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pressive in the capital, while the restored Royal Spa dating back to 1886 is now as modern
as tomorrow with a 15m-long pool and a dozen treatment rooms.
APARTMENT
RESIDENCE IZABELLA
€110-150, 2-bed €240-280, 3-bed €350-380; ; M1 Vörösmarty utca)
This fabulous conversion of a 19th-century Eclectic building has 38 apartments measuring
between 45 and 97 sq metres just off swanky Andrássy út. The apartments surround a de-
lightful and very tranquil central courtyard garden and are set off by terracotta-toned decor.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
SOHO HOTEL
; M2 Blaha Lujza tér, 4, 6)
This delightfully stylish boutique hotel with 68 rooms and six suites stands opposite the
New York Palace, and we know which one feels more like the Big Apple. We adore the
lobby bar in eye-popping reds, blues and lime greens, nonallergenic rooms with bamboo
matting on the walls and parquet floors, and the music/film theme throughout.
Southern Pest
GUESTHOUSE
KM SAGA GUEST RESIDENCE
1-217 1934;
www.km-saga.hu
; IX Lónyay utca 17, 3rd fl; s €30-40, d €35-55;
; M4 Fővám tér)
This unique place has five themed rooms, an eclectic mix of 19th-century furnishings, and
hospitable, multilingual Hungarian-American owner Shandor. It's essentially a gay B&B,
but everyone is welcome. Two rooms share a bathroom.
B&B
MARIA & ISTVÁN
s €18-22, d €30-34, tr €36-42; ; M3 Corvin-negyed, 4, 6)
This Italian-Hungarian couple must be doing something right, they've been welcoming
guests to their bright and spotless flat for decades and no one has a bad word to say about it.
There's a kitchen, too, for guests' use. It's like staying with friends.
HOSTEL
CASA DE LA MUSICA
