To help you out in choosing the best possible accommodation while on holiday in Budapest, the Guardian’s Kate Connolly has listed the 10 best Budapest hotels. There’s something for every budget for a city break in Prague.
Under a tenner: Mandragora Hostel
This friendly hostel could not be more conveniently located – behind the national museum, close to the famous Gellert thermal baths and near to an underground station. Suitably geared up for the young traveller, the Mandragora offers guests free broadband access, as well as hammocks and hot chocolate.
Soak up the atmosphere: Hotel Gellert
You won’t do better than the Gellert, one of the oldest hotels in town with a wonderful tiled Turkish steam bath and spa, on the banks of the River Danube in the Buda district. With its art nouveau interior and high-domed ceilings, you can steep in the atmosphere of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Roaring Twenties: The Cotton House
This throw-back to the 1920s and 30s is a charming and quaintly kitsch establishment as well as being reasonably-priced. Choose your room according to your favourite film star, from Charlie Chaplin to Audrey Hepburn, Ginger Rogers to Johnny Cash.
Arty gem: Art’otel
Four Baroque townhouses have been craftily knocked together to create this quirky find on the banks of the Danube, on the Buda side of the city. Lavender and cerise dominate the colour scheme and the artworks throughout are those of the American painter Donald Sultan.
Boutique: Hotel Zara
Right in the centre and close to the Danube, Zara, which was opened last year, is one of the few such hotels in the city, offering something intimate and chic, rather than the historic. It’s on the elegant Vaci Street with its boutiques and coffee houses.
Historic: Hotel Pest
This lovingly-restored hotel, with its 18th-century stone walls, is one of the oldest buildings in the historical district of Budapest and simply oozes “times past” charm. The rooms are light and airy, the prices extremely reasonable and the breakfast is a feast-like buffet.
B&B of suburbia: Hotel Beatrix
A hideaway in a leafy part of the city, the Beatrix has won several awards and has also earned a mention in the Good Hotel Guide. There are singles and doubles as well as an apartment which sleeps up to four.
Budget: Green Bridge Hostel
Close to all the important sites, including the Gellert spa, the Danube and a large local market, the Green Bridge Hostel is an unpretentious and convenient place to lay your head. In addition to comfortable beds, the friendly Australian-Hungarian couple who run it also offer bottomless coffee throughout the day and a free wireless internet connection.
Palatial and posh: Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
The Grand in Pest is one of the places to be seen and once again will transport you back to a bygone era. It was opened for the Millennium Exhibition of 1896 when one of the guests was singer Josephine Baker.
No frills: Oktogon – easyHotel
EasyHotel has recently expanded into the Hungarian capital with its capsule-style rooms. You’ll find this hotel on the Pest side of the city, not far from “Big Boulevard” (Nagy korut), which has a run of bars and a 24-hour supermarket, The hotel is decidedly no frills, just like the company’s aeroplanes — there’s a €10 charge to get your room cleaned, for example, towels are €1 and there’s no breakfast— but it’s clean and central.
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