Budapest — Places to stay
Two cities, one river, and a Parliament lit up like a jewellery box.
- Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest — A 1906 Art Nouveau palace staring straight down the Chain Bridge
- Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest — Steps from the three-line metro hub, freshly renovated in 2025
- Al Habtoor Palace Budapest (formerly The Ritz-Carlton) — Long known as the city's Ritz-Carlton, renamed in 2025
- Hilton Budapest — Up on Castle Hill beside Fisherman's Bastion, Parliament out the window
- Continental Hotel Budapest — A four-star with a rooftop pool, popular for value
- BasiliQ Hotel — A four-star opened in 2025, 170 m from the Basilica
- IntercityHotel Budapest — Across from Keleti station, a value four-star for rail travellers
- Hotel Erzsébet City Center — A refurbished three-star on a pedestrian street by Váci utca
- Hotel Benczúr — A quiet street by Heroes' Square, from about US$50 a night
- Maverick Budapest Soho — A hostel in the heart of the Jewish Quarter, popular with solo travellers
- Anantara New York Palace Budapest — A neo-Renaissance palace built around the New York Café
- Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel — A 1900s palace by Elisabeth Bridge, turned boutique hotel
- Hotel Moments Budapest — At the start of Andrássy Avenue, on the way to the House of Terror
- Hotel Clark Budapest — Buda end of the Chain Bridge, beside the funicular
- Wombat's City Hostel Budapest — Lively hostel with dorms and private rooms