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Where to Stay Lavender Circus Map 4 E1 Buddha Bar Klotild Palace 
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Hostel
Map 4 D1
Historic
Gellért Hill & Tabán Price Guide Múzeum körút 37 Váci utca 34
Tel (70) 417 77 63
Tel (1) 799 73 00
Budapest Ábel Panzió  Prices are based on one night’s stay in ∑ lavendercircus.com ∑ buddhabarhotelbudapest.com
high season for a standard double room,
Castle District Pension inclusive of service charges and taxes. Imaginatively conceived, this Occupying the magnificent
hostel/hotel is decorated with
former palace, this place is almost
Ábel Jenő utca 9
Baltazár  Tel (1) 209 25 37  up to 25,000 HUF vintage furniture, artwork and overwhelming in its opulence.
Design Map 1 A4 ∑ abelpanzio.hu  25,000 to 50,000 HUF goldfish tanks.
Országház utca 31 Ten rooms of considerable charm,  over 50,000 HUF Continental Hotel
Tel (1) 300 70 51 as well as a drawing room and Leo Panzió  Budapest 
∑ baltazarbudapest.com garden terrace, are on offer at Radisson Blu Béke  Pension Map 4 E1 Spa Map 2 F5
Decadent, arty rooms inspired by this early 1900s villa. Historic Map 2 E3 Kossuth Lajos utca 2/a Dohány utca 42
the likes of Warhol and Westwood, Teréz körút 43 Tel (1) 266 90 41 Tel (1) 815 10 00
with clever extras: the music Danubius Hotel Gellért  Tel (1) 889 39 00 ∑ leopanzio.hu ∑ continentalhotelbudapest.com
systems link into your smartphone. Spa Map 4 D3 ∑ radissonblu.com Stay in modest yet comfortable Art Deco-inspired hotel with
Szent Gellért tér 1 The elegantly restored Radisson rooms in an impressive location. great amenities, not least a
Hotel Castle Garden  Tel (1) 889 55 00 Blu Beke offers well-equipped Great views of the streets below. rooftop garden with pool. More than a touch of Italianate glamour
Design Map 1 A5 ∑ danubiushotels.com rooms with all the latest facilities. at the Boscolo Budapest
Lovas út 41 This legendary spa hotel has Nemzeti  Corinthia Grand Hotel 
Tel (1) 224 74 20 indoor and outdoor pools and an DK Choice Historic Map 2 F5 Luxury Map 2 F5 Aquincum Hotel 
∑ castlegarden.hu array of treatments, though the József körút 4 Erzsébet körút 43 Spa
A lovely property with cosy rooms, rooms have seen grander days. Four Seasons Tel (1) 477 45 00 Tel (1) 479 40 00 Árpád fejedelem útja 94
Castle Garden is well regarded Gresham Palace  ∑ hotel-nemzeti-budapest.hu ∑ corinthia.com Tel (1) 436 41 00
for its excellent level of service. Luxury Map 1 C5 Concealed behind the powder- From the glittering lobby to the ∑ aquincumhotel.com
Around Parliament Széchenyi István tér 5-6 blue façade lies a grand staircase mahogany-furnished rooms, Located in a prime spot along the
DK Choice Aventura Boutique Hostel  Tel (1) 268 60 00 leading to sumptuous rooms. the Corinthia oozes class. Danube, this massive hotel has a
Hostel
∑ fourseasons.com
host of facilities, including pools,
Map 2 D3
Buda Castle Visegrádi utca 12 This splendidly refurbished, Bohem Art Hotel  Soho  fitness studio and steam baths.
Fashion Hotel  Tel (1) 239 07 82 magnificent building is now Design Map 4 D2 Design Map 2 F5
Historic Map 1 A4 ∑ aventurahostelbudapest.com one of the finest hotels in Molnár utca 35 Dohány utca 64 art’otel 
Úri utca 39 Each of the four fantastic loft central Europe. The rooms are Tel (1) 327 90 20 Tel (1) 872 82 92 Design
Tel (1) 224 79 00 rooms at this agreeable, family-run luxurious, the staff impeccable ∑ bohemarthotel.hu ∑ sohoboutiquehotel.com Viziváros, Bem rkp. 16–19
∑ budacastlehotelbudapest.com hostel are decorated to reflect and the whole place a real treat. A former factory is converted A spectacular Pop Art lobby leads Tel (1) 487 94 87
This sublime 15th-century a different country or culture. into a high-class boutique hotel to funkily designed rooms with ∑ artotels.com/budapest
merchant’s house has been with creatively designed rooms. Swedish hardwood floors. Rooms are individually decorated
converted into one of the city’s Cotton House  K&K Hotel Opera  using artworks and designs by
leading hotels, presenting a mix Design Map 2 E3 Luxury Map 2 E5 Brody House  Further Afield artist Donald Sultan.
