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same-day laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; dentist; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room:A/C,
TV, dataport, minibar, iron/ironing board.
Expensive
Hotel Andrássy The Hotel Andrássy is a little gem of a hotel, located in
an exclusive embassy neighborhood just off Pest's Andrássy út, a minute's journey on
foot from Heroes' Square and the City Park, and a 25-minute walk from the center of
Pest. The lobby is spacious and tasteful, with marble columns. The enormous suites
are marvelous, featuring luxuriously large double beds, spacious bathrooms with mas-
sage showers, and vintage Hungarian furniture, carpets, and prints. There's a safe in
each suite and at the reception desk. The standard rooms, although quite nice and also
furnished with vintage Hungarian furniture, carpets, and prints, can't compare with
the suites in spaciousness, so a splurge is recommended here. Half of the guest rooms
come with a terrace.
VI. Munkácsy Mihály u. 5-7, 1063 Budapest. & 1/321-2000. Fax 1/322-9445. www.andrassyhotel.com. 70 units.
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($20) per day. Metro: Bajza utca (Yellow line).
Amenities: Restaurant; indoor heated swimming pool; exercise room; sauna; concierge; business center; 24-hr. room
service. In room:TV/VCR, dataport, minibar, safe.
Moderate
Radio Inn As the official guesthouse of Hungarian National Radio, the
Radio Inn houses many visiting dignitaries, though it is also open to the public. The
inn is in an exclusive embassy neighborhood (it's located next door to the embassy of
the People's Republic of China), a stone's throw from City Park, and a block from
Pest's grand Andrássy út. The metro's Yellow line takes you into the center of Pest in
5 minutes; alternatively, it's a 30-minute walk. Behind the building, there's an enor-
mous private courtyard full of flowers. The huge apartments (all with fully equipped,
spacious kitchens) are comfortably furnished and painstakingly clean. Note that the
toilets and bathrooms are separate, European-style. The management is somewhat
old-system (read: begrudging with information, slightly suspicious of foreigners), yet
cordial enough. Make sure you reserve well ahead of arrival. The restaurant housed in
the same building is a superb place for dinner.
VI. Benczúr u. 19, 1068 Budapest. & 1/342-8347 or 1/322-8284. Fax 1/322-8284. www.radioinn.hu. 36 units. 52
($62), 75
($325) double; 407
($488) suite. AE, MC, V. Parking 17
Value
($90), and 92
($110) for 1-, 2-, and 3-person apts, respectively. Rates about 10%-20% lower in low
($8.40) extra. AE, MC, V. Limited parking available on street. Metro: Bajza utca (Yellow line).
Amenities: Restaurant; bar; 24-hr. room service; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms. In room:TV, kitchen (apts only),
minibar, fridge.
ÓBUDA
Very Expensive
Corinthia Aquincum Hotel Located on the banks of the Danube, just min-
utes from Óbuda's lovely Old City center, the Corinthia Aquincum Hotel was opened
in 1991. This is a “thermal” hotel, though not all guests come for the spa facilities. Spa-
related facilities that all guests can use free of charge include a swimming pool, a sauna,
thermal baths, a Jacuzzi, a kneipp pool, a steam bath, a hydromassage shower (in which
you control the directions and strengths of the many jets), and a fitness room. This
delightful, modern hotel is built on the site of a Roman spa, hence its Roman theme.
The rooms are cheerful, with soundproof windows and complimentary bathrobes. The
spa facilities are really the main attraction here, and water is pumped in from Margit
Island. The Restaurant Apicius serves both lunch and dinner, with a salad bar and buf-
fet lunch. The chef has been named the best young chef by the Hungarian Society of
season. Breakfast 7
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