Many Russian tourists still have a prejudice that holidays in Eastern Europe are not interesting. Prejudice, because a trip to Budapest means magnificent historical sights literally on every square meter. There are many advantages to staying in the Hungarian capital. The city is well-groomed, clean, all the old things have been restored or are in the process of restoration.
D8 Hotel 3*
Modern building near the Danube embankment. Bus stop Astoria M is 900 meters away and the city center is 1 km away.
Breakfast is served daily and there is a snack bar. Nearby is the famous French coffee house Gerbeaud with a luxurious interior and delicious cakes, Evidens Bistro with local dishes and a menu in Russian. In 5 minutes you will reach the Baraka restaurant with a chef from Brazil and unimaginable fusion cuisine, as well as the English pub John Bull Sport Pub – beer, cider, goulash and sports broadcasts (so much happiness at once!).
You can relax after excursions and walks in the common lounge, and then play golf or use the services of a guide again. It's good to come here around Christmas – the Christmas markets at Veresmarty and the Basilica of St. Stephen (200 and 400).
However, on ordinary days you can walk to the Buda Castle and the Historical Museum (0.7 km), the Great Synagogue (0.9 km) and the Gellert Mountain, beloved by tourists (2 km).
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Ibis Styles Budapest Center 3*
Located in the historical area of Jozsefvaros, on Rakoczi Avenue, 2 km from the center. There are 130 rooms – economy, spacious family and designer rooms with queen-size beds. You can order breakfast in your room or have breakfast at the buffet.
Breakfast is not too varied, but tasty and plentiful. The bar is open. At 100 m there is the Palace restaurant with Hungarian and European cuisine, at 300 m there is the Lado cafe, an atmospheric and inexpensive place with large portions of local dishes and live music, guests are often met by the owner himself.
There is an excellent infrastructure for families with children: there is a games room and playground, a mini club, a children‘s buffet, board games and films, cots are provided, and babysitting services are available. For adults there is also a games room for a fee, there is a jacuzzi for relaxation, car rental is available.
The staff, according to the guests, is friendly and always ready to help in any situation. Blaha Lujza Square metro station is 100 meters away, the Madac Theater is 500 meters away, the Great Synagogue is 900 meters away, other attractions are within 1.2-2.4 km.
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Roombach Hotel Budapest Center 3*
It is located in the center of the Hungarian capital, near the Great Synagogue, located on Dohany Street. There are 99 rooms here: standard singles and doubles, as well as junior suites of 31 m2 with a living room, a bedroom and two bathrooms. From the windows – views of the city and the garden. There is a rest room, it is also a cinema hall. For younger guests, there are board games available.
Breakfast is served with an excellent range of dishes. The bar is open around the clock, offering a variety of beers and wines, aromatic teas and coffees. Nearby – Byblos – Fine Lebanese & Levantine Cuisine with Lebanese cuisine, Meatology Budapest meat restaurant, Bors GasztroBar cafe (delicious soups here! And cheap).
An airport transfer service is available, and paid parking is available. Visitors describe this place as cozy, with clean and modern furnished rooms, plentiful and tasty food and wonderful, helpful and friendly staff – “they seem to like what they do.” The favorable location of the building is especially noted: all the sights of Budapest are nearby.
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T62 Hotel 3*
Located 2 km from the center, in an old building, but inside a stylish modern renovation has been made: common areas (cafe, common lounge, corridors) are painted in a bright graffiti style, but 142 rooms on 4 floors are designed in a calm, soothing range.
Buffet breakfast, there is a lobby bar, 50 m away are: Sir Lancelot Knights restaurant in a medieval style with varied cuisine and barbecue, Nyugati Cöli Bisztró with pizza and gluten-free pastries, The Box Donut donut cafe. If you walk 150 m, you will find the Michelin St. Andrea Restaurant with wines from its own winery and affordable sports pub Knows Pub with fast food.
You will be offered presentations on local culture and a variety of excursions – walking, cycling and the popular tour of a number of Budapest pubs. Guests praise the friendly staff (especially at the reception), delicious food and a great location: in the neighboring SPAR building and other shops, 600 m – WestEnd City Center shopping center, 700 m – Oktogon Square metro station, House of terror, ethnographic museum, 800 m – Olympia Park and Freedom Square, 1 km Andrássy Avenue and the Basilica of St. Stephen.
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Hotel Mika Downtown 3*
The family-run apartment complex is the perfect place to start exploring bohemian and quirky Budapest. Location – the Jewish quarter, a stone's throw – the “ruin bar area”. The most popular and famous of them is Szimpla, where you can sit at a table in an overturned Trabant car – 3 minutes on foot.
Breakfast is served on the terrace from 07.00 to 11.00, coffee is supplied from the Italian coffee shop Caffe Perte, products are from METRO. Everything is very fresh and tasty. There is a bar called Mika Mulato. Nearby are Kőleves, an authentic Hungarian restaurant with fast service, delicious food and a nice atmosphere, and the American pub BRKLYN.