of smartly furnished, spacious Jókai utca 26 Révay utca 24 Design Map 4 E1
rooms and luxurious mini- Tel (30) 184 11 28 Tel (1) 269 02 22 Bródy Sándor utca 10 Alfréd Panzió  Mamaison Hotel Andrássy 
suites; the highlight, though, Featuring some of the best and ∑ kkhotels.com Tel (1) 266 12 11 Pension Luxury
is breakfast in the impeccably most thoughtfully decorated Behind the splendid façade the ∑ brodyhouse.com Vasút sor 20 Andrássy út 111
manicured garden courtyard. rooms anywhere in the capital, rooms are modern, immaculately Fashioned into a super-cool retreat, Tel (1) 436 93 16 Tel (1) 462 21 00
Cotton House is themed around turned out and incredibly spacious. Brody House offers idiosyncratic, This family pension is conveniently ∑ mamaison.com
America’s Jazz Age. artistically themed rooms. located half way between the city Elegance and charm abound at
Hilton Hotel  Central Pest centre and the Szentendre town. this tasteful hotel, which exudes
Luxury Map 1 B4 Home Made Hostel  Casati Budapest Hotel  a certain French chic style.
Hess András tér 1–3 Hostel Map 2 E4 Danubius Astoria Hotel  Historic Map 2 E5 Beatrix Panzió 
Tel (1) 889 66 00 Teréz körút 22 Historic Map 4 E1 Paulay Ede utca 31 Pension Mirage Medic Hotel 
∑ placeshilton.com Tel (1) 302 21 03 Kossuth Lajos utca 19–21 Tel (1) 343 11 98 Széher út 3 Design
Boasting characterful features ∑ homemadehostel.com Tel (1) 889 60 00 ∑ casatibudapesthotel.com Tel (1) 275 05 50 Dózsa György út 88
and modern comforts, this hotel Superbly conceived, this rustically ∑ danubiushotels.com An 18th-century apartment ∑ beatrixhotel.hu Tel (1) 400 61 58
is set high above the Danube. styled hostel has bags of charm This grand, Secessionist-style block featuring comfortable Take part in the regular grill and ∑ miragehotelbudapest.com
and first-rate facilities including hotel features fine rooms and rooms with stripped-back walls goulash parties held in the pretty A 19th-century villa tastefully
Lánchíd 19  a fabulous kitchen. a Neo-Baroque breakfast room. overlooking a pretty courtyard. garden of this inviting pension. converted into a beautiful hotel
Design Map 3 C1 overlooking Heroes’ Square.
Lánchíd utca 19 Hotel Palazzo Zichy  Buda Villa Panzió 
Tel (1) 419 19 00 Historic Map 4 F2 Pension
∑ lanchid19hotel.hu Lőrinc pap tér 2 Kiss Áron utca 6 DK Choice
Enjoy the superb waterside Tel (1) 235 40 00 Tel (1) 275 00 91 Boscolo Budapest 
location, with glass walkways and ∑ hotel-palazzo-zichy.hu ∑ budapansio.hu Historic Map 2 F5
individually themed rooms. Even This flamboyant, fantastically run Ten tidy rooms complement the Erzsébet körút 9–11
the staff wear designer clothes. hotel was the one-time residence enjoyable lounge bar, but the Tel (1) 886 61 11
of the eponymous Count. best aspect is the lush garden. ∑ budapest.boscolohotels.com
St George’s Residence Built in 1894 and restored by
Hotel  Zara Boutique  Dominik Panzió  the Italian Boscolo group, the
Historic Map 1 A4 Design Map 4 E2 Pension rooms here are the height of
Fortuna utca 4 Só utca 6 Cházár András utca 3 luxury, while the main hall is
Tel (1) 393 57 00 Tel (1) 920 21 00 Tel (1) 460 94 28 something to marvel at. Once
∑ stgeorgehotel.hu ∑ boutiquehotelbudapest.com ∑ dominikpanzio.hu a hub of literary life, the gilded
A former medieval inn is now Modestly sized but impressively The private, dormitory-style domes of the Coffee House
a stunning selection of suites turned out rooms at this rooms here are clean and simple. make a perfect spot to unwind.
furnished in Grand Empire style. Budget accommodation with style at the Aventura Boutique Hostel conveniently central hotel. Bathrooms are shared.
For more information on types of hotels see pp262–3
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