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ators) and are excellently equipped; those overlooking the Danube naturally have the best as-
pect. The Gresham restaurant, which also acts as a coffee house, is excellent - drinks are also
served in the bar in the wond erful glass-roofed Peacock Passage - and the service throughout
the hotel is superlative. €310
Starlight Suiten V, Mérleg utca 6 1 484 3700, starlighthotels.com ; map . Amazingly
good value given its location near the Lánchíd (right behind the Four Seasons ), with 54 im-
maculate and incredibly roomy suites. Each has a kitchenette with a microwave, two televi-
sions (one in e ach r oom), a sofa and a writing desk. Facilities include a sauna, steam bath and
fitness rooms. €199
TERÉZVÁROS AND ERZSÉBETVÁROS
Benczúr VI, Benczúr utca 35 1 479 5650, hotelbenczur.hu ; map . Large, modern and
functional hotel on a leafy street off Andrássy út offering three categories of room; boxy,
no-frills standard rooms, eco rooms, which are renovated standard rooms (most have a/c and
some are designated smoking rooms) and bigger, brighter superior rooms which come with
showers - several also have a balcony. Some of the superior rooms are anti-allerge n a nd have
disabled access. There are also some apartments for families. Breakfast included. €60
Casati VI, Paulay Ede utca 31 1 343 1198, casatibudapesthotel.com ; map . The new
management has given the old Pest Hotel a new name and a striking facelift but has kept the
old features of this historic apartment block - such as the eighteenth-century bared walls in
the bar area. The lively decorations by young Hungarian artists in the public spaces of the
hotelmightnotbetoalltastes, butthe25roomsthemselves arecalmer,cominginfourstyles,
according to your mood. Most of the generously sized, gracefully furnished rooms face in-
wards over a balconied courtyard crawl ing with greenery, which is also where breakfast is
served. Gym and sauna in the basement. €95
City Comfort Apartments VI, Benczúr utca 19 0670 375 6228, citycomfortapart-
ments.com ; map . Situated in a leafy street next to the Chinese embassy, in a modern block
roundasmallcourtyard,the CityComfort offersspacious,simplyfurnishedself-cateringone-
and two-bedroom apartments complete with a living room, TV, big twin beds and a small
kitchen with two elect ric rings; no a/c , ho wever. There are also two small doubles. A good-
value option. Doubles €35 , apartments €50
Continental Hotel Zara V, Dohány utca 42-44 1 815 1000, continentalhotelbud-
apest.com ; map . Occupying the old Hungária bathhouse, this towering Secessionist edifice
has been superbly restored. From the shiny lobby, with its magnificent glass-panelled ceiling,
to the sumptuous Art Deco rooms, the place oozes class. The spa centre, meanwhile, is as
swish as any in Budapest, though its real sell ing point is the rooftop garden with a sparkling
little pool offering views across the city. €120