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Part of a 50 acres (20 ha) estate hosting special events, weddings, and has a farm-to-table restaurant inside
General Information
Hotel, restaurant, spa, and event spaces operate on varying schedules—reservations recommended
Overnight stays: Prices vary by room and season
Guided Tours: Typically $25 per person (check availability)
Spa and dining services priced individually
How to Get There
From Lexington, KY (10 mi): Take US-60 W/Versailles Rd toward Versailles. Turn left onto Pisgah Pike and continue for 1.5 miles to reach The Kentucky Castle.
The Kentucky Castle, also known as Castle Post, Martin Castle and Versailles Castle, is a castle located in Versailles, Kentucky, near Lexington, Kentucky, part of a 50 acres (20 ha) estate. The Kentucky Castle overlooks the Elkhorn Creek watershed on the Woodford/Fayette county line. The castle hosts special events, weddings, and has an operational farm-to-table restaurant inside.
Construction on the castle was started by real estate developer Rex Martin and his wife Caroline Bogaert Martin in 1969, after they had returned from a trip to Germany and were inspired by the architecture and many famous buildings they had seen in Europe. The finished project was to have seven bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a fountain in the driveway, and a tennis court. In 1975, the Martins divorced and left the castle unfinished. Over the years, it became a popular oddity and roadside photo-op for tourists. Rex Martin listed it for sale in 1988, but died in 2003 without selling it. In 2003 the so-called "Martin Castle" was sold for 1.8 million dollars to Thomas R. Post, a lawyer from Miami who graduated from University of Kentucky, and the name was changed to "The Castle Post". It had been for sale for many years at a price rumored to be more than 3 million dollars, and there had been talks that it would be turned into a medieval-themed restaurant or a museum.
New additions include twelve luxury suites, a library, game room, music room, dining hall, ball room, swimming pool, formal garden, basketball court, bar, and tennis court. It is used as a tourist inn, fund raisers, weddings, special events, and corporate functions. It has sixteen bedrooms, four of which are in the outside turrets.
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