A Modern Gem
by TripAdvisor Member chrisny2
I stayed in this hotel for two nights in August, 2006, and LOVED it. The hotel is clearly very new and the architecture and modern style is lovely.
I was booked into a room on the executive level, which included an executive lounge serving breakfast and snacks throughout the day. The room was great: very comfortable beds and a spacious bathroom with bath and walk-in shower. Bathrobes were provided.
The furniture was modern and lovely, there was a large desk for working on a laptop.
The service was also excellent. I was treated with discreet and professional service throughout my stay.
The location of the hotel was also great. It was connected to the West End shopping mall, and was located right next to a major train station, so there are very convenient connections using the transit system.
Overall, I had a great stay and would strongly recomment the Hilton Budapest West End.
Great short break destination
by TripAdvisor Member truesdpr
Just returned from a 4 night city break with my husband and 7 year old daughter. As a HiltonHonours gold member we had a room on the executive floor and access to the lounge. The room was a deluxe and was very spacious and comfortable. There was an excellent quality rollaway bed for my daughter. The housekeeping at the hotel was amongst the best I have experienced anywhere in the world. It was spotless and the room was cleaned daily with the beds changed and fresh toiletries added. There was also nightly turndown which made the return to the room at night really inviting. All of the staff were pleasant, friendly and welcoming.
Our airline managed to lose our luggage and the lounge staff and concierge did a superb job following it up and chasing the airport and airline on our behalf. Nothing was too much trouble. We made good use of the shopping centre - accessible direct fromt he hotel - to stock up whilst our bag was located.
The executive lounge service was excellent - particularly the breakfast which served the best scrambled eggs I've tasted for years! We had breakfast outside on the terrace in the sunshine and it was handy to stop in for drinks at any time when we got back to the hotel after our sightseeing.
The concierge was very good and very knowledgable and she receommended a traditional Hungarian restaurant called Rezkakas for our last evening which included some traditional music - not a great lover of these sorts of things - but this was low key, unobtrusive in terms of interaction and the musicians were very accomplished. We had a lovely evening with excellent food and got chatting to a family from the Czech Rebublic on the next table. The dining room was sumptuous and the food and wine service was very good. We would never have stumbled across this place on our own!
The public transport is excellent and a one-day pass cost less than £3 for use of trams, buses and metros. My daughter loved the trams and we travelled all over the city. Had the obligatory cruise on the Danube and had bus tour as well.
Lots to do and see, the people were warm and friendly and we found it to be great value for money - particularly the restaurants and we got a rate of £70 per night for the deluxe room which I thought was very good especially when you consider the savings on breakfasts and drinks thorugh using the lounge. Also did some shopping for my daughter in the sales and got some superb bargains.
Would recommend Budapest for a short break and would definately highly recommend the Hilton West End.
Very short stay... but excellent
by A TripAdvisor Member
This really a semi-review, as we stayed in the Hilton Bubapest only for a few hours!
We were flying from Greece to Croatia for a wedding and had an 8-hour (!!) stopover in Budapest, so we decided to book into the Budapest West End Hilton for a few hours in order to get some sleep and freshen up. We had 2 days of partying ahead of us so we needed the rest!
The hotel is approx. 45 minuted from the airport, right in the center of Budapest. Unfortunatey it is not on the river and has no views like the Intercontinental or Marriot.
Checkin was flawless, and as I am a Diamond HHonors member we were upgraded to an executive room and had access to the -small but adequate- executive lounge.
The room was excellent and spotless. The bathroom was also excellent, with Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries.
No complaints whatsoever, I would definitely recommend this hotel for business or pleasure. Budapest is a wonderful city!
Great service, friendly staff and new feeling!
by TripAdvisor Member sakoe
Short: It was a great stay. The location of the hotel is very good, next to the Western Train station (which should be connected to the Airport as of this winter!!!), easy access to all parts of town via tram, metro, bus and foot.
Simply love the new, fresh design, especially having stayed in a few other properties in town (i.e Marriott, Interconti or Hilton in the castle).
Staff are great: friendly, young and nothing was too much. The concierge helped me around the city and the service in their Zita Cafe was fabulous! Try the Greek salad - it's amazing.
I can definitely recoomend this place for your next visit!
Forum Posts
weekend in budapest
by ophiru
hello everyone !
i would like to know if a weekend in budapest will be ok to see the main attractions ?
what to see ?
and another thing : is there any good 5* hotels with great location ?
ophir
Re: weekend in budapest
by junwen
Hi,
I suppose a weekend would mean only a Saturday and Sunday? Okay- Budapest is beautiful and you shouldn't miss it...Firstly, the Parliment. You can't miss it, then Fisherman's Bastion, the Chain Bridge, St. Stephen's Basilica, Heroes Square and The City Park, The State Opera House, the Octagon...Liberation Monument and the Castle. Numerous other superb tourist sites, I hope I didn't miss out any- but I'm sure other VTs will add some on later :) the list above was somewhat in order of what I visited- and you should visit the Yellow Metro Line of Budapest's Metro- It's one of the oldest in Europe. The Yellow Line stations have beautiful wood panelling, period tiles and lights-something you can't really see in most Metro stations today, but make sure you have a valid Metro ticket.
5 star hotels in Budapest...I'm not sure if these are 5 star, you should ask local VTs there, but here's a small list of hotels- Hilton Budapest, on the Buda side of the city, close to Fisherman's Bastion, Marriott, Danubius Group has a list of hotels, Andrassy Hotel, Inter-Continental, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, Corinthia Aquincum, Grand Hotel Royal ...I'm sure I missed some...
Re: Re: weekend in budapest
by PavlH
I ave stayed in the Kempinski Corvinus a couple of times - very nice hotel and very close to everything you need (including the metro).
Re: Re: weekend in budapest
by acrijk
All these suggestions are great! I took it easy and enjoyed an afternoon at the Gellert bath. Just drinking near the wave pool and relaxin'!
Re: Re: weekend in budapest
by ophiru
thanks a lot
now i just need a good 5* hotel but not too expensive.
i loved corinthia towers in Prague so i think i will check the corinthia in Budapest.
did you try a 5* hotel that you can recomend me ?
ophir
Re: Re: weekend in budapest
by junwen
I forgot to mention that you should also see the Buda side of the city at night from the Pest side. VT Vebea told me this. The view was fabulous! The lights across illuminates the whole place which just glows beautifully!
Re: Re: weekend in budapest
by speedygonzi
Hello!
I would go for Kempinski - central location, luxury hotel Madonna, Michael Jackson stayed there;-)
http://www.kempinski-budapest.com/corvinus.html
they have special weekend packages
Right next to it Le Meridien - also nice with much lower rates if you chose room only (no breakfast).Last year I booked on expedia for 80 EUR/night, the lobby is not as luxurious as Kempinski but rooms were very nice. It has a more historical atmosphere - Kempinski is ultra modern.
Speedygonzi
Re: weekend in budapest
by edvin_br
All 5 star hotels situated on great locations.... for example Intercontinental and Hyaat that are at the side of pest or Hilton that in the side of Buda, all of them are near the Danube river.
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