Got a lads trip to Budapest in mid Oct and so would appreciate any tips on bars, clubs and - most importantly - where to stay, from anyone who has been there.
Off to Budapest next week - any tips anyone? Have found another thread about Hungary but that went off on a tangent so thought I'd resurrect this one instead! restaurants? bars?
Have been told to go to the secret/hidden hospital? a trip down the Danube at night - but generally know nothing else about the place! tour book is arriving tomorrow.
Went in April last year. Stayed at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus which was excellent. If you happen to be a dolphin and like raw fish, there's also a NOBU restaurant in the hotel. The Spoon is a restaurant/bar on a moored boat which was recommended to me and was pretty good. Here's the website: spooncafe.hu Like Prague, the Castle area is a big tourist draw. But there's lots of other stuff too.
I really enjoyed the caves up by the castle, and the nearby National Gallery impressed me despite not being into art. There's also a nice bar somewhere up there overlooking the city.
The main things are the spas, though I didn't make it to any. I'd recommend trying gypsy goulash, better than it sounds.
Great city and some nice surrounding countryside....the childrens railway was well worth a visit, though a group of lads on a stag do are unlikely to be interested in this.
Went last September. Recommend the spa with yellow building and chess boards. and szimplakert bar. To be fair there are lots of good kert bars in the Jewish quarter.
Just don't get too drunk and let off a fire extinguisher in a hotel, like my mate did. Ten months in prison, he was gonna get...until the judge was in a good mood and gave him a three year suspended sentence...
The statue park is worth a visit - old Soviet era statues, very heroic workers and soldiers depicted.
2nd this, a little way out of the centre but well worth the trip. My wife wanted to go to the opera when we were there. Didn't think it would be my cup of tea but loved it, reasonably priced too. Plenty of decent places to eat. The Spa at The Gellert Hotel was good too.
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Have found another thread about Hungary but that went off on a tangent so thought I'd resurrect this one instead!
restaurants? bars?
Have been told to go to the secret/hidden hospital? a trip down the Danube at night - but generally know nothing else about the place! tour book is arriving tomorrow.
The Spoon is a restaurant/bar on a moored boat which was recommended to me and was pretty good. Here's the website: spooncafe.hu
Like Prague, the Castle area is a big tourist draw. But there's lots of other stuff too.
Great night out
The main things are the spas, though I didn't make it to any. I'd recommend trying gypsy goulash, better than it sounds.
I had a very narrow escape there from a randy Hungarian bloke in 1997.
Kept on about the local birds and brasses.
Thanks for your tips. It's Restaurant week, so I expect I'll be paying a fee to the airline to return due to being considerably heavier.
A La Carte restaurants 3 course meals for 3300 huf which is about a tenner! Yummy!
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