The hotel is in a great location, river, park, silence. Path for a morning run. The hotel itself is well renovated, the rooms are not big but comfortable. There are three Russian channels on the big TV. There is WI-FI almost throughout the territory, but for some reason it is not on the balcony, which is extremely inconvenient.
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The hotel is in a great location, river, park, silence. Path for a morning run. The hotel itself is well renovated, the rooms are not big but comfortable. There are three Russian channels on the big TV. There is WI-FI almost throughout the territory, but for some reason it is not on the balcony, which is extremely inconvenient. The mattresses are not orthopedic and not very comfortable to sleep on. There is a safe, kettle, coffee, tea. Lots of cabinets and drawers. There are bathrobes and slippers. Beds, bathrobes and towels are changed regularly, but cleaning is just disgusting. In addition, they come to clean at the most inopportune time, when you want to relax after the procedures. The food is quite tolerable, although not up to 4 stars. I would especially like to note the boorish behavior at the reception. They do not want to speak Russian, even if they know. The answer to every question is no. I don't know, I don't understand, I can't. I would especially like to note the work of two firms of tour operators in the hotel for excursions in Budapest. These are 1000 roads and Robinson. They sell what you can buy without them and much cheaper. They do not organize delivery to the place of the excursion, you have to get there on your own. In this case, this tour can be bought on the spot and cheaper. . So an hour trip on a steamboat along the Danube costs 11 euros on the spot, they have 14. Berth to berth 7 must be reached by taxi on your own. The same applies to other excursions. In general, the scoop has not yet weathered, we must wait and go to more civilized places for now.
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Good hotel ...although almost on the outskirts of the city and in the "poor" area, but on the banks of the Danube. If desired, 25-30 minutes walk to Parliament. Nice clean rooms, everything you need (the truth is not found slippers). There is no balcony in the room. Breakfast is included in the price. Due to the fact that there is no normal restaurant nearby, it is better to eat at the hotel.
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Good hotel ...although almost on the outskirts of the city and in the "poor" area, but on the banks of the Danube. If desired, 25-30 minutes walk to Parliament.
Nice clean rooms, everything you need (the truth is not found slippers). There is no balcony in the room.
Breakfast is included in the price. Due to the fact that there is no normal restaurant nearby, it is better to eat at the hotel. Prices in the hotel restaurant are reasonable.
There is a spa with pools.
Nice clean rooms, everything you need (the truth is not found slippers). There is no balcony in the room.
Breakfast is included in the price. Due to the fact that there is no normal restaurant nearby, it is better to eat at the hotel. Prices in the hotel restaurant are reasonable.
There is a spa with pools.
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We were sent by Vitaly-company, the receiving party-Verecke. Arrived, they are already waiting for us (only there are 2 of us). Instantly brought and immediately placed. Non-smoking floor. nice room great bathroom. On the 2nd day they brought a large basket of fruits and cakes - I don’t know why! We had breakfast and dinner.
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We were sent by Vitaly-company, the receiving party-Verecke. Arrived, they are already waiting for us (only there are 2 of us). Instantly brought and immediately placed. Non-smoking floor. nice room great bathroom. On the 2nd day they brought a large basket of fruits and cakes - I don’t know why! We had breakfast and dinner. Breakfast is above all praise (I will not list, some dishes from eggs - 4. Bread types 10). For dinner, salad soup and a huge portion of the second. All this is brought by the waiters very helpful and polite. Forgot dessert! because he never got in! Plus 3 pools with jacuzzi and massage (ordered in Moscow) Cleanliness and order everywhere. And gorgeous BUDAPEST! Everything is great.
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We went on a tour "Melody of two hearts" with the Lviv travel agency Accord Tour. Three days were in Budapest and one day in Vienna. In Budapest, we were fabulously lucky with the hotel and we were accommodated in the Danubius Thermal Hotel Helia. Cozy nice rooms. The room has a kettle with tea and coffee. And also there are terry bathrobes in which we went down to the pools.
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We went on a tour "Melody of two hearts" with the Lviv travel agency Accord Tour. Three days were in Budapest and one day in Vienna. In Budapest, we were fabulously lucky with the hotel and we were accommodated in the Danubius Thermal Hotel Helia. Cozy nice rooms. The room has a kettle with tea and coffee. And also there are terry bathrobes in which we went down to the pools. One swimming pool and two smaller ones with hot thermal water. It was bliss on January 1st to relax after the New Year in the thermal pools. Pools are free. The hotel ate only breakfast - the usual buffet, as elsewhere. Koasivy hall in the hotel, a large restaurant. The hotel is great.
