Carat Boutique Hotel, Budapest

This first impression of this hotel was very poor as there was a pile of trash right next ot the front door. This hotel was rated four stars on Hotel.com. It did not come close to what I would consider a 4 star rating. The room we were given was very dark and so small that one had to sit on the bed to let the other person pass you to go to the restroom. The air conditioning did not work sufficiently and when I turned the fan to high it emitted a very musty smell. The towels were that of a second rate motel. Overall the room was dark and musty. We stayed only one night although we had booked it for three. We did experience the breakfast and I would rate this very good. The location also was good. The hotel initially wanted to charge me for two nights but relented in the end and only charged me for the one night we stayed. I did not feel the hotel was accurately represented in the pictures on Hotels.com

First of all, the location was terrific. Walking distance (5-20 minutes) to great shopping and dining options, short walk to the Synagogue (which is an important place to visit, in my estimation), and just a couple minutes from the Deak Ferenc ter Metro stop (hub). Hotel is not lavishly appointed, by my spoiled American standards, but it was comfortable. The power in the room does not come on until you put your room key card in the slot in the room. So unless you leave one card key in the room when you leave, the air conditioning won't work until you come home and insert your key to turn on the juice. Not a big deal, but we learned our lesson the hard way. Bathroom was only rudimentary. Plenty of room, but facilities were weakest part of the experience. Perfectly functional and clean, but no more than that. Staff was extremely helpful and polite. We arrived early, and our room wasn't ready, but they stored our bags in their locked office storage space while we (three couples) went out to lunch before checking into our room. Complimentary breakfast was nice, not extraordinary, but with lots of options. No complaints there. Had never been to Budapest. Had no idea what to expect. We LOVE the city. We enjoyed our stay, thoroughly, and may very well return. If so, we would certainly consider staying at the Carat Boutique again.

The Carat Boutique is a great hotel with a great staff. It is conviently located and the breakfast is awesome.

It was amazing. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Our room was perfect. They greeted us in our room with a bottle of wine. Who does that? Loved it. Our breakfast was free and delicious. I give this hotel a 10+ rating. Looking forward to staying there again.

Everything was very good, except the shower. The glass door in the shower is useless. It didn’t seal the aria. All water is running on the floor, which makes the shower experience very unpleasant.