Few cities can boast such a harmonious combination of rich cultural history and developed modern life as Budapest. Both connoisseurs of a relaxing holiday with sightseeing of architectural sights and lovers of bright and thrilling sensations can find entertainment here. Historically, the capital of Hungary arose from the confluence of two cities – Buda and Pest, located on opposite banks of the Danube.
Aria Hotel Budapest by Library Hotel Collection 5*
This compact six-story property, located 500 meters from the Opera House, even has a musical name. And the word “library” in it means a collection of music – the recordings are available to guests, they can be listened to in the room. There are 49 rooms, and their design, created by music lover Zoltan Varro, is designed in the spirit of four musical styles.
The decor of public areas combines the luxury of the palaces of the Hungarian kings and the friendly, cozy atmosphere of a private residence where you are invited by your hosts-friends. From the reviews: “we felt at home”, “amazing staff”. The on-site restaurant is also musically themed, called The Leaf, and serves Swedish breakfasts.
The High Note SkyBar is located on the roof, from where you can see a magnificent panorama of the city. A live piano sounds in the hall from 16:00 to 18:00, and guests are offered wine and cheeses as a compliment. For children there is a special children‘s menu, cots are placed in the room upon request. The spa includes a sauna, hammam, heated indoor pool and beauty services.
You can work out or do yoga in the fitness room. On sunny days, do not deny yourself the pleasure of sunbathing on a special spacious terrace.
Queen's Court Hotel & Residence 5*
The name “King's Court” obliges: this place of rest, located in the city center, close to attractions, really looks luxurious. On the ground floor of the seven-story U-shaped building is an impressive lobby. 71 rooms, all of them are spacious suites (standard, superior, super deluxe and two bedrooms), each with 1 or 2 balconies. Non-smoking accommodation only.
Chess Bar-Restaurant, truly decorated in black and white chess, offers the best of French, Italian and Hungarian cuisine, a harmonious balance of classic and popular recipes. Fine vintage wines are served with meals. If you want variety, 200 m away are the restaurants Mazel Tov (Israeli and Mediterranean menu) and Menza (inexpensive, popular, local cuisine, but there are a lot of people).
The spa center at Queen's Court is decorated in a retro-classic style. It includes a heated indoor pool, dry sauna, Jacuzzi and a fully equipped fitness center. The pool has an 8 m high wall with panoramic windows overlooking a carefully designed courtyard and garden, where you can have a drink or a meal on the summer veranda.
Cots are available for children and babysitting services are available. Pets are allowed by prior arrangement.
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Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest 5 *
Located in the business district of the city. The zone here is pedestrian, so the air is quite clean from car exhaust. In 2 quarters – the Danube. All sights are either within walking distance or within transport accessibility (100 m – Deak Ferenc Square metro stop, 200 – another, Vorosmarty Square). There are 349 spacious and comfortable rooms – suites, junior suites and apartments with views of the park and city center, with excellent beds, goose feather pillows.
Guests can look forward to a buffet breakfast and a completely gourmet pastime at the ES Bistro brasserie with an Austro-Hungarian menu (entrance through the hotel lobby), Nobu Japanese restaurant with exclusive Japanese dishes, Blue Fox bar with a unique cocktail menu, The Living Room coffee shop with a variety of pastries and a concert venue for young talented musicians in Budapest.
In the spa center with a total area of 525 m2 you will find a sauna, a bathhouse, Kneipp hydrotherapy, a tepidarium, an indoor pool and a complex of original wellness procedures using Elemental Herbology products from Resense Spa. Each procedure is selected at a special consultation individually, depending on the needs of the guest – and the time of year. The same applies to the type of massage.
The fitness center is equipped with cutting-edge models of Artis exercise equipment from Technogym: 3 treadmills, 1 orbit track, 2 exercise bikes, and a three-module Plurima MF30 Wall training complex. For younger guests – children's bathrobes and slippers, a special menu. For their parents – a guide with information about family entertainment, through the concierge – the opportunity to invite a nanny.
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Corinthia Budapest 5 *
One of the guests called this place of rest “a hotel-city where you can live.” I meant always, not on vacation. Previously, the accommodation facility bore the “royal” name – Royal Budapest, it is located in a magnificent building built in 1896 and after the renovation it “shone” even brighter.
