I used to go to this hotel 40 years age as a small child with my mother. Back then it was pretty nice since we did not know any better. Today, I can tell you not much has changed. This place has not really beed updated since 1972 neither has the attitude towards service. The rooms are tight and the beds are a joke. There is no a/c or ceiling fans anywhere in the hotel so if you're going during summer be aware. You can rent a room fan for about $2 per day if you are desperate. The pictures on the hotel website shows 2 twin beds but those are not to be found we had a room with a full bed and a so-called bed that was smaller then a twin and turned into a chair. Go figure? I travelled with 2 small kids and they could barely stand it. So if you are travelling with adults this may be a big problem for you. The bathroom were decent. Breakfast, Lunch/Dinner Buffett are included in price and was ok. The fruit was very poor but other items were ok. You can walk to the hotels private beach at Lake Balaton just a few hundred feet from hotel. This is pretty nice but you have to pay for lounge chairs of about $6. They nickle and dime you in this place. I have to say that we paid US prices for low level European service. We checked out a day early to do the extreme heat and when we stated why we were leaving early and asked if would get a partial refund we didn't even get as much as the shrug of a shoulder. The employees at the desk just didn't give a damn. This is not a place I will stay in the future nor will II recommend to anyone. If you go to Lake Balaton and are used to American level of service on the scale of a Sheraton or Hilton, you "must" stay at a 4 star property. This hotel is rated at 3 star and really falls into the bottom of this category.

We stayed in the hotel for 2 nights... just about do-able. To start with, Hungary is very hot in the summer (30-35 degrees) and the rooms have no air-conditioning. We tried to book a family room, first, through an accomodation website. Later, we also called the hotel, just to confirm the booking. We were convinced to delete our booking with the website and go direct (because of the commission??) We have three, small boys, which we told them about. They gave us a more expensive price, but were reassured that it accomodates our family no bother. Not true!! Thank God, we got adjacent rooms, which we were told, we were lucky to get. The rooms had two single beds pushed together, each. When we rang reception, we were told that reservation won't be back before the following morning and they can't do anything for us. We were also told that we were lucky to get adjacent rooms, as it is not a standard at family bookings and there is no point complaining, because all their rooms are the same size. Eventually, they put a fold-out bed in, which only barely fit into the room. The staff is very unfriendly, generally. At one stage one of the waiters rolled his eyes at my husband, because he dared to call him to make an order. On arrival, we were told that we were too early and check-in was only from 2 PM. We were after a long journey with children, that were very tired. As I was sitting waiting, I noticed the receptionist handing keys over to two, German couples that were just checking-in. I went up to reception again, asking if any of our rooms were ready (we had three rooms booked, altogether). The receptionist made a phone call and told me that he can give me only one of the keys. At this time, it was 1.45 PM!!!!!! Upon departure the accomodation staff stormed in on us twice, before 10 AM, checking if they could start cleaning our room. I definitely would not recommend this hotel to a friend and will look for another option the next time we return.

Within easy walking distance of Balatonaracs train station, and Balatonfured town centre, we really enjoyed our stay here. The rooms are very basically furnished, and the plumbing in the bathroom is quite old fashioned, but the extensive breakfast buffet and lovely pool and location more than made up for this.
If I had to pick a gripe I'd say that the rooms get awfully stuffy without air conditioning, and the hotel didn't have fans we could have borrowed. We were there in June when the temperature was in the mid-twenties.
The stroll down to Balatonfured where there are more shops and some excellent bars and restaurants is very pleasant.

I had some hesitation staying here given the other reviews, but I have to say that I didn't find a reason not to stay here. We were in a standard room and had plenty of space. Bathroom was also spacious. Everything was clean, though the carpeting could use a replacement throughout. But this might also have been because we were with our dog and therefore in a dog specific room. Note, their web site says no pets, but I got conflicting information on this so I called ahead of time and they ARE accepted.

The breakfast buffet was very extensive. Certainly one of the better ones I've seen. You could easily skip lunch with the amount and type of food they have available for breakfast. Though the seemed stingy on refilling the potatoes.

Staff's English ability varied but all were friendly and, naturally, their German was much, much better. Plenty of free parking.

We pretty much just slept there so can't offer any reviews on the pool and other services. Only wish it were a little closer to the action. It is walkable but takes awhile.