Budapest Hotels – If you are travelling independently, you will need to arrange accommodation. Most hotels and hostels in Budapest are online so this can be done over the Internet. Indeed, most hotels in Hungary can be booked in this way. It is a satisfactory way to reserve your accommodation for a weekend stay, short break or longer stay. However, it is best to give some time to booking the type of hotel as you want as different online suppliers of hotel accommodation offer different prices, so you should check around.

The best advice is to settle on the type of Budapest accommodation for your vacation, the location of the hotel (szalloda), a city centre hotel or a hotel on the outskirts or whatever, and then start looking for the hotel itself. The next task is to determine the best deal for the dates you want – so click on a number of different websites.

In Budapest, there is a wide range of class of accomodation, hotels and hostels – from luxury 5 star to hostel. All the main international hotel chains are represented in Budapest centre city – Hilton, Radisson, Accor, Intercontinental, Marriott, Kempinski, etc.

A hotel in the center of Budapest is the best if you are staying for a weekend, short break, 2-4 nights - most of the sightseeing you’ll want to do will be in the centre and a central hotel will mean you won’t have to trek in and out from the suburbs each day. Centre city hotels are possibly a little more expensive so you have to balance this up.

Helios Hotel Pension is family run and has great views of Budapest City.

Corintha Aquincum Hotel is a luxury spa hotel by the River Danube and all rooms have a view of the river and Margaret Island. On the Buda side.

Gellert Hotel. This is the famous spa hotel by the Gellert Hill in Budapest right overlooking the River Danube and within walking distance of the Castle. Spa open to non residents.

Grand Hotel Margitsziget is on Margaret Island right in the middle of the Danube in Budapest. Luxury hotel with spa facilities.

Anna Hotel is in the centre of Pest and has two apartments and 30 rooms. Mid priced three star.

Botel Fortuna – if you want something different this floating boat is on the Pest side of the river moored right in the center city.

Hilton Hotel Yes this is the one built adjacent to the old abbey in the heart of the Castle District.

Hotel le Meridien is a classy upmarket hotel in the center of Pest. Close to Vaci Street for shopping and sightseeing

Burg Hotel Large modern building 2 km from centre of city, good package rates

Domina Hotel Fiesta in the city center with some fourbededed family rooms on the Pest side of the River Danube