This property was perfect! We spent an entire month traveling by train throughout Eastern Europe. After taking a night train from Prague to Krakow we then went to Aschuwitz and that evening finally made it to Warsaw. We spent 1 night in Warsaw and took another night train to Budapest. To arrive at a ***** hotel was just what we needed! Upon arrival the lovely doorman summoned Trina at the executive lounge. She came down and took us up to check in at the executive lounge. We sipped champagne and enjoyed a wonderful breakfast spread with a view of the Danube River. Our room was simply perfect! Our view was overlooking the Danube, chain bridge and the castle! The bed was heaven and to take a warm shower nestle in our bathrobes and relax with the sparkle of the lights from the bridge was amazing. The executive rooms are worth the $ as it includes a perfect breakfast option an evening appetizers and drinks. We hope to go back to Budapest and enjoy this lovely city!

This hotel is really beautiful. The rooms are lovely and the lobby and atrium are very impressive!

Our booking was surprisingly cheap and the stay was really good value.

The only downside is that the hotel bar is a little soulless.

I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights prior to a business trip to Frankfurt, Germany. It was my first visit to Budapest and a friend and I thought it would be a fun trip to take. The hotel's location cant be beat....with views to the Danube and steps away from the Chain Bridge, it serves as a great "base" to set out sight seeing each day. Budapest is a small city that can be easily walked, however even with maps and guide books, my friend and I sought the help of the concierge. Each recommendation that was made, were great ones...including dinner suggestions which were exactly what we were looking for. The room was small but the bed was comfortable and since I only slept there, fine for my needs.The hotel has a car service that was very affordable ($46) each way from the airport to the hotel. The ride is about 35 minutes and rather than have the hassle of dealing with a taxi where credit cards wouldnt be accepted, we felt this was a reasonable price to pay.There is a small gym and pool, however even with intentions of working out, we didnt since we walked so much during the day. The only negetive experience was our wake up call on the morning of our checkout. We had spoken (in person) to a front desk clerk the night before and ordered our hotel car to take us to the airport at 5:30am with a wake up call for 5am. The next morning, our wake up call came in at 5:30am. Fortunately, my friend had the foresight to set the alarm on her phone as a back up, so when she called me at 5:15am, there was quite a bit of a frantic effort to get bags downstairs and checked out by 5:30am. The hotel staff apologized and quite honestly as much as this incident was really annoying and stressful, the rest of the stay was so good that I cant hold that against the otherwise great experience that we had at the Sofitel.