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Hotel: Excellent view of the Margaret Island and the Danube, excellent renovation, very comfortable rooms and lobby, free access to the pool in the hotel itself, quality food. Tour: We went on the tour "Hungary New Year" Travel agency "Fantasy", Kyiv, the tour operator "1000 roads" - they did a great job, everything was even better than promised.
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Hotel: Excellent view of the Margaret Island and the Danube, excellent renovation, very comfortable rooms and lobby, free access to the pool in the hotel itself, quality food.
Tour: We went on the tour "Hungary New Year" Travel agency "Fantasy", Kyiv, the tour operator "1000 roads" - they did a great job, everything was even better than promised. By e-mail in 2 weeks. dropped both the tour program and the New Year's Eve dinner program. Accompanying -5 with a plus, how much we travel, Igor turned out to be the best. Unobtrusively caring - very accurate. He not only knows the country and language perfectly, but also managed to prepare us for all the excursions, for buying wines /both the best and just good inexpensive ones/, for currency exchange, etc. Special thanks to drivers from western Ukraine: well done!
We left Kyiv at 14.20 by train to Chop, the compartments were shabby, but clean. The operator took care of the selection of neighbors - a couple, our peers, were traveling with us. We quickly became friends and talked all week. We arrived at 6.20 in Chop on December 29, quickly on the bus and after 10 minutes. were already at the border. We passed the Ukrainian one in an hour, the Hungarian one in 2.5 hours. After 25 km. from the border we stopped at Tesco, exchanged currency, bought groceries for a snack.
Exchange rates: 1 euro-251 forints, 1 dollar -170 forts, hryvnias and rubles were exchanged at some completely predatory rate, so it's not worth it. In Budapest itself, by the way, the exchange rate is a little less profitable, so you should immediately change a lot.
After 2 hours we arrived in Eger, where we had a walking tour, and then dinner in the Valley of Beautiful Women with a "free tasting". Dinner was more or less, and there was no choice - to look for another tavern for not having time is a thankless task. Wine for 3 with a plus, but most rushed to buy. We do not recommend - in the same Tesco, such wines are at least a third cheaper, and there is more choice. The "Valley of Beautiful Women" itself is a patch of meadow, around which dozens of restaurants and wine cellars stand close to each other.
After dinner, arrival in Budapest and accommodation in a hotel. Nice hotel and worth staying in on your next visit. 10 minutes to metro, easy to find. Great view of the Danube. Nearby are several good restaurants, a supermarket and quite opposite. True, the prices in the minibar are extortionate (a bottle of Coca-Cola, for example, 200 ml - $ 4), it is also better not to use the hotel's taxi services due to clearly inflated tariffs. However, it's like that everywhere. . .
December 30 was a tour of Budapest for 4 hours, a trip to Szentendre, a jewelry factory and a boat.
At the end of December, at a temperature of about -3 and with exceptionally high humidity, a walk around the city evoked twofold feelings: everything is beautiful, you want to look at and take pictures, but somewhere in your soul you always dream of a warm bus : -)). In addition, because of the fog, the views from numerous observation platforms seemed almost ghostly. The most striking impression is the Basilica of St. Istvan. We got to the service and were fascinated by the organ. Glorious guide Liza, a native of the USSR - sensibly, without unnecessary prettiness, competent Russian without an accent - why not an ideal guide?
In Sentendre, the marzipan museum was disappointing, about which so much has been heard - it looks more like a small exhibition. The photo shows an exemplary production of marzipan figurines. The products themselves in the form of animals and Snowmen were bought for souvenirs for children and girlfriends - they are something like 2-3 dollars a thing). Then it was time for lunch. In a restaurant, an order for two with a beer and a tip included in the bill was approximately 45 euros.
On the way back to Budapest, we were taken on an excursion to the Kapriz jewelry factory. Quite interesting and quite expensive. We bought earrings and a pendant: a blue topaz in a gold setting, paid $400, in Kyiv it would have cost about $300.
In the evening there was a boat trip on the Danube (12 euros) with a glass of free champagne... What can I say? Beautiful view of the city at night : -))
After the boat, our restless escort took us to Mount Gellert (where, due to dampness, we saw little, but were satisfied) and to the street. Vaci (where everything was closed due to the late time, except for the stoves with hot wine. The wine was not of the best quality, which is rather the rule in Hungary. But hot! ). We returned to the hotel by half past ten, as they say: "tired, but satisfied. "
December 31, free day. Most of the group went with an escort to the Oceanarium, some went to the Szé chenyi baths, we went to the Mammont shopping center. We got on sale and bought a bunch of clothes much cheaper than in Ukraine (Benetton, Mex, Mark & Spencer, Orsay, Mango, Esprit, etc. )
At 20 o'clock the bus took us to the place of the New Year's celebration, the TROPHY GRILL RESTAURANT.
