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tional Museum with a very individual touch - the owner Ádám has spent the past six years
designing the rooms - expect vintage furniture, goldfish tanks and satirical artwork gracing
the walls. The pricier ones on the second floor have en-suite bath
roo
ms and kitchenettes. Re-
ception is on the third floor (no lift). No breakfast. Doubles from
€33
Mercure Museum
VIII, Trefort utca 2 1 485 1080,
mercure.com
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map
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Having estab-
lished itself in an imaginatively transformed Pest apartment block on a quiet street behind
the National Museum, the
Mercure
has expanded into the next-door block. The newer half is
sleek and modern in design, but the older, Italian-flavoured part has more appeal, set around
a glass-roofed courtyard. The rooms, which have a mix of baths and showers, aren't big, but
it's a friendly place and in a good location. There's a
smal
l Wellness centre in the basement
and the hotel also holds its own permanent art gallery.
€120
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Art'otel
I, Bem rakpart 16-19 1 487 9487,
artotels.com
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map
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Boutique hotel that
combines eighteenth-century buildings - comprising beautiful, spacious rooms with original
doors and high ceilings - with a modern wing overlooking the river, offering marvellous
views; here, too, t
he ro
oms are well equipped and come with funkily designed bathrooms,
most with shower.
€115
Baltazár
I, Országház utca 31 1 300 7051,
baltazarbudapest.com
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map
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Family-run
boutique hotel that has become a firm favourite with travellers since it opened in 2013. Its
location is superb, next to the National Archives at the northern end of the Vár. Like the
nearby eateries
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and
Café Pierrot
, which are run by the same people, the hotel is stylishly
presented, and its showy eleven rooms - inspired by the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Andy
Warhol and
Keith
Haring - are kitted-out with antique furniture and luxury products. Break-
fast €10-15.
€137
Buda Castle
I, Úri utca 39 1 224 7900,
budacastlehotelbudapest.com
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map
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Located
midway along one of the quieter streets in the Vár, this fifteenth-century merchant's house
has been superbly converted into a handsome design hotel. The rooms - which are essentially
mini suites - are of the highest order, constructed around a small grassy c
ourt
yard, which is
where guests can also take breakfast. The place is impeccably staffed too.
€200
Burg
I, Szentháromság tér 7-8 1 212 0269,
burghotelbudapest.com
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map
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white-brick building right in the heart of the Castle District, opposite the Mátyás Church. The
26 rooms are nothing out of the ordi
nar
y, but most of them have a great view, overlooking
the bustling main square and church.
€90
CastleGarden
I, Lovas út 41 1 224 7420,
hotelcastlegarden.hu
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map
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Friendly mod-
ern four-star just below the Castle walls, a short walk down from the Bécsi kapu. The 39
rooms are light and airy, and the superior rooms have terraces and great views. They have
connecting rooms for families, and one room with disabled access. The hotel's restaurant is
