Budapest Hotels

The Kempinski Corvinus Budapest is ideally located downtown just 2 blocks from St. Steven's and next to Vaci utca for food and shopping. The concierge was very helpful obtaining dinner reservations. The room was spacious, quiet and clean. The bed was supportive and the bath quite large. The only complaint we had was the inadequate air-conditioning. A service tech came up twice, pronounced the unit "fine" and that was it. No offer to move rooms. We slept without the only cover provided since it was a down duvet. I'm not sure why the A/C was so wimpy since it was only in the upper 70's and low 80's, though the humidity around 75% outside. At night the outside temperature was lower than that in the room but the widows could not be opened.

The hotel was in a perfect location, approximately a 3 minute walk to the Chain Bridge overlooking the Danube River and to the Old Town. Upon arrival we were upgraded to a small suite which was very spacious with a sitting room. The bathroom was very large with a separate tub and shower and appeared to be recently upgraded. The concierge was extremely helpful as were the staff at the front desk. Everyone spoke English which was very helpful to us. Would not hesitate to stay at this lovely hotel again.

This hotel is modern, clean and very stylish. The layout is a bit odd - you need to use different lifts in different parts of the building depending on which room you are in - but it's not too confusing once you get your bearings. Rooms are comfortable if small, with wired internet access which worked faultlessly during my stay. Bed is comfortable and the shower had good water pressure - a must in my opinion. This hotel probably had the best stocked minibar I have EVER seen! :) Service at breakfast and in the bar was exceptional. The buffet breakfast had a good selection and the waiting staff were always on hand to top up my coffee. In the bar the waiting staff again were on the ball but not intrusive. Food in the hotel was ok, but nothing special and prices were reasonable. The hotel is well located - close to Andrassy Ut if you're into designer shopping - but in a quiet side street so you can get to sleep without worrying about noise outside. The chain bridge is about 10-15 minutes walk away. Would I stay here again? Yes.

This hotel is on the Buda side. it takes about 20 minutes to cross the bridge by foot. If you are not able to walk for that long at a moderate pace this hotel may not work for you, as the closest metro is about that far in walking distance as well. The hotel was what I would consider to be a 3 Star class. It was clean, and the staff was very helpful. The hotel has cameras in the lobby monitoring the street if you bring your car. They also lock the front door at some point in the night. This neighborhood was safe,so I would not take the security as a warning flag. The hotel also has a fridge selling bottles of water, cokes, and beer. This is near the lobby. They also keep a desktop computer in the breakfast area free of charge to use. I warn you that the keyboard is Hungarian, and make sure yo know your passwords if it has special characters, memorization of your own keys at home will not help you. The hotel also provides bacon and eggs, but you should ask for this service. There are cheeses, bread, meat, tomatoes, and cream cheese to chose from. You have a choice of many teas, coffee, and apple or orange juice. The water and juice was safe to drink. As I am American and took the chance of finding out if it was safe, and I never got sick from the water in the breakfast room. The sick water I never tried. The Room was renovated, but the decor was what reminded me of the 1980's. The carpets, sheets, and room was over all clean. I will warn you though- do not drink from the glasses in the bathroom. I have to say this was the biggest fault of the hotel. I saw residual toothpaste/saliva in one of the cups. The next day there was less in the cup. I believe house keeping rinses only. The only other thing I would change is the mattress was too firm for my liking- but that is relative to each individual, and I would have a safety box put in the room. I really enjoyed the mini fridge- the prices for drinks was comparable to every where else in town.

Metro was 30 mts. away. Raday Rd full of restaurants just crossing the street. Pool was not available (I chose the hotel for the pool) Very small rooms. Location is the reason if you want to sightsee.

We traveled to Budapest to attend the F1 race, and also to see the city. The hotel staff was extremely helpful with any information about the race and even arranged complimentary transport for us (and other hotel guests) for the Sunday portion of the race, which we thought was a special level of service. The location for seeing the city was perfect, a five minute walk from one of the major metro hubs and, if you're into that type of sightseeing, one of the stops for the Hop on Hop off bus tour was just outside the front door. Tons of restaurant options are a short walk away. Rooms were large and well laid out. Beds were a bit hard, but that's just an American talking (seems to be standard here in Europe). The room had a refigerator (with freezer) and a microwave, which came in handy for us as we were trying to bring most of our food to the track. I can't stress enough the helpfulness of the staff, and the friendliness of the hotel.

Getting to the Carlton was a minor challenge, but once there, we found it a great location where so many things were near by. The staff was extremely helpful and accomodating. We even asked for a recommendation for a good, inexpensive Hungarian restaurant in the neighborhood, and the man at check-in provided us with a restaurant with all the things we wanted. Our room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was good and varied. It was really a very good experience, and we'd definitely stay there again if we were to return to Budapest.

The hotel is located in a quiet neighborhood with views to the Duna. The room was a good size, clean and the bed was comfortable for the two of us. We slept very well. Transportation was easily accessible, so you could get anywhere fairly easily by bus, which stopped just up the block from the hotel. The underground (Metro), is about a ten minute walk from the hotel, if you didn't want to wait for a bus to take you there. We didn't eat at the hotel, so we don't know the caliber of the food.