Must-see hotels in Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

  • Club Hotel Füred

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    This stunner of a resort hotel, right on the lake, about 1.5km from the town centre, has 43 rooms and suites in several buildings spread over 2.5 hectares…

  • Adele Boutique Hotel

    Pécs

    Inside a 200-year-old heritage building with a granite portal, this delightful new boutique hotel has just 19 rooms and is well worth the splurge. The…

  • Hotel Arkadia

    Pécs

    This Bauhaus-style hostelry, spread across two buildings, has plenty of polished steel, exposed brick and Corbusier-style furniture in its public areas…

  • Gombás Kúria Mansion

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    In the foothills of Mt Thomas, this is a beautiful 18th-century residence with a vaulted cellar, a paddling pool for kids, a barbecue terrace and…

  • Kora Panzió

    Tihany

    A five-minute walk from the waterfront, this delightful B&B is drowning in flowers just off the side of the road towards Tihany village. The rooms are…

  • Ilona Kis Kastély Panzió

    Keszthely

    With its pointed turrets, this delightful pension resembles a miniature castle. The five rooms might be on the compact side, but some have balconies,…

  • Bacchus

    Keszthely

    Bacchus’ central position and immaculate rooms – each named after a grape variety – make it a popular choice with travellers. The 26 rooms, some with…

  • Nap Hostel

    Pécs

    This welcoming hostel has three dorm rooms (each with between six and eight beds), a double with washbasin and a three-person apartment on the 1st floor…

  • Corso Hotel

    Pécs

    The Corso is a prime choice if you want the amenities of a business-class hotel within a 10-minute walk of the town centre. Its 81 rooms are inviting …

  • Anna Grand Hotel

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    Once a sanatorium, today the Anna Grand is Balatonfüred's grandest hotel. Its 100 renovated rooms are either spacious and decorated with period antiques…

  • Füred Camping

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    This is one of the largest camping grounds on the lake and can accommodate 3500 people. In addition to places to pitch your tent, there are bungalows …

  • Andrea

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    An appealing mustard-yellow house that's just off the main road, but far enough away from it to not be disturbed by traffic. The 17 rooms are spick-and…

  • Tokajer Wellness Panzió

    Keszthely

    Spread over three three-storey buildings in a quiet area of town, Tokajer has slightly dated rooms, but they’re spacious and have balconies. Added extras…

  • Párizsi Udvar

    Keszthely

    There’s no closer accommodation to the Festetics Palace than the 'Parisian Courtyard'. Rooms are a little too big to be cosy, but they’re colourful, well…

  • Pilgrimage House

    Pécs

    A tranquil place next to the cathedral, Pilgrimage House is just that: a quiet place to bed down when you're not looking for major creature comforts…

  • Hotel Főnix

    Pécs

    The Főnix appears to be a hotel too large for the land it’s built on and some of the 13 rooms and suites are not even big enough to swing, well, a phoenix…

  • Hotel Palatinus

    Pécs

    With a grand entrance set back from the main street, this hotel promises more than it delivers. The location is undeniably terrific, and the original art…

  • Silatti Panzió

    Keszthely

    This quiet, centrally located guesthouse offers a cluster of cosy rooms that vary in size; stay in a spacious one on the ground floor, or roost in the…

  • Szinbád Panzió

    Pécs

    A cosy, standard pension with excellent service and 27 well-maintained, snug wood-panelled rooms with cable TV, just outside the walls of the Old Town…

  • Diána Hotel

    Pécs

    This very central guesthouse offers 20 spotless rooms and two spacious suites, with comfortable kick-off-your-shoes decor. It’s a great choice overlooking…

  • Adler Hotel

    Tihany

    Large, whitewashed rooms; the more expensive come with balconies. The two-bedroom apartments are good for families and perks include a jacuzzi, sauna and…

  • Centrum Vendégház

    Tihany

    This family-run guesthouse offers simple but tastefully decorated rooms with polished wood floors in thatched houses a short hop from the main sights.

  • Club Tihany

    Tihany

    This massive resort has over 300 hotel rooms in a 1970s brutalist building. Decor is dated, standard rooms have no air-con, and its 150 bungalows are…

  • Aranyhajó Fogadó

    Pécs

    Aranyhajó Fogadó claims to be Hungary's oldest hotel, and judging by the lovely, listed medieval building it's situated in, we're ready to believe it. The…

  • Hotel Blaha Lujza

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    This small hotel – the summer home of the much-loved 19th-century actress-singer Lujza Blaha from 1893 to 1916 – has an excellent location seconds from…

  • Hotel Silverine

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    Overlooking the lake, the Silverine may have changed its name, but it's yet to revamp its small, modern rooms bedecked in calming shades of brown. The…

  • Ambient Hostel

    Keszthely

    This hostel is only a short walk north of the palace. The pros? It has basic, cheap dorms and doubles, each of which comes with its own en suite bathroom…

  • Villa Sissy

    Keszthely

    Sweet, quiet little pension in an old villa steps across from leafy Helikon Park. Simple rooms vary considerably: some have wood floors and stained-glass…

  • Aqua Haz

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    This family-run pension, in a pale-yellow three-storey house, is conveniently located between the lake and the train and bus stations. Most of the 21…

  • Kántás Panzió

    Tihany

    Kántás is an example of Tihany’s cheaper accommodation; it’s small and comfortable enough, with pleasant attic rooms (pricier ones have a balcony) above a…

  • Pollack Mihály Kollégium

    Pécs

    In July and August many of the city's colleges, including central Pollack Mihály College, open up their doors to travellers. Spartan dormitories with two…

  • Korona

    Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia

    The homely decor borders on kitsch but rooms are big, bright and offer good value a short walk from the lake.