(70 € per person), buffet, the choice of dishes is huge, everything is delicious, hot portions were constantly added. There was a baked suckling pig, and pork rolls stuffed with goose liver, and Hungarian fish soup, and raw mussels, squid, octopus, pieces of meat that were grilled in front of you, and a huge number of desserts. We couldn't try everything. Although we tried : -)
The waiters brought the ordered alcohol with lightning speed (everything was included in the price), changed plates and were superbly polite. Good entertainment, disco. I especially liked the "triple celebration": local time at 22 o'clock - Russian NG, at 23 - Ukrainian, at 24 - Hungarian. And all this with champagne, hymns and congratulations. But you know, take our vodka with you, and do not drink Hungarian ball alcohol - you will be healthier. We were warned, so there was no severe hangover, but some did not get up on the 1st : -(
On the first day we slept until noon, then walked a little around the city. There was only one goal - to see the Basilica of St. Istvan. This time there were almost no people there and we were able to wander around the huge hall. By the way, to the left of the front door, they found a small room with engravings and a rather large model of the Basilica itself.
And in the city itself, January 1 is somehow boring: everything is closed, there is nowhere to even buy water, there are few people, mostly tourists. Public transport runs regularly, tickets are of a single standard, 230 forints (a little less than 1 euro) for 1 trip. When transferring to another branch in the subway, you need another ticket, if you can explain what you need, then there is a "transfer ticket" cheaper. Controllers, at least on 01.01, were met both at the entrance to the metro and at the exit, so it's better not to risk saving money.
On the second day we drove back, on the way we once again stopped at Tesco. Someone changed the currency back, and we bought local wine (although we took it only at the prompt of Igor), "Unicum" - like Riga balsam - you can drink, but we took it rather for testing. They bought the kid T-shirts - raglans, very cheap and of good quality. We know for sure, because already brought from Poland and the Czech Republic. T-shirts are about 2 dollars each, raglans - 4-5.
Both borders went back in 1.5 hours and at 17.40 we boarded the return train without any problems.
We liked.
In the summer, it's probably even better. Who will go, we wish you no worse impressions!
If you have any questions, we will answer.
Tour: We went on the tour "Hungary New Year" Travel agency "Fantasy", Kyiv, the tour operator "1000 roads" - they did a great job, everything was even better than promised. By e-mail in 2 weeks. dropped both the tour program and the New Year's Eve dinner program. Accompanying -5 with a plus, how much we travel, Igor turned out to be the best. Unobtrusively caring - very accurate. He not only knows the country and language perfectly, but also managed to prepare us for all the excursions, for buying wines /both the best and just good inexpensive ones/, for currency exchange, etc. Special thanks to drivers from western Ukraine: well done!
We left Kyiv at 14.20 by train to Chop, the compartments were shabby, but clean. The operator took care of the selection of neighbors - a couple, our peers, were traveling with us. We quickly became friends and talked all week. We arrived at 6.20 in Chop on December 29, quickly on the bus and after 10 minutes. were already at the border. We passed the Ukrainian one in an hour, the Hungarian one in 2.5 hours. After 25 km. from the border we stopped at Tesco, exchanged currency, bought groceries for a snack.
Exchange rates: 1 euro-251 forints, 1 dollar -170 forts, hryvnias and rubles were exchanged at some completely predatory rate, so it's not worth it. In Budapest itself, by the way, the exchange rate is a little less profitable, so you should immediately change a lot.
After 2 hours we arrived in Eger, where we had a walking tour, and then dinner in the Valley of Beautiful Women with a "free tasting". Dinner was more or less, and there was no choice - to look for another tavern for not having time is a thankless task. Wine for 3 with a plus, but most rushed to buy. We do not recommend - in the same Tesco, such wines are at least a third cheaper, and there is more choice. The "Valley of Beautiful Women" itself is a patch of meadow, around which dozens of restaurants and wine cellars stand close to each other.
