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       Mirage Fashion Hotel   
       Dózsa György út 88
       Tel (06 1) 462 7070   Map 5 C4
       ∑ miragehotelbudapest.com
       This grand19th-century villa
       overlooking Heroes’ Square offers
       sophisticated rooms.

       Historic
       Castle District
       St George’s Residence
       Hotel        
       Fortuna utca 4
       Tel (06 1) 393 5700   Map 1 B4
       ∑ stgeorgehotel.hu
       A medieval inn accommodating   The piano room at the beautifully furnished Brody House
       a stunning selection of suites
       furnished in Grand Empire style.  DK Choice  Spa
                            Brody House   
       North of the         Bródy Sándor utca 10  Gellért Hill and Tabán
       Castle District      Tel (06 1) 266 1211   Map 7 A4  Danubius Hotel Flamenco   
                            ∑ brodyhouse.com   Tas vezér utca 3-7
       Antique Hostel      Named after the eponymous   Tel (06 1) 889 5600   Map 3 C5
       Iskola utca 31       Hungarian writer, this unique   ∑ danubiushotels.com
       Tel (06 1) 580 0056   Map 1 C3  residence has been fashioned   This good value hotel offers
       ∑ antiquehostel.eu   into a super-cool retreat.    smart rooms and a terrific
       A splendid late 18th-century    It offers eight wonder fully   breakfast served in the Bolero
       house that is now a lively    idiosyncratic, artistically    restaurant. Indoor swimming
       hostel with doubles, multi and   themed rooms, each one   pool with sauna and solarium.
       family rooms.        named after the artist whose
                            studio it once was.  Danubius Hotel Gellért   
       Around Parliament                       Szent Gellért tér 1  Map 4 D2
                                               Tel (06 1) 889 5500
                           Casati Budapest Hotel     ∑ danubiushotels.com
        DK Choice          Paulay Ede utca 31  Map 2 F4  Legendary spa hotel with indoor
                                               and outdoor pools, and an array
                           Tel (06 1) 343 1198
        Four Seasons       ∑ casatibudapesthotel.com  of treatments. The rooms are a bit
        Gresham Palace     In this eighteenth-century   dated, but this adds to their charm.
        Széchenyi István tér 5-6  apartment block with stripped-
        Tel (06 1) 268 6000   Map 2 D5  back walls, good-looking rooms
        ∑ fourseasons.com  overlook a pretty courtyard.  Central Pest
        Following extensive restoration,
        this magnificent building is   Hotel Palazzo Zichy     DK Choice
        now one of the finest hotels in   Lőrinc pap tér 2
        Central Europe. The rooms are   Tel (06 1) 235 4000   Map 7 B4  Boscolo Budapest   
        complete, unbridled luxury, the   ∑ hotel-palazzo-zichy.hu  Erzsébet körút 9
        staff are impeccable and the   A flamboyant hotel in the one-  Tel (06 1) 886 6111   Map 7 B2
        whole place is a real treat. Don’t   time residence of the   ∑ budapest.boscolohotels.com
        miss the Kavehaz Restaurant.  eponymous Count. Stylish rooms.   Built in 1894 and now
                                                magnifi cently restored, the
                           Buddha-Bar Hotel     rooms are the height of
       Central Pest        Budapest Klotild Palace    luxury, while the main hall is
                                                something to marvel at. Once
                           Váci utca 34
       Danubius Astoria Hotel     Tel (06 1) 799 7300   Map 4 E1  a hub of literary life, the gilded
       Kossuth Lajos utca 19  ∑ buddhabarhotelbudapest.com  domes of the Coffee House
       Tel (06 1) 889 6000   Map 4 F1  Occupying the magnificent   make for the perfect spot to
       ∑ danubiushotels.com  former palace, this place is almost   while away an hour or so.
       A grand, Secessionist-style hotel   overwhelming in its opulence.
       with atmospheric rooms and a
       Neo-Baroque breakfast room.
                           Around Városliget   Further Afield
       Nemzeti            Three Corners Hotel Bristol   The Aquincum Hotel   
       József körút 4      Kenyérmező utca 4   Árpád fejedelem útja 94
       Tel (06 1) 477 2001   Map 7 B3  Tel (06 1) 799 1100   Map 7 C2  Tel (06 1) 436 4100
       ∑ accorhotels.com   ∑ threecorners.com  ∑ aquincumhotel.com
       Concealed behind the powder   While the rooms aren’t quite as   A massive hotel with a host of
       blue façade lies a grand staircase   impressive as the façade, this is   great facilities, including pools,
       leading to sumptuous rooms.   still a decent option with good   fitness and steam baths. Rooms
       Friendly and helpful staff.  transport links to the city centre.  are tastefully decorated.
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