reasonable hotel but located too far out of town, nothing,but nothing, to do in the surrounding area, situated close to industrial area, motorway and train line, so couldn't even go for a walk! Expect to pay at least 30 euro for a taxi from the airport, we booked in advance and that was the best deal. Public transport is good, buses run every 20 minutes just yards from the hotel, but the trip does take around 40 minutes and be sure to buy tickets in town, or risk the inspector, as the driver never has any.
Restaurant staff were a little indifferent, on one occasion we sat for at least 10 minutes before being asked to come back in half an hour; when we returned we were told that because they had a wedding party on we would have to wait, unless we had the same food as the party. The food was ok, but we could have been awkward and demanded something else. Throughout the day there was no way to get a drink, except from the mini bar, because conference guests took priority.
We had a real bargain break, otherwise would not have been happy bunnies.

When we booked we were really looking forward to a quiet hotel in the country surrounded by beautiful vineyards. The road leading to the hotel was not what we expected - the nearby shops were dirty, derelict and poor . The entrance to the hotel was a construction zone as they were making a bus terminal in the front and around the back a new motorway was being built!

The room they gave us smelt and was warm and stuffy, the air conditioning didn't work, and the furniture was very tired. They gave us 2 single beds when we had booked a double. The colour scheme was dark brown and green with orange walls.

Breakfast was good - fresh fruit, yoghurt, cereals,nice breads and pastries, chesses and cold meats.

The staff were friendly and polite.

I would strongly reccomend you have a car if you stay in this hotel. It is a long way out of town.

Booked through Expedia, we chose this hotel because we wanted a decent spot in Budapest with a swimming pool. On arrival it was immediately obvious that there would be no swimming, as the pool was empty. We were too tired to sort this out on arrival and after checking our booking realised that Expedia offered more than a booking facility.

After calling the Expedia helpline we were referred to a new hotel with a pool. We were very impressed. The staff at Expedia were helpful and sorted new reservations with a minimum off fuss, plus, we got a full refund for the cancelled stay at the Aquarius.

So, regarding the Aquarius itself; Not a bad Hotel, but nothing special, In the middle of a commercial area which is being redeveloped the suroundings are unatractive. The staff were friendly and the food OK to good (but breakfasts poor). The rooms were a bit worn but OK.

Thanks God the rooms had double glazing - the road and railway would be very noisy other wise.

The hotel is situated "in the sticks" about a 30 minute bus ride from the city centre; fortunately the bus seems to run about every 15 minutes, although I always made the return trip from the city before 11.00pm. Unfortunately I wouldn't describe the location as rural or idyllic. Not only are there no vineyards within sight of the hotel, but the hotel itself is surrounded by what appears to be concrete works, gravel pits, major road works, busy main roads and a newly constructed motorway flyover.

The view from my room was not great and it took most of my week long stay to work out the air conditioning remote (essential in high summer). I cannot stress enough how hot and humid it is at this time of the year and the whole time I was in my room (day or night) I was covered in permanent perspiration. I left my window open for couple of nights with the result that I was covered in mosquito bites plus I missed my phone alarm call because I couldn't hear it above the traffic noise!
The whole place was a smoking "free for all" (although this seems to be not unusual in Hungary) and my room was a "smoking room" even though I don't smoke. Nobody asked me if I wanted a non-smoking room even though the hotel looked far from full; Maybe they don't have any.

There was no bathtub and there were frequent water "outages" during the day. When I complained about this they said it was down to the nearby motorway construction and that there was little that they could do about it. A hair dryer was available upon request but not provided as standard, The TV was very small and difficult to see when sitting up in bed The only English speaking channel available was CNN. There was a mini-bar but no tea/coffee facilities. The room contained two single beds with headboards built into the partition wall. As a result whenever the person in the adjoining room jumped on his bed my own bed shook plus I could hear him coughing (amongst other things) when lying in bed with my windows closed!

The hotel was advertised as having WiFi internet but the signal strength was too weak to get a reliable connection. When I complained about this the reception provided me with a LAN cable which although it gave it good internet connection, it meant that you had to physically unplug and reconnect each session.

The buffet breakfasts were quite good with a wide selection of food and Beverages. However my only experience of the Hotel restaurant for Dinner was not a pleasant experience. The conditions at the time were extremely hot and humid, yet the restaurant appeared not only to have no air conditioning but no obvious ventilation either. If there was an option of dining outside on the terrace it was never offered to me. The menu appeared to be very limited and expensive. I opted for steak "Lyons style" with French fries and salad.

If you can imagine sitting in a sauna eating a rubberised steak (which I assumed to be beef ) with onion rings all cooked with a dry chicken stock cube then you'll have some idea what this gourmet experience was like. The chips were hot, though a tad greasy and the "salad" consisted of two halves of an overripe but tasteless tomato on top of the limpest most discoloured piece of lettuce that would have shamed even the worst school dinner.

To be fair the hotel did have a real Sauna plus a large internal swimming pool with an integral spa pool. Unfortunately there seemed to be no outdoor loungers or sunbathing areas even though the hotel had reasonably large secluded private gardens. Some of the hotel staff spoke good English and were friendly and helpful but others were not. My impression was that the Hotel was imbued with a culture of complacency not unlike a 1970' style state owned industry. I found it very odd that certain members off staff insisted in watching me the whole time I took my own money out of my own lockable box while others allowed me some legitimate privacy. The decor was something of a shock unless you like lots of chocolate brown and dark orange together . A word of warning, the taxi service recommended by the hotel cost me at least 30% more then my regular taxi for an identical journey!

Maybe this place is the height of luxury in Hungary ( though I somehow doubt this) but UK or US visitors would find it more akin to 2 or possibly a poor 3 star standard hotel at home rather than the advertised 4 star. I can say without any doubt that I've stayed in far superior 3 star hotels in America and Britain.