Hearst Castle Upstairs Suites Tour in San Simeon

What's up guys! Josh and Amy here from CaliforniaThroughMyLens.com and today we are exploring a different part of Hearst Castle. Amy and I have been to Hearst Castle many times but we decided to come back again to check out the Neptune Pool and to take a tour we had never been on. We're back at Hearst Castle today and we're waiting to take the upstairs suites tour. We bought tickets in advance and showed up at the required time to board the bus and take the 15 minute ride up to the top of the hill. We also got to hear Alex Trebek give us the history of the castle for the fourth time. After getting off the bus we met up with our guide, saw a few glimpses of the Neptune Pool and then went over to start our tour. We're going up to the top of one of the towers. I don't want to give too much away because I want you guys to take this tour but here's some of what you can expect. Head inside. The upstairs suites tour is about 60 minutes long and consists of over 330 stairs and three quarters of a mile walking. The first part of the tour is the second floor which featured many of the guest rooms for the guests that stayed in the main house. From there the tour continues up and we got to see more guest rooms and then eventually the library which is one of the main reasons to go on this tour. The library is an amazing stop on this tour as it has an ornate ceiling, over a hundred ancient greek vases, and lots of books. Another flight of stairs takes you to William Randolph Hearst suite which is done in a gothic style with another amazing ceiling and Marion Davies suite across the way which is also done in the same gothic style. The last stop on this floor is William Randolph Hearst's personal library and it's one of the most impressive rooms in the entire house. The last stop on the tour took us to the celestial suite right below the bell tower before heading all the way back down. Heading down from the tower. We saw a few more bedrooms on the way down and then we were left to explore the grounds until grabbing the shuttle bus back to the visitor center. Amy and I took the time to head back to the Neptune pool as that was one of the main reasons why we wanted to come up to Hearst castle today. Don't forget to check out the newly reopened Neptune pool. The Neptune pool is really impressive and I can't imagine how it would have been to swim in it back in the day. This way to the exit. Of course the last stop is always at the indoor Roman pool. Even though I've seen it many times it's always fun to be able to explore it again. Thanks so much for exploring Hearst castle with us. If you'd like to see the grand rooms tour click here otherwise go to californiathroughmylens.com for more.