Swedish breakfast completely suits the guests – a lot and tasty. It is served in Brasserie and Atrium. You can also dine right on the premises: Caviar and Bull, Orfeum, Uncensored offer dinners with international cuisine, Rickshaw – with oriental ones.
Oktogon Square metro station is 400 meters away, Blaha Lujza Square is 700 meters away. But many prefer walking to the center, it's only 25 minutes, and Budapest really opens up in all its glory when you walk and leisurely look at its architecture.
The Royal Spa with its glass ceiling, gallery, gothic windows and spacious blue pool is impressive. A steam room and a fitness center are available free of charge. Jacuzzi, sauna and massage are paid. Spa treatments are praised by guests: professional and efficient.
A pleasant evening here can be spent in the casino and the nightclub. There is a common living room for relaxation and communication. For children – cribs, babysitting, children's menu.
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Luxury Downtown Apartments 4*
Beautiful apartments in the city center – 300 meters from the Opera, the famous Andrássy Avenue and the M1 Opera metro station. Despite the urban environment, Downtown is located on a green area with a garden. The extremely spacious rooms are decorated in a modern style with wooden or parquet floors. Guests are offered standard, deluxe, superior and royal (with 2 bedrooms) options.
The restaurant serves a buffet breakfast. The bar is open. Just 200 m away is Franz Liszt Square with its abundance of restaurants with all the cuisines of the world, cafes, coffee houses and bars open from early morning until late evening.
It has a well-equipped spa with a swimming pool, sauna, hot tub, massages and spa wellness packages, a relaxation lounge and a sunbathing terrace. The fitness room offers a personal trainer, fitness and yoga classes.
There are car rentals for driving around distant sights and bicycles for eco-friendly bike rides around the city.
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Bliss Hotel & Wellness 4*
This holiday destination is located next to the Hungarian Operetta Theatre, a 5-minute walk from Andrássy Avenue and 10 minutes from the Basilica of St. Stephen and Freedom Square. Oktogon Square metro station is 300 meters away. The rooms are large and comfortable – having been here, the guests promise to return and stay here again.
A fairly varied buffet breakfast is served here, for more hearty meals there is an à la carte restaurant with Hungarian cuisine, and guests also go to restaurants located 100 m away: “little Italy in the center of Budapest” – Krizia, the popular Menza and the Vietnamese eatery Funky Pho .
In the spa center there is an indoor pool (without lanes, but if they were, there would be enough space for 3), a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a jacuzzi (capacious – 5 people sit comfortably), a solarium, masseur services. In the fitness center you can work out with a personal trainer for yoga or fitness.
Car and bicycle rentals are available, and a variety of city tours can be booked at the tour desk. Guests are attracted by cleanliness, silence, they like the presence of mini-kitchens in the apartments. Rooms with windows overlooking the courtyard are considered especially quiet.
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Ensana Thermal Margaret Island 4*
Built on Margaret Island in 1873 to accommodate visitors to the thermal baths on the island. The former version of the building was damaged by World War II and floods and was demolished. The new one was built in 1979. Today it is the best health resort. Having settled here, you find yourself as if in an oasis: behind the glass walls – solid garden greenery. There are 273 rooms and 8 suites with excellent views of the historic city center and the garden.
Swedish breakfast is served at the Platan restaurant, at the Boroka bistro in the lobby – salads, snacks, pastries. You can dine at Szechenyi, a restaurant of the neighboring Grand Hotel with authentic cuisine. Spa here is beyond praise: indoor and outdoor pools, thermal springs, steam baths, saunas, hot tubs, solarium, aromatherapy room, sunbathing terrace, many wellness treatments – they are carried out by experienced balneotherapists and rehabilitation treatment specialists.
The beauty salon has professional massage therapists and cosmetologists. There is a well equipped fitness room. You can have fun with the whole family in the Palatinus bath here on the island: there are 11 pools, a water slide, sports and children's playgrounds.
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This is a quiet and peaceful holiday destination in the Buda Hills with only 49 modern rooms with garden and city views. It’s far from the center – 6 km, but 550 m is the Zugligeti Libego bus stop (the famous Libego cable car is nearby, tickets are sold for it – it’s worth visiting the Erzhebet observation tower, you won’t see such a panorama of Budapest anywhere else).
