Wonderful trip despite the rain. Hotels were interesting, from the magnificent in Hohenschwangau, to the personal in Rothenburg. The company was very experienced and had interesting guides/drivers. The trip to Heidelburg was by bus not train, which was disappointing.

When we boarded the coach in Munich, we had to ask multiple times to find out which coach we were supposed to be on. No one seemed to be aware of the tour we were on. We had presumed it would be a guided coach tour for four days but found out that it was, in fact, just a pile of vouchers for a one-day tour to the castles and then daily buses to other destinations with very little commentary on the way. The hosts at the hotels seemed to be very familiar with the procedure and were very helpful. It was all do-it-yourself. The best parts were the hotel at the end of the first day and the personal guide around Heidelberg. This was not a good value for money overall.