Is The Castle at Skylands Manor pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Castle at Skylands Manor?

As of 20 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Castle at Skylands Manor on 24 Sept 2025 start from NZ$377.55, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Castle at Skylands Manor?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Castle at Skylands Manor?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

Where is The Castle at Skylands Manor located?

Situated in a state park, this bed & breakfast is steps away from Ringwood State Park and New Jersey Botanical Garden. Sterling Forest State Park and Skylands New Jersey Botanical Gardens are also within 2 miles (3 km).

The Castle at Skylands Manor Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allan

1 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Property and rooms are amazing

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Tamara

7 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Best place

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

24 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The building is gorgeous as are the surrounds. The staff were lovely as well.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Joseph

26 Aug 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Pretty area

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kathleen

20 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Historical building wih architectural details every where. Fantastic grounds and acres of gardens to walk in or area to hike,

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

29 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Quiet and serene, near a lake

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Camille

13 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff is extremely kind, and the grounds are beautiful. save some time for exploring!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

27 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Vinny the Inn Keeper was excellent!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

3 Sept 2023

Liked: Amenities

This place is amazing, beautiful, interesting, fun and unique. IT’s IN A BOTANICAL GARDEN!!!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Brian

16 Feb 2025

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Have stayed here before and had a wonderful time. This time not so much!!! Room was fine. However the caretaker was quite rude. There were other couples staying and he was overheard yelling I wish this F’ ing people would leave. Morning for breakfast was a joke . It’s supposed to be a continental breakfast , we literally had cold sugary cereal , store bout small Brownie bites, petafores and soggy macaroons. Also packaged waffles but there was no syrup or anything to put on it. Shame as we love the manor to enjoy a great night with friends , but I doubt we will return

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

14 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful, gracious, mansion!

Was looking for something "out of the ordinary" for our trip, and found this was just a little off our route, BUT WELL WORTH THE DRIVE! We LOVE this most BEAUTIFUL mansion! Took lot of pictures! Just wish the elevator had been working - I have bad knees, and had to walk up 48 steps to our room! Still, I'd recommend this beautiful place to friends going anywhere near it!

Most beautiful stained glass window on stair landing

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Allison

13 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Absolutely amazing! I never knew there was a castle in NJ. It was quiet, picturesque and awesome. My husband and I stayed for 2 nights in September, the Innkeeper was friendly and answered any questions. The grounds were beautiful; there were gardens, statues and a koi pond. Breakfast each day had plenty of options. We didn't have any plans on the 2nd day and it was perfect because we spent it exploring everything we could about the castle. I highly recommend, I can't wait to go back.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Ivonne

6 Jul 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Some rooms don’t have a bathroom, we switch to a room with a bathroom it was raining and the bathroom was flooded with water very old facilities that is not well taken care.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Adam

1 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The building is very old and that comes with quite a few problems

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tameka L

15 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Absolutely wonderful stay! Rented a goegeous room in the castle for a couple days for husband and I 27 yr wedding anniversary, and we had a blast! Big bwautiful castle with big spacious rooms. My husnams and I stayed during the week and we practically had the whole castle to ourselves!! The Inn keeper is amazing! Lemon water and cookies available all day. Lots of choices for breakfast. Lots of land and garden to walk and roam. This place is beautiful and very comfortable! I'm so glad we got a room in this castle instead of a typical hotel. Are room was huge! Loved, loved, loved. Will stay at again when I come back to this area of the states.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

JOHN

28 Oct 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Parking was far from building, pitch dark walk. Woman at Desk was not friendly, seemed like we were bothering her on check in.. There was no heat in room, the water in bathroom never got warm/hot...never. Breakfast was nice as was server, grounds beautiful. When we asked woman about a cup of coffee she seemed annoyed that we had to make her get up to show us hot to operate coffee machine. Elevator wasn't working and we had to lug suitcases up two flights to room. No one showed us to room.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jeanne

7 Oct 2022

Disliked: Staff & service

Absolutely terrible people. Called to move to later date due to COVID. Was told to change through booking company. Booking company never could get ahold of the Castle. Then they charged me the full cost without even helping. I gave more than 24hr notice too. Absolutely atrocious. Would never recommend. Do better by people who are sick beyond their control. Gross

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

kristen

8 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities

The front desk person, Vinny, was very kind and helpful. The property itself was beautiful, but the parking lot was a far walk from the manor. My main concern is how they false advertised on Expedia. They advertise free wifi for all rooms, but there was no wifi whatsoever. I have Verizon and my service wasn’t the best in this area, so it wasn’t a great experience on that end. It said online that there was free breakfast and an ironing board available for use (which I needed in the morning); there was no ironing board to be found and breakfast was an additional charge. Additionally, the pictures of our room varied from the actual room in small ways (different bedding, table instead of ledge in front of the bed, etc.) so I think they may have photographed a similar room on the same floor? Overall the venue was pretty and staff were very kind, but the Expedia page is entirely outdated. Make sure to call before you book to make sure they have the amenities you’re looking for.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

7 Dec 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

18 Sept 2024

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

YEVGENIY

7 Jul 2024

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deanne

22 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephanie

19 Feb 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlien

7 Jan 2024

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

James

1 Jan 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Overall, we had a great time and loved the venue. At the price point of $400 after taxes and fees, we felt like a few things were lacking. The shower in the Gatsby Room had very low water pressure. No Wi-fi was an inconvenience. The TV was from 20 years ago and very small. The biggest issue for us was this…. If guests wanted to leave the manor after 10 pm, they had to disturb the inns keeper to constantly open the front door for them. There really should be a door bell or video monitoring system so that guests can come and go as they please. To feel like you're stuck in your room after 10 pm when you're paying $400 for the room is not ideal. Other than that, we loved the manor, breakfast was great, staff was very helpful, etc.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

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