Meals are organized in the Etalon restaurant, the dishes in it, according to reviews, “look like works of art”, 3 types of breakfast – American, gluten-free, vegetarian. The spa center includes a sauna, a solarium, an open-air bath, a jacuzzi, massage and spa treatments are offered.
On the territory there is an outdoor pool with a gradual gradual increase in depth, a wonderful green park with soulful hiking trails. You can rent equipment for badminton and tennis and play outdoors – there is a court, a ping-pong table. There is a sun terrace and patio.
For families with small guests – a children's buffet and board games, a playground on the street.
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Danubius Hotel Helia 4*
This comfortable accommodation is located in the lively XIII district, on the Danube embankment. The 254 rooms and 8 suites feature cozy creamy brown decor and luxurious views. Rooms here can be chosen literally according to your preferred panorama: admire the hills of Buda, the Danube or the roofs of Pest.
They eat here at the Episode restaurant – in addition to Hungarian and international cuisine, a vegetarian menu is offered – and at the Yellow Bistro & Bar with a wide variety of snacks, salads and drinks. Swedish breakfasts are served here.
The orientation of this holiday destination is spa/wellness. The spa center has 2 swimming pools – indoor and whirlpool, thermal baths, sauna, steam room, infrared cabin, solarium, terrace for sun and air baths. Aromatic oil massages are available. The gym offers group workouts for those who want to keep fit.
For families – family apartments, baby cots and high chairs, if necessary – babysitting. It is convenient to come not only with children, but also with older relatives – the environment is adapted for people with physical disabilities. Pets are allowed.
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The Aquincum Hotel Budapest 4*
Do you want to live on the banks of the Danube? This delightful holiday destination is named after the ancient Roman city of Aquincas, whose ruins, also known as the Archaeological Museum, are 3 km away. The building has four floors and 310 clean and comfortable rooms in white and beige pleasant shades.
A buffet breakfast is served, there is a restaurant on site with the ancient Roman name Apicius (Apicius was the name of a Roman gourmet and author of a cookbook) and The River bar. Diversity seekers head over 250m to Csalanosi Csarda for Hungarian and European cuisine or Kehli for amazing pork in Tokay wine.
Visitors to Aquincum are happy to visit the spa (sometimes twice a day): there are several saunas for every taste, 2 pools filled with mineral water heated to different temperatures, a traditional pool, a jacuzzi, and a relaxation zone. Massages and facials are available (free!).
For lovers of outdoor activities there is an opportunity to do fitness in the gym, cycling. There is a golf course nearby.
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Aquaworld Resort Budapest 4 *
A car rental service is in high demand at this outstanding property, with Budapest city center 12 km away. But here – in pleasant rooms of different categories – couples, families, and companies willingly rest. Swedish and continental breakfasts, 2 restaurants on site – Duna and Colorado – will treat you to the delights of the Hungarian and international menu, as well as offer an extensive collection of local wines.
There are suitable dishes for healthy lifestyles and vegetarians, as well as for young guests. There is an oriental bar and a lobby bar where guests willingly take fresh baked pastries for coffee and other drinks. In summer, many people like to sit in the pub with a panoramic terrace.
The name tells about the highlight of this place: there is direct access to one of the largest indoor water parks in Europe. The kids are waiting for the water adventure park – a separate pool, a playground on land, for mothers with babies – a changing table. For older children – 11 water slides, surfing, diving and water balloons attraction.
Animators work with children's programs. Under the supervision of staff, children can play in the excellent Bongo Kids Club playhouse. The cafe at the water park has a children's menu (however, as well as in the catering of the accommodation facility itself).
The spa / wellness center is well organized: exotic heated pools with variable temperature, saunas, a solarium, cosmetic services and massages, and a beauty salon. In the gym at any time of the day, fitness classes are held under the guidance of experienced trainers, you can also play tennis, squash, ping-pong, darts, go on a bicycle tour. For those less keen on sports, there is a billiard room.
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Lion’s Garden Hotel 4*
Located 350 meters from the popular park Varoshliget, expects guests for 107 cozy, quiet and perfectly clean rooms with panoramic windows. Visitors like the local Swedish breakfasts – variety and abundance of fruits. The on-site à la carte restaurant Oroszlánkert-Kávézó serves Hungarian, Mediterranean and international cuisine.