Stylishly decorated rooms are available for booking (superior suites, doubles with and without a balcony, triples, studios), the first time the mini-bar is filled for free, there is a refrigerator and a coffee machine, private parking in the yard.
Astoria metro station – 500 m. To the Great Synagogue and the Hungarian Opera House – 400, to the Basilica of St.. Stefan – 600, to the National Museum – 900, other attractions a little further, but many prefer walking to them.
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Casati Budapest Hotel Superior 3 *
Only adult guests are accepted here. The location is chic – the historical VIth district, aka Terezváros. Here are the Hungarian Opera House, Budapest Broadway (Nagimezo Street), Andrássy Avenue with cafes, restaurants and fashion boutiques.
25 rooms are available for booking in four different styles: classic – stylish and cozy, “cool” – bohemian, cheerful and bright (the design was developed by advanced artists!), “natural” – natural colors, natural materials, cozy textiles, “heavenly” – minimalistic design, white and silver tones, lightness and airiness.
Guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast and spa and wellness facilities at the sauna and fitness centre. There is a Tuk-tuk bar with original cocktails, 300 m away – the Ket Szerecsen cafe near the Opera and the inexpensive Vakvarju restaurant with local and, according to reviews, soulfully prepared dishes. Half a kilometer away is the very popular Menza restaurant.
Basilica of St. Stefan, Great Synagogue, Freedom Square – at a distance of less than 1 km. Chain Bridge, Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, Central Market – less than 2.
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Hotel Gozsdu Court 3*
It is located in a beautiful historic building in the 7th district of the capital of Hungary, a five-minute walk to the bus stop 100E (goes to the airport), next to other public transport stops.
Continental breakfast is praised by everyone without exception – delicious, varied, everything is fresh, fabulous pastries. The bar has Wi-Fi and equipment for karaoke lovers. Nearby you can have a bite to eat at BB'z Bar & Grill (here are burgers with unusual toppings, fruit wine and good beer) and at Pizza Me pizzeria (wood-fired pizza with thin dough).
There is where to relax (spa center with jacuzzi, sauna, solarium, swimming pool and massage) and work out your figure (aerobics classes are held in the fitness room). Guide services are available, interesting walking tours around the city (including a trip to several pubs), there is a car rental.
Equipped with a play area for children. A small minus is the “party” area, it can be noisy in the evenings. The nearest sights are within half a kilometer.
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New Aparthotel 3 *
The complex has 32 bright and spacious studios and standards with pleasant color schemes, large balconies and kitchenettes. The rooms on the lower floors have access to the terrace.
Guests are served a continental buffet breakfast in the morning, you can eat more densely in the catering nearby: Rose Restaurant with an Eastern European menu, Kis Kulacs Bisztro & Bar with local food and gypsy music, Bangla Bufe Premium with Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine, cozy Lado cafe. But be sure to visit both a catering establishment and an attraction at the same time: the Szimpla Kert ruin bar, the ancestor of this type of bar culture in the city.
There is a sauna where you can relax after long walks and excursions. There is a tour desk. For younger guests – broadcasting movies and cartoons on children's TV channels. The nearest metro station is Blaha Lujza Square, a 5-minute walk away. The Danube promenade is half a kilometer away, and all sights are less than 2 km away.
Promenade City Hotel 3*
This extremely compact holiday destination has 8 floors and 45 rooms decorated in pleasant colors and modern minimalist style. The location is good – on the famous Vaci street, shopping and pedestrian, with an abundance of shops, clubs and catering outlets.
Guests have breakfast at the buffet. But there are no problems with food – there are restaurants 100 meters away: Szazeves with a Hungarian menu, The Italian Kitchen – everything is clear from the name, the portions are large. Nearby is the family establishment Comme Chez Soi (cuisine from different regions of Italy, excellent wines), again the Italian La Cucina, the magnificent Gerbeaud coffee house.
For families with children, baby cots are available. A mini-club is organized for the entertainment of the little ones. You can order various excursion programs or rent a car and drive around the city on your own. However, the sights here are at a very short distance: you can walk to the famous Andrássy Avenue in 10 minutes, to the Basilica of St. Stefan is only 800 m, Gellert Mountain is a kilometer away.
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Danubius Hotel Erzsebet City Center 3*
You can take a break from a busy program of excursions in the pool, sauna or jacuzzi, use the services of a massage therapist, and do fitness. You can also book guided tours (trips to the Gellert baths are in demand) or rent a car.
In the evenings, many guests like to stroll along the promenade. In 9 minutes on foot you can reach the Central Market or the Great Synagogue, 680 meters from the lively shopping street Vaci. Baby cots are provided for young guests; in your absence, they are supervised – there is a mini club.
