We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights over new year hoping to bring in the new year at the street party in the city. Unfortunately you have to travel over an hour, 7 stops on the bus followed by 7 stops on the train followed by 2 stops on the Metro, to get to the centre of Budapest. It is therefore not best placed for a late evening when the last bus home at the end of your journey is at 10:55. However the first train starts at 5am so after the pub closed we only had about a 30 minute walk and 2 hours to wait at the train station before joining many other revellers on the first train home. It was either that or £70 for a taxi (don't believe the tenner they tell you at reception). I know it was NYE but still, it was a bit pricey.
On the plus side, thankfully the hotel were extremely obliging by allowing us to extend our checkout until mid afternoon so we could catch up on some sleep before starting on our laborious trek back to the airport.
I have to say though, the Budapest public transport is second to none, everything runs on time & if you get a city travel pass you can use it on all trams, buses, trains, trolleys, metros any time of day or night. Essential if you're this far out of town. The city itself is also well worth a visit with lots of things to do & places to see.
The Hotel itself was clean, organised, newly decorated and the breakfast was good, plenty of hot & cold buffet style. Under different circumstances it would be a nice place to stay away from the hustle bustle of the city. I just wish they made it clearer on their website exactly how far away they really are.
- Alfa Art Budapest
