The location, Pest side, on the edge of the wonderful Jewish quarter, is ideal. Most things are in walking distance, historic sites, wonderful shops, quirky restaurants. And the local trams are brilliant- the concierge will help you with journeys, and you can buy travel tickets in the hotel gift shop. Buda is a short Metro ride away, or an energetic longish walk.
The Executive lounge is well worth the extra, for business facilities, easy check in, and wonderful day long snacks and drinks, and great views.Also breakfast can be taken here in these more intimate surroundings.
The rooms are very nice, decorated in the a stylish plush but dark style. And since most look onto an atrium, there is little natural light to open things up. There are a few rooms that have an outside view but they tend to be of a lower rating so it depends on what your needs are.
There are also some excellent serviced apartments at the back of the hotel, our family group moved there, and we were thrilled with the extra space. Lack of natural light and dark plush furnishings, no matter how luxurious can lead to cabin fever if you are staying more that a week or so.
But the real plus here is the wonderful Spa and pool. every treatment is available and it is a terrific spa for unwinding. But it is still worth making the trip to one of this beautiful city's natural sulphur baths, esp the one in the park behind Heroes Square.
Room Tip: The rooms are very nice, decorated in the a stylish plush but dark style. And since most look onto a...
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10 February 2012
My sincerest thanks for your review of the Corinthia Hotel Budapest. Your feedback is invaluable to our efforts to continually improve the quality of our services. Thank you for your recommendation and kind words about the Royal Spa and the Executive Lounge. We do hope to welcome you back in Budapest again in the near future.
Kindest regards,
Mr. Szabolcs Szabo
Hotel Manager
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