listing said it, the reviewer confirmed it, and the only thing that went wrong was where in the booking flow it appeared.

One more line worth having before you travel, from Larissa, who gave it five stars: “I wished it was a little clearer that our tickets for castle entry were timed.” Castle tickets on this route are timed entries rather than collect-any-time vouchers. The same is true at Linderhof: the palace is guided-tour only, tours run every five to ten minutes in summer and take at most forty people, so a slot is a slot.

What works

It tells you in its own exclusions that the Linderhof stop is usually from the outside, which almost nothing else in this catalogue is direct enough to do
72 ratings, the third sturdiest base here
The commentary language is stated on the listing rather than discovered on the coach
The cheapest listing in the catalogue that names Linderhof at all, at about seventy-one euros, and it does get you to the valley

Worth knowing

You do not go inside Linderhof, and two of its own reviewers confirm it
3.8 from 72 ratings, the lowest average of any rated listing on this site
The Neuschwanstein ticket is included on one option only; on the other it is cash to the guide on the day
English is stated as being for basic communication only
Gratuities appear in the exclusions with a per-person figure attached

Rating3.8 from 72 ratings

Fromabout seventy-one euros

LinderhofUsually exterior

That line sits inThe exclusions

CommentaryChinese; English basics

Writteneight reviews

Insider tip

If you want to go inside Linderhof, buy the palace’s own guided tour at its own window: about eleven euros, about twenty-five minutes, German or English. This listing will get you to the valley and it does not claim to get you through the door.

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Listings that do state Linderhof admission

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Frequently asked questions

Do you go inside Linderhof Palace on this tour?

The listing’s own exclusions read “Admission to Linderhof Palace *usually only an exterior visit”, and two of its reviewers say the same thing in their own words. If going inside is the point of your day, this is not the listing for it.

Which listings do state Linderhof admission?

Two state it flat with nothing attached, t211524 and t1213649. Two more gate it behind a condition in their own words, “(if option selected)” and “(if available)”. Tickets sets out what each one says.

What language is the commentary in?

The listing states that the driver-guide offers Chinese commentary, with English for daily communication and a brief introduction only. A reviewer found that clearer after booking than during it. The palace’s own guided tours are given in German and English.

Why is its rating lower than everything else here?

It carries 3.8 from 72 ratings, the lowest average of any rated listing on this site. Its written reviews point at two things: the Linderhof stop being from the outside, and the commentary language. Both are stated on the listing’s own page.