Budget
Buda Guesthouse Budapest
Opened in 2002, this hostel is in the hills of Buda and 10 minutes from center. The Rege and Europa Hotel 50m from the hostel.
Grand Hostel Budapest
Opened in 2005, this hostel is located right beside the lovely hills of Buda and 10 minutes from downtown. The unique and colourful design of the Grand Hostel was created by an renowned artist.
The Backpacker Guesthouse
This small-to-mid size hostel is laidback and friendly. Kitchen access, inexpensive beer for sale, a great lounge with lots of free movies to watch, hammocks in the backyard, a grocery store nearby, in a residential neighborhood near the 51/53 tramline.
Travelers' Hostel Schönherz
Irinyi ãºt 42, district xi. mainly functions as the student hostel for budapest university of technology and economics, but has some rooms for travellers off the academic period there are more rooms, most of them however are only available for larger groups. easily accessible with tram no. 4 stop budafoki ãºt, and easily noticeable, because it's an 20 story high building.
Midrange
Luna Hotel
Vegyã©sz utca 17, tel. 204-6868. a 3-star hotel built in 2001, the major downside to this otherwise pleasant place is the inconvenient location far to the south of town, twenty minutes from the center by tram line 47. on the plus side, rooms start at â¬49 including breakfast, and there's a fair selection of "real" hungarian restaurants, bars and stores nearby with prices far below those in the city center.
Astra Hotel
High/low season: single â¬97/â¬84, double â¬112/â¬99, suite â¬139/â¬129, family suite â¬145/â¬165. Don't expect any views, but beyond that, standard rooms are charming. Furniture is bit old-style but quite simple and fully functional. Bathroom equipment is more or less up-to-date, but not more than that.
Art Deco Apartment
A self-catering, well-equipped, 78 sqm vacation rental apartment close to Margaret Island, on the 2nd floor of a Bauhaus-style building. Comfortable for 1-6 people, with a quiet garden-side balcony. The apartment is furnished in art deco style. The Lukács Bath is only 4 tram stops away.
Kalmar Pension B&B
Kelenhegyi ãºt 7-9. 3-star historical pension on gellert hill. e-mail: [email protected] web: www.kalmarpension.net
Buda
Panziã³, kiss ãron u. 6. quiet surroundings, guaranteed rest. located in a residential area. pleasant caretakers. pricing in low season, â¬40 to â¬55. unless you are driving, assume â¬7 for taxi ride into buda or pest.
Budapest Accommodation Statistics
Total number of hotels:
3 star and below price range: $22 - $127
4 star price range: $32 - $252
5 star price range: $90 - $328
Price in US Dollars. Statistics aggregated from over 30 major hotel reservation databases. Updated Aug 2008.
Novotel Budapest Congress
Alkotã¡s u. 63-67, tel. 372-5400. a conference hotel close to the city centre with good transportation facilities to the spectacular places.