Impact Hub Budapest
A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Budapest’s growing social-enterprise scene.
Listings
Anantara New York Palace
An opulent palace hotel on the Grand Boulevard, home to the jaw-dropping New York Cafe, once called the most beautiful cafe in the world. Gilded, grand and a destination in itself.
Nem Adom Fel Cafe & Bar
The first cafe in Budapest founded and run by people with disabilities, its name meaning Never Give Up. Around 90% of the team are differently-abled, and it doubles as a cultural venue; proceeds fund advocacy for disabled and Roma communities. Warm, welcoming and fully accessible.
Brody House
A wonderfully bohemian townhouse hotel in an old aristocratic mansion, each room designed with a local artist and hung with their work, plus a members’-club buzz. Creative, characterful and unlike anywhere else in the city.
Maverick City Lodge
A polished design hostel with dorms and private rooms right in the heart of the ruin-bar quarter, with a sociable common area. The affordable, meet-people base in the middle of the nightlife.
Continental Hotel Budapest
A handsome four-star built around a restored early-1900s bathhouse in the Jewish Quarter, with a spa, a rooftop pool and garden and elegant Art Nouveau touches. Comfortable, central and full of character.
Hotel Clark Budapest
A sleek adults-only design hotel right at the Buda end of the Chain Bridge, with a rooftop bar gazing across the river to Parliament. Small, stylish and superbly located for both banks.
Aria Hotel Budapest
A playful music-themed five-star by St Stephen’s Basilica, with rooms grouped by genre and the excellent High Note rooftop bar looking over the basilica dome. Consistently rated among the best in the city.
Hotel Rum Budapest
A cool industrial-chic boutique on the edge of the Jewish Quarter, moments from the centre, with a buzzy rooftop bar and a great location for both sightseeing and nightlife. Stylish and well priced.
Four Seasons Gresham Palace
Budapest’s most beautiful hotel, a gloriously restored Art Nouveau palace at the foot of the Chain Bridge, with peacock gates, mosaics and rooms looking across to the castle. The definitive Budapest splurge.