Women-Friendly Travel in Budapest
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Buda Castle Fashion Hotel
The building is from the 15th century, the vaulted brickwork in the lobby is stylish, but the hotel name itself is noted for its boutique standards. There are 25 rooms and suites that look upon a cobbled stoned street or facing a quiet grass courtyard. Services on offer are a rich, buffet breakfast, bar lounge and free Wi-Fi; the hotel itself does not have a restaurant but there are restaurants nearby and the staff can assist in locating them or any other particular dining requirements you might have.
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Lanchid 19
Situated at the feet of Buda Castle, this hotel is stylish to the max and has the awards to prove it. The Lanchid is the winner of the Best Architecture category at the European Hotel Design Awards in 2008, and has 45 rooms on offer, 3 panorama suites, 3 meeting rooms and a terraced restaurant with a bar. The rooms are distinctive with modern artwork and minimalist flair; all rooms are equipped with air conditioning, free internet access, mini bar and safe and a flat-screen, internet connected TV. The hotel itself offers: business services (copy machines, telephone, and fax), luggage storage, dry-cleaning, car rental, airport transfers, cultural programs and massage and babysitting upon request.
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Danubius Gellert Hotel
The grande dame of Budapest hotels, this establishment has 221 rooms and 13 suites; each fitted with satellite TV, telephone, radio and mini-bar. There are business rooms, unlimited wi-fi, a souvenir shop, laundry and dry cleaning, a newsstand, baby-sitting services, transfers and a car park available at this hotel. Be sure to check out the thermal spa and swimming pool with its arched glass entrance hall; designed in 1909 and completed in 1918, because it truly is a wondrous sight to see. The hotel architecture uses much of art nouveau. Other facilities also include an outdoor swimming pool and wave pool (operated in the summer season), a jacuzzi, a sauna and steam room, Thai massage, a beauty salon, sun terrace and solarium. Dining options are the Panorama Restaurant that offers Hungarian cuisine; gipsy music is hosted from spring to autumn. In the summer a terrace café terrace opens.
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Le Merdien Budapest
French polished furniture and brocade are the style here in this expensive hotel. Accommodating up to 210 guests, with eight meeting rooms, the hotel’s has its own catering staff that can plan a themed dinner, ranging from a Hungarian or French Buffet Campagnard to a decadent chocolate buffet - the choice is yours! The hotel also comes with its own spa, including an indoor pool, a jacuzzi, and massage services.
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Andrassy Hotel
A beautiful, high-class hotel just off Andrassy ut (go through Munkacsy Mihaly utca 5-7), it was built in 1937 and renovated in 2007. Services provided include a 24-hour front desk, multi-lingual staff, free Wi-Fi, high speed internet, restaurant and lounge, gourmet breakfast, room service, business facilities and parking spaces. There are 61 rooms with 7 suites to choose from.
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Papillon Hotel
With only 20 rooms, this is one of the smallest, best-kept secrets in Budapest. The hotel has a beautiful back garden with a swimming pool and some of the rooms even have balconies. There are also four apartments within the building, one of which has its own roof terrace.
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Green Bridge Hostel
In terms of location, reception and comfort, Green Bridge has it all in spades. The rooms have variety in doubles, triples and quads to eight person dormitories and the establishment is on a quiet street just one city block away from the Danube. Coffee is available throughout the day.
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Boat Hotel Fortuna
If you had to give an award for most unassuming accommodation, this hotel would win hands down: it’s a one-time ferry that’s anchored in the Danube. A ‘boatel’ with 42 single and double rooms have air-conditioning with a shower and toilet at water level. However if you go below deck, there are an additional 14 rooms with 2 or 3 beds and a washbasin.
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Hotel Benczur
Situated in a fantastic location, near Andrassy ut, Heroes’ Sq and City Park, this hotel has 161 rooms on seven floors. Some look down onto a garden and over 65 of the rooms have been renovated in recent years.
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Hotel Griff Junior
With 120 rooms – some with their own shower, this hotel offers dirt cheap prices for those on a small budget. What it lacks in facilities it makes up for in location; nearby there is the Campona shopping mall and Amusement Centre which features the Tropicarium-Oceanarium that houses the biggest shark-aquarium in Middle-Europe. Gellért Hill is also nearby and the rest of the city sights can be reached by mass transit easily.
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11th Hour Hostel
Bright and film-orientated here, this hostels offers dormitory, double/twin, triple, four, and multi- bedded rooms and can cater for up to 43 guests. All of the rooms have en-suite facilities and the prices vary depending on the availability and season. Other facilities that the hostel provide are free Internet and Wi-Fi, a huge projection screen for films, free maps, free walking tours, laundry facilities, a spacious common room, self-catering kitchen, a games room, travel library and luggage storage.
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Back Pack Guesthouse
Budapest’s first hostel is quite small – only 50 dormitory and double bed rooms – but the welcoming you get from the well-travelled owners and the fun, colourful atmosphere are still a major drawcard. Packed during the summer season, the hostel has a lovely landscaped garden complete with hammocks and a Thai-style lounge platform. There is also a kitchen area, lockers, laundry, Wi-Fi and Skype, internet access and the hostel can also organise caving and wakeboarding tours.
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Central Backpack King Hostel
Found at the heart of the Inner Town, this comfortable place has two floors, a small kitchen and large common room are the facilities on offer.
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Aventura Hostel
This hostel is a bit out of the way in terms of city geography but easily accessible by public transport. There are four colourfully themed rooms here: India, Japan, Africa and Space, and some of the dorms have loft sleeping quarters. There is also an in-house masseuse.
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WestEnd City Centre
An opulent place with its own indoor waterfall, you’ll find brands such as Mango, Mexx and Springfield here and much more.
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Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok)
Found at the bottom end of Vaci utca, this is the largest and finest market in the city (plus the most expensive). Here you’ll find knives, wood craft and embroideries along with other amazing souvenirs.
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Mammut
This shopping monstrosity has doubled in size since the opening of its second mall next door, linked by a pedestrian bridge. There are over 320 shops to browse through or try the many facilities with a cinema, gym, squash courts and a children’s playground with a nappy-changing room. There’s even a market out the back of the complex.
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Mom Park
Located up the road from Deli metro station, this is a newer mall with just seventy shops, a cinema and gym. Location: XII Alkotas utca 53 Times: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm
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Ecseri piac
A well-known flea market for tourists to explore and bargain hard (the stall owners are notorious for rip-offs). Here you’ll find everything from bike parts and jackboots to peasant clothing and hand carved pipes, with a few antiques in the mix. Take the red bus 54 from the Hatar ut metro stop on the blue line or the black 54 bus from Boraros ter by Petofi hid.
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Petofi Csarnok
A less well known flea market that operates on the weekends, you’ll find it around the ‘Pecsa’, the cultural centre in the Varosliget. While a fair bit of this market is junk, you might find a treasure here or there. A small entry fee applies.
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Hollo Atelier
Lots of beautiful folk art can be found here (some distinctly modern). It makes for beautiful gifts or something nice for yourself. Tel: +316 317 8103 Address: V Vitkovics Mihalyutca 12 Times: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm
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Herend
Contemporary and traditional porcelain are the order of the day at this shop which is the place to go for Hungarian souvenirs. The most popular motif on offer is the Victorian pattern of butterflies and wildflowers that was produced for the British queen during the 19th century.
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Intuita
You won’t find tacky painted eggs here but modern Hungarian craft such as hand-blown glass, jewellery, ceramics and bound books.
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Bestsellers
Without a doubt the best English-language bookshop in the city, this place has fiction, travel guides and a large selection of newspapers. There is also a large selection of Hungarian literature.