Budapest Reviews

Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. Hungary is located in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. Budapest is the seventh largest city in the European Union. Buda and Pest became united as Budapest in 1873. Buda and Pest are located on opposite banks of the ...  Read the complete review

I can't pretend that what follows is a true travel guide to Budapest, since we only went there for a long weekend, but it's a taster. Rather than try to see everything fleetingly, we opted for one of two items that took our fancy, vowing, no doubt, to come back again. Since going there, which is MONTHS ago now, there have been riots in the streets ...  Read the complete review

Budapest is often described as one of the "great European capitals" and mentioned in the same breath as Vienna or Paris. However, mention the city to most people and they will associate it with the Communist era rather than the "belle epoque". In September 2003 I was lucky enough to travel round central and eastern ...  Read the complete review

A late 19th century traveller to Budapest neatly summed up the enigmatic quality of the city thus: “if one is travelling from the east in the direction of Western Europe, it is in Budapest that one experiences the breath of Western civilisation. However, if one is travelling in the opposite direction, it is here that one first gets a taste of the ...  Read the complete review

It seemed no time at all between the two hour ten minute flight from Heathrow with the Hungarian Malev Airline, then the ten mile transfer through the rather gloomy suburbs in a waiting taxi from Ferihegy Airport, and our arrival at the luxurious Gellert Spa Hotel on the peaceful Buda side of Budapest overlooking the glorious River Danube. ...  Read the complete review

Budapest is a stunning city when seen during the hours of darkness. There is particularly good lighting on the major buildings to add to the special atmosphere. If you're looking for somewhere for a romantic break, this is the ideal spot! The city has much going for it. Here you get the chance to see the Danube close up. It divided ...  Read the complete review

Budpest is a beautiful city shrowded with a violent and chequered past. Sitting astride the River Danube and the capital city of Hungary, Budapest is actually a city grown from a small settlement on one bank of the Danube, to a Roman stronghold and then developed on from the towns of Obuda, Buda and Pesti. Originally a Celtic settlement, ...  Read the complete review

Though I knew very well that it had been years since the collapse of the Iron Curtain, nothing prepared me for how westernized Budapest actually is in the present day. The only remnant of Communism I could immediately distinguish was the rather large proportion of shabby Lada cars on the streets of the Hungarian capital, probably dating back to ...  Read the complete review

Hi there, this is your old pal Fu-Manchu here, speaking to you live from an Internet Cafe on Vaci Utca, what seems to be the main tourist drag in Budapest. Yet for all the Yank accents round here, they might aswell rename Vaci 'Little America'. Withnail himself, Richard E. Grant hated it here - he was filming the latter stages of ...  Read the complete review

I spent a weekend in Budapest in early spring last year. I arrived on Saturday afternoon just as the city was closing down for the weekend. The city centre was the quietest, drabbest place I've ever been. There was a general fusty air of shabbiness about the whole place. Even the hustlers seemed half-hearted. On Sunday I visited the royal ...  Read the complete review

Budapest is a beautiful city - i think people are right when they compare it to Prague before Prague became a tourist city. Budapest has fantastic architechture and can be seen easily on foot as the city center is small. Worth a visit - the various churches which are much more stunning inside than out. The opera - unforgettable and totally ...  Read the complete review

The capital and largest city of Hungary is an interesting and diverse place to visit, steeped in history. The city is basically in two halves - either side of the River Danube. On the west bank is Buda and on the east bank is Pest. Buda and pest have two distinct feelings. Before setting off to Budapest I would highly recommend ...  Read the complete review

Budapest was not on our initial itenerary for our interrailing trip, but we went there on the recommendation of several people we met whilst in Europe. As soon as we got off the train, we were approached by a Hostelling International representative, who booked us a room over the phone and drove us there in a minibus- how great is that? Budapest ...  Read the complete review

Budapest which was previously made up of two cities Buda and Pest which is seperated by the river Danube is sure a good place to go for just to rest and relax without burning a hole in your pocket........especially if you are a budget traveller travelling round Europe. After visiting the dusty , noisy cities and travelling on hot stuffy ...  Read the complete review

I liked Budapest but I like even more Hungary. I can't remember any place in the city but it's just lovely: safe, cheap, beautiful, plenty of things to see, wonderful people, nightlife ... but honestly. I loved Hungarian girls. They are SOOOOO nice, so exotic, so beautiful... I just could not stop looking at them!!!! And they seem very ...  Read the complete review

Budapest is actually the association of two cities Buda and Pest which absorbed each other. Budapest - and Hungary - is loaded with pride, culture, and history! The people from Hungary, like to call themselves the Magyar - Magyarorszag (Country of Magyar) is Hungary in hungarian. They are very welcoming and warm people who'd ...  Read the complete review

Try the food there. Really cheap. You can eat all your meals in the restaurant. Once about 3 pounds for a meal, I mean a standard 3 course meal. Try the local dishes, which include fish, meats.... Really good place to eat your heart out. Accommodation is cheap, the people there are friendly and helpful. Transportation is excellent. ...  Read the complete review

Hungary is one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to. It's all the more wonderful because people are only just discovering it, so it hasn't been overrun by tourists (yet). The capital city, Budapest, is the easiest place to spend your time - and there's an endless stream of things to do while you're there, ...  Read the complete review

An absolute must-do when in Budapest is a trip to the Hotel Gellert thermal baths. Not only are the surroundings really special (built at the turn of the century) but the experience is unique. There are segregated areas for sauna, turkish-steam and plunge-pools, as well as a mixed swimming pool where, in summer time, the entire roof slides off ...  Read the complete review