You can also have lunch and dinner, walking only 250 m to the beautiful and atmospheric A KERT Bisztro with European and local menus, Mundo cafe with excellent coffee and Olimpia – this restaurant in the basement, with a small sign, hides a magician chef in its bowels, visitors leave and return again to his duck roll.
The spa at Lion's Garden has recently been refurbished and now offers free spa treatments, a year-round indoor pool, hot tub, sauna and lounge area. You will only have to pay for massage services.
Fitness classes are available at the gym. There is a tour desk, tickets for various events and shows in the city are offered. Parents can entrust their children to the care of a nanny, cots and a special children's menu are provided.
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Continental Hotel Budapest 4*
Successfully located not easy near the center of the Hungarian capital and its architectural and cultural treasures – he himself is inside the sights. The Art Nouveau building where it is located is an architectural monument. There are 272 rooms of various categories, decorated in pleasant brown and beige tones and art deco style.
A Swedish breakfast is served at Araz Restaurant, which serves local cuisine and has a popular cocktail bar. There is a Gallery Cafe overlooking the lobby. It is possible to eat in the courtyard. There are generally excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation: there is also a roof garden and a sun deck. Music lovers will enjoy the Lobby Lounge where live piano sounds.
At 50 m there is a pleasant and very friendly cafe Lado and an Italian restaurant Il Terzo Cerchio with excellent pizza from the oven and dishes from different regions of Italy. The spa center offers a range of free wellness treatments – including a visit to the sauna, a hot tub and sessions in an infrared cabin – they perfectly relieve fatigue and restore muscles and joints after long sightseeing walks.
Massage services are also available. The fitness room has cardio equipment and isotonic exercise equipment. There are cots for children, a nanny will take care of the kids in your absence, there is a mini-club. There is a car rental, at the concierge you can book tours of Budapest and cruises on the Danube.
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Danubius Hotel Gellert 4*
This is a unique offer. First, you will stay in a historic Art Nouveau building built in 1918. Feel like US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson or Dutch Queen Wilhelmina. Secondly, Danubius starred in Hollywood films. Thirdly, this property shares the building with the oldest thermal bath in the Hungarian capital with magnificent sun terraces and an outdoor wave pool.
With 234 rooms spread over 4 floors with a delightful early 20th century ambiance, fans of this holiday destination say the rooms in the new buildings are nothing compared to them. From the windows, depending on the room, you can admire the Danube, Mount Gellert or the bath.
Guests eat in the restaurant “Panorama” with Hungarian cuisine and the freshest pastries, and willingly visit the beer bar-restaurant “Gellert”. The cuisine here is special: since 1927, the chef of the restaurant was Karoly Gundel himself, deservedly called the father of Hungarian gastronomy. The world-class traditions laid down by him are sacredly protected by the current chef Gabor Münch.
Spa & welness here is a whole range of services: thermal and hot tubs, indoor and outdoor pools, steam bath, sauna, Thai massage treatments. The programs of therapeutic procedures and wellness offers are prepared by professional therapists of the Gellert bath.
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Petnehazy Club Hotel Superior 3*
Previously, this wonderful place of rest was called Petneházy Country Club – it is no coincidence: the 77 rooms include both apartments in a separate building and chalets surrounded by trees. There is a lot of natural wood inside, greenery and flowers outside. The windows offer a peaceful landscape with green hills.
The guests called it “the incredible proximity of nature next to the city” and even claimed that they “got into the cinema.” Ideal for motorists – although it is located within the city, you need to get to the sights. Swedish breakfast (with options – continental, American, gluten-free, vegetarian), restaurant Etterem on site – Hungarian and international cuisine, à la carte service, in each room you can cook your own food in the kitchenette.
There is a bar in the private beach area. You can organize a barbecue in a special barbecue area by renting accessories for it. There are 3 pools – outdoor, children's and indoor only for adults. There is a sun terrace and a spa with a sauna and an extensive range of massage services.
There are enough opportunities for outdoor activities – ping-pong tables, tennis courts (they play even in winter – in a heated tent), and, of course, hiking – the nature here is simply magnificent. There is a special buffet for children, a playground and children's films. Check-in with pets is allowed – even bowls and beds are provided for them. And there are absolutely no problems with walking.
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