I thought the Hotel Hold was a quirky little place and found the staff to be friendly and helpful (as best they could be in English). The other reviews make me wonder about my own tastes/perceptions..... This is NOT a "typical" U.S. "boutique" hotel (I have stayed at many of them in my travels) but it is a good place to stay if you do not like big chains or expensive places. The price was decent. I stayed in two different rooms: one was a single and then I was transferred to a suite when my daughter arrived. The single room was smallish, but clean and had a marvelous floor-to-ceiling window and balcony onto the street. When I was moved to the "double", it was actually a VERY LARGE two room suite, again, with large double windows on a balcony. It did have a waterbed which might not be to everyone's liking, but it was an experience (reminder of my youth, actually).

Breakfast was rather basic, but better than most in American chains.

The little outdoor tavern attached to the restaurant was a nice place to relax with a cold beer at night and the staff always stayed a few minutes after closing to let me finish up.

The Hotel Hold is on a very quiet street in the business district, and contrary to other's statements, is only a short walk (5 minutes ?)from the Parliament, the Basilica, etc. and about two blocks from a subway stop.

I would stay again.

I booked a three-day stay at the Hotel Hold for May 19-21. After my wife and I arrived and checked in, we found that the room we were given was totally inadequate: tiny, confined, dingy. Plus, we had booked a double room, but what we got was clearly a single. The bed was small, and it had only one pillow. We requested a second pillow, and got it only after a second attempt. There were two water closets (for whatever reason), and one of them wasn't working. When we complained, the management said the room was the only one available.

I could mention a few other things, but suffice it to say that it was the worst room we encountered in over seven years of traveling to Europe. We prefer quaint, out-of-the-way places that exude a bit of local charm; and we like to save a bit of money in the process. The Hotel Hold had none of that. Plus, the staff was most unhelpful and seemed to be generally mystified as to why we were unhappy with the room, and they made no attempt to correct the situation

We moved out after the first night and found more-than-adequate accommodations a few blocks away.

If you're going to Budapest, watch out for this one.

My wife and I stayed at Hotel Hold (Moon) during a brief visit to Budapest.

The hotel is located in the financial district (read: NO parking during the day, no matter what they tell you). It is quiet during the night and close the main attractions.

Unfortunatelly, the staff at this place could not care less for the average tourist and it's well beeing. They accepted the reservation via Travelocity without letting us know that there is a waterbed in their main appartment. Since we can't sleep on thouse thinghs we asked to be put in a different room. Since the hottel was full they said NO. Yes, just NO, no appology or anything. They refused to reinburse us or have us pay a penalty and try our luck somewhere else. The hotel manager is quite rude to women. When I got there he was more amiable but still helpless.

Got "roped into this place" @ the Budapest Airport by the Minibus Express Desk. "It is a wondeful place that you will like." Also, lied to about the "convenient" central location.

1) The included breakfast was awful - why bother? Personnell, worthless.

2) Lied to about, in room, intrenet connection.

3) No ice available