Budapest
With its enormous chandeliers, gold and white cloud mosaics and sofas in rust-coloured crushed velvet, this hotel is almost slipping into the kitsch…
Must-see hotels in Hungary
Budapest
With oversized portraits of Joplin and Hendrix in the colourful lobby and an upbeat party atmosphere, this is a hostel for the 21st century. There's a…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Sister to the Maverick Hostel, the more comfortable Maverick City Lodge has three floors of dorms and private rooms, decorated in a modern, warehouse…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Directly opposite the Király utca entrance to buzzing Gozsdu udvar, this slick and well-equipped hostel can accommodate a whopping 465 guests in its 120…
Szeged
Business travellers love this upbeat 71-room hotel for its ubercentral location just off Somogyi utca and its large underground garage (parking costs €11…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
A sympathetic renovation of the glorious Hungária Fürdő (Hungaria Bath), the Continental has atmosphere and style in spades. With 272 large and…
Budapest
One of the most central cheaper hotels in Pest, the Medos (they've now dropped the final 'z') is just opposite the restaurants and bars of Liszt Ferenc…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
The erstwhile Royal Hotel is now the very grand, 440-room five-star Corinthia. Its lobby – a double atrium with massive marble staircase – is among the…
Northern Hungary
This rather boxy 21-room hotel southwest of the centre has nevertheless raised the bar on accommodation in Tokaj and is probably the most comfortable…
Budapest
This homey, extremely welcoming hostel with 20 beds in four rooms has recycled tables hanging upside down from the ceiling and old valises under the beds…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
This very central, colourful (including playful wall art by a local artist) and purpose-built hostel counts one private double, one four-bed, four six-bed…
Debrecen
Kids’ programs, babysitting, bike rental, spa services, swimming pools and loads of other amenities make the 96-room Aquaticum attractive to both adults…
Garibaldi Guesthouse & Apartments
Budapest
This welcoming guesthouse has four rooms with shared bathroom and two kitchens in a flat just around the corner from Parliament. In the same building,…
Debrecen
Staying at a guesthouse on a tree-lined street not far from the bus station helps make day trips a breeze, but the 'Heart Pension' is a bit away from the…
Eger
Tucked away along one of the old town’s pedestrian streets just below Eger Castle, this lovely little hotel has seven spick-and-span rooms, some with…
Northern Hungary
This rather flash guesthouse is newer than its traditional style would suggest. It has five comfortable rooms, a big garden and its very own swimming pool…
Castle District
Perched above the Danube on Castle Hill, the Hilton was carefully built in and around a 14th-century church and baroque college. Its grey-hued rooms were…
Castle District
Housed in a venerable 700-year old building right in the heart of the Castle District, this somewhat over-the-top boutique hotel is all period grandeur,…
Northern Hungary
This old cottage with four attractive rooms in the New Village is charmingly traditional. Cheerful owners Ádám and Tünde provide electric kettles in every…
Northern Hungary
This flash new hotel on the main square has added 41 modern rooms to Vásárosnamény's accommodation inventory and they are comfortable enough, with retro…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
The art-adorned reception area sets the tone at this classy hotel, set in a made-over 18th-century building that has tastefully retained a number of…
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…
Castle District
This rather elegant hotel has 27 comfortable and spacious rooms with million-dollar views of Parliament and the Danube (eg room 31). Despite its small…
Debrecen
This landmark art nouveau hotel has been the place to stay in Debrecen since 1915 but – alas – standards have fallen. Many of the 130 rooms still retain…
Budapest
This minimalist delight in Lipótváros has 65 beautifully designed rooms. Bonuses are the nonallergenic white pine floors, the self-service bar off the…
Eger
You couldn't receive a more inviting welcome than the one you'll get at this guesthouse near the minaret. Walking up three flights of stairs, you enter a…
Budapest
The public areas and suites at this large, high-end hotel remain among the classiest in town, though the standard, corporate-dull rooms are unlikely to…
Budapest
Just across the street from City Park and a five-minute walk from Heroes' Sq, this hostel is run by travellers, for travellers. The dorms and private…
Castle District
The Art’otel Budapest is a minimalist establishment that would not look out of place in London or New York. But what makes this 165-room place unique is…
Sopron
Halfway between the Old Town and the train station, this great place consists of just two spotless, super-comfortable doubles, with climate control,…
Kecskemét
Four multihued townhouses cobbled together and a somewhat garish modern building with wellness facilities and a big conference centre make up this 57-room…
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…
Northern Hungary
A sunny yellow colour covers both the walls and the flowered duvets in down-to-earth rooms spread across the 1st floor of a popular counter-service…
Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia
This friendly, please-everyone establishment has seven homey rooms in its guesthouse on quiet Fő utca and 23 in its chalet-style hotel facing Rte 11…
Northern Hungary
This flashy new hotel on a hill up from the town parking lot counts 68 large and modern rooms with some Hollókő designs (lest you forget where you are)…
Szeged
A welcome addition to Szeged's top-end accommodation scene is this smart and very central 16-room boutique hotel. There's a small wellness centre with…
Budapest
What were once two separate hotels have come together to form a very comfortable 91-room place on a quiet street in Ferencváros. The four-star Corvin wing…
Budapest
A clean, well-run hostel with 19 rooms over three floors in a splendid old building, the Maverick has a kitchen on each floor, a comfortable common room,…
Budapest
The location couldn't be grander – mere steps from Heroes' Sq and City Park – at this hotel boasting 37 well-kitted-out rooms over three floors, plus a…
Esztergom
After you've finished huffing and puffing your way up the hill, you can congratulate yourself. The viewpoint just metres away from this cosy little…
