Originally Posted by chicagoA6

Looks great. In Salzburg take a look at the Schloss Monchstein Hotel. We will be staying their next week and it's our treat for Salzburg. Its a little hard to find, but it overlooks Salzburg and the views are outstanding. 10 min walk to the old Salzburg area.

Oh... They have very safe parking also

Originally Posted by zzcett

OK - so here's how the itinerary is shaping up. I've got it set up so I can pretty much bale on any given day and not be too far off schedule the next if we need to spend some more time somewhere unplanned.

Day 1: Pick up car in Ingolstadt - drive to Salzburg, or nearby for the night
Day 2: Alpenstrasse to Fussen, stopping at Schloss Linderhof and Partnach Gorge
Day 3: Schloss Neuschwantstein and Hohenschwangau; Drive to Swiss Chocolate (Maestrani) Factory town (~4hr) for the night
Day 4: Chocolate Factory tour - drive to Castle Hotel in Colmberg via Romantic Road
Day 5: Drive to Neckarsulm for afternoon tour; Drive to Frankfurt for the night (via as much of Castle Road as makes sense)
Day 6: Wash and drop off car
Day 7: Depart Frankfurt

What do you all think?