Budapest Travel Forum

hello
i am planning a 5 day trip to Budapest.
i have a nice deal to Aquincum hotel and i would like to know what do you think ?
i know it is a little bit far fom the center but it sounds like a good location with the view and the spa in the hotel.

please help me
Ophir

Your definition of Good? Four Seasons is "Good". If you read through earlier posts you will find lots of hotel suggestions. Here are my stock answers:

Never stayed there. My suggestion for a hotel in Budapest is:

Go to Google Earth. Plug in the coordinates 47 29 59.00N 19 03 14.00E and draw a circle around that point with a radius of 500 meters. Find a place to stay within the circle. This generally puts you close to good late afternoon and evening spots and great places just to wander around in (when i really don't want expend any more effort than necessary and still want to enjoy Bp.) AND it's close to public transport to any place you might want to go in the morning and early afternoon. If you are younger, it puts you close to the night clubs, bars, pubs, etc. AND it provides a pretty good mix of Tourist traps and REAL places.

My two favorite in the area are the K&K Opera (when I take the wife) and Hotel Pest (when I travel alone = less expensive).

Yes, Aquincum is a bit far from the center of Budapest, but there is a convenient suburban railway. You can find information about this railway (Hev) at www.bkv.hu

Unless there is just some reason you must stay at the Aquincum I think you can do as well staying a little closer to the center of town. Over five days the transportation is going to get a little old.