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Full Moon Budapest 3*
A cozy and unusual option for active travelers. There is a night club in the same building – Morrisons Music Pub 2 is free for guests. There are 103 rooms of different types with original design. Breakfast buffet, there is a children's buffet.
Nearby there are many places where you can have a bite to eat and have a hearty lunch and dinner: Buddha Express with Thai cuisine, Szeraj with powerful in size and cheap kebabs, Budapest Barbecue Company grill bar, authentic Firkász Hungarian Restaurant. And McDonald's 200m away.
There is a tour desk (you can order a variety of guided tours) and car rental. The Hungarian Parliament and the Museum of Ethnography are very close, 880 m – the WestEnd City Center shopping center, one and a half kilometers – Andrássy Avenue.
Nearby is a popular “walking” place – the Danube island of Margaret, completely occupied by the park. If you want to swim, less than 2.5 km away is the largest bath complex not only in Hungary, but also in Europe: the Széchenyi Baths.
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Ibis Budapest Centrum 3 *
Here you will find 126 single and double rooms – according to reviews, spacious and comfortable. Public areas are decorated in white, red and blue tones, while rooms are in soothing white and beige tones.
Breakfast is served every morning. A minute walk – Puder Barszinhaz es Galeria with an unusual interior and authentic food, Michelin-starred Costes, a little further, 200 m – Waffle & Love (a coffee shop and “the best waffle place in Budapest”).
Residents are offered a swimming pool and free spa therapy, a shared lounge, a garden, a 24-hour bar – it has a variety of beers and snacks, you can take them to your room. Cots are provided for families with babies, and a nanny will look after the children at the right time. If necessary, there is a “doctor on call” service.
You can book hiking tours or rent bicycles and go for a bike ride on your own. Within walking distance of as many as 4 metro stations: further away – Astoria and Corvin-negyed, closer – Fovam Square and Kalvin Square. 300 m – to the Central City Market and the National Museum, not far – the Danube embankment, other interesting tourist sites – within 2 km.
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The Three Corners Hotel Anna Superior 3*
This trendy property is located 1.8 km from the center in an elegant residential area within walking distance of Pest's lively nightlife, including its famous ruin bars. But the street is quiet, and the guests absolutely do not suffer from noise.
The spacious and colorful buffet breakfast restaurant overlooks a green courtyard with a ping-pong table and bikes for rent. There are 44 stylish double and family rooms with a cool design in several colors and sizes.
The Zen hall is designed to relax after long excursions. The comfortable lounge features the Honesty Bar with free tea and coffee throughout the day and a great selection of drinks at affordable prices. Nearby is a SPAR supermarket and other shops.
The city park Karolyi Garden is 300 m, the Great Synagogue and the National Museum of Hungary are 600 m, the Central Market is 1 km, and all the main attractions of the city are within 2.2 km. Visitors like the silence, excellent repair in the rooms, friendly staff and amazing breakfasts with an abundance of fruits and pastries.
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Lord Residence 3*
This is a spacious and well-equipped apartment complex 1.1 km from the city center. You can stay here with families and groups of 2 to 6 people – the area of the rooms allows. It offers studios, 2-bed studio apartments, apartments with a balcony and one or two bedrooms. There are 30 of them in total.
This place is recommended for families and is well equipped for guests with children: family rooms have a separate children's room, each has its own kitchenette and dining area. Near a supermarket where you can buy any products.
High chairs and cribs are available upon request, babies under 2 years old are accepted free of charge, children up to 6 years old do not have to pay for a child if he does not need a separate bed. There is a garden for walks and games.
At 100 m there are catering points. Hungarikum Bisztro – with traditional Hungarian cuisine (goulash, baked goose, gnocchi with onions), cozy interior and live music (but book in advance!). Maharaja Buda Indian Restaurant – if you want to appreciate Indian dishes. The nearest sights are the House of Terror Museum (830 m), the Basilica of St. Istvan (920 m), the Hungarian Parliament (950 m).
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Silver Hotel Budapest City Center 3*
Here you can have breakfast on the veranda with a beautiful view of the city. For a more hearty snack, visit nearby establishments – the always lively Menza restaurant, Mantra Masala with Indian food, Kozmosz Vegan Restaurant with traditional Hungarian dishes with a vegan twist, Regos with cuisine similar to homemade, vegetarian cafe Cube Coffee Bar.
You can order excursions (including pubs), rent bicycles for walking. After a busy sightseeing tour, guests can relax on the pretty green patio, play in the casino or swing on the golf course surrounded by trees.
You can get to the sights on your own, on foot (domestic travelers are not embarrassed by walks of 20-30 minutes, but Oktogon Square metro station is 300 meters away). If you love nature, visit the Varosliget park with beautiful artificial lakes (1.5 km away) or Mount Gellert (2.5 km).
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