After dinner, arrival in Budapest and accommodation in a hotel. Nice hotel and worth staying in on your next visit. 10 minutes to metro, easy to find. Great view of the Danube. Nearby are several good restaurants, a supermarket and quite opposite. True, the prices in the minibar are extortionate (a bottle of Coca-Cola, for example, 200 ml - $ 4), it is also better not to use the hotel's taxi services due to clearly inflated tariffs. However, it's like that everywhere. . .
December 30 was a tour of Budapest for 4 hours, a trip to Szentendre, a jewelry factory and a boat.
At the end of December, at a temperature of about -3 and with exceptionally high humidity, a walk around the city evoked twofold feelings: everything is beautiful, you want to look at and take pictures, but somewhere in your soul you always dream of a warm bus : -)). In addition, because of the fog, the views from numerous observation platforms seemed almost ghostly. The most striking impression is the Basilica of St. Istvan. We got to the service and were fascinated by the organ. Glorious guide Liza, a native of the USSR - sensibly, without unnecessary prettiness, competent Russian without an accent - why not an ideal guide?
In Sentendre, the marzipan museum was disappointing, about which so much has been heard - it looks more like a small exhibition. The photo shows an exemplary production of marzipan figurines. The products themselves in the form of animals and Snowmen were bought for souvenirs for children and girlfriends - they are something like 2-3 dollars a thing). Then it was time for lunch. In a restaurant, an order for two with a beer and a tip included in the bill was approximately 45 euros.
On the way back to Budapest, we were taken on an excursion to the Kapriz jewelry factory. Quite interesting and quite expensive. We bought earrings and a pendant: a blue topaz in a gold setting, paid $400, in Kyiv it would have cost about $300.
In the evening there was a boat trip on the Danube (12 euros) with a glass of free champagne... What can I say? Beautiful view of the city at night : -))
After the boat, our restless escort took us to Mount Gellert (where, due to dampness, we saw little, but were satisfied) and to the street. Vaci (where everything was closed due to the late time, except for the stoves with hot wine. The wine was not of the best quality, which is rather the rule in Hungary. But hot! ). We returned to the hotel by half past ten, as they say: "tired, but satisfied. "
December 31, free day. Most of the group went with an escort to the Oceanarium, some went to the Szé chenyi baths, we went to the Mammont shopping center. We got on sale and bought a bunch of clothes much cheaper than in Ukraine (Benetton, Mex, Mark & Spencer, Orsay, Mango, Esprit, etc. )
At 20 o'clock the bus took us to the place of the New Year's celebration, the TROPHY GRILL RESTAURANT.
(70 € per person), buffet, the choice of dishes is huge, everything is delicious, hot portions were constantly added. There was a baked suckling pig, and pork rolls stuffed with goose liver, and Hungarian fish soup, and raw mussels, squid, octopus, pieces of meat that were grilled in front of you, and a huge number of desserts. We couldn't try everything. Although we tried : -)
The waiters brought the ordered alcohol with lightning speed (everything was included in the price), changed plates and were superbly polite. Good entertainment, disco. I especially liked the "triple celebration": local time at 22 o'clock - Russian NG, at 23 - Ukrainian, at 24 - Hungarian. And all this with champagne, hymns and congratulations. But you know, take our vodka with you, and do not drink Hungarian ball alcohol - you will be healthier. We were warned, so there was no severe hangover, but some did not get up on the 1st : -(
On the first day we slept until noon, then walked a little around the city. There was only one goal - to see the Basilica of St. Istvan. This time there were almost no people there and we were able to wander around the huge hall. By the way, to the left of the front door, they found a small room with engravings and a rather large model of the Basilica itself.
And in the city itself, January 1 is somehow boring: everything is closed, there is nowhere to even buy water, there are few people, mostly tourists. Public transport runs regularly, tickets are of a single standard, 230 forints (a little less than 1 euro) for 1 trip. When transferring to another branch in the subway, you need another ticket, if you can explain what you need, then there is a "transfer ticket" cheaper. Controllers, at least on 01.01, were met both at the entrance to the metro and at the exit, so it's better not to risk saving money.
On the second day we drove back, on the way we once again stopped at Tesco. Someone changed the currency back, and we bought local wine (although we took it only at the prompt of Igor), "Unicum" - like Riga balsam - you can drink, but we took it rather for testing. They bought the kid T-shirts - raglans, very cheap and of good quality. We know for sure, because already brought from Poland and the Czech Republic. T-shirts are about 2 dollars each, raglans - 4-5.
Both borders went back in 1.5 hours and at 17.40 we boarded the return train without any problems.
We liked.
In the summer, it's probably even better. Who will go, we wish you no worse impressions!
If you have any questions, we will answer.
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