Hungary Travel Forum

Hi all.
It's been a while since Cudowna's post below so i thought i would ask again if there is any good accomodation that anyone can recommend in city centre of Szeged? Guesthouses and hotels or hostels are prefered.
I'm not looking for backpacker/lowest possible price though. I don't want to stay in the Tisza Sport Hotel, not that there's anything wrong with the place, i've stayed there before and it's a nice place, it's just a bit too far from the town centre. A little more luxury is required this time :)
Hey Danbp, i'm sure you can help :-D
It's a great city and i'm looking forward to visiting again
Cheers to you all

DG

Hi,

My girlfriend and I are planning a 3-night break in Budapest in the last weekend of March and just wanted some advice. The options we have for travelling are either arriving on the Friday and leaving on the Monday or arriving on the Saturday and leaving on the Tuesday.

Obviously we are aware that the nightlife is probably going to be better for the former option but the latter one offers a significant saving on the cost of the flights (over £100 between us). Therefore, our question is, bearing in mind we are probably only really likely to have a big night on either 1 or 2 at most of the nights, is it going to be really dead if we do the Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights as opposed to doing Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or is there not that much difference?

We're not looking for craziness, just being able to eat and drink out fairly late with people actually around.

Any advice on the right way to go would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

I intend to cycle from Budapest to Gyula.
What possibilities are there to fly from Gyula to Budapest?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Sjef Streng

Does anyone know the name of the artist who sells his prints at this flea Market on Sundays in the summertime?. I bought 4 prints from him when i was at the market in 2006 and want to decipher his name off the prints. He was a kind man in his late 70's who shared some history of Budapest with me before and after they became free. The prints were original drawn in black ink.

Hi can anyone give me any information about renting a villa in or close to Fenyves.
I have looked on the internet but cannot find what I want, I was looking for something extra special with a pool etc which sleeps five.

Any information would be wonderful.

Thanks
Julia

Hello... I'm going to Budapest with my wife for three nights in March. I've been to Prague twice and Krakow once which were both very cheap for food and drink if you went to the right places. Is Budapest similar in terms of prices?How much would you expect to pay for a beer in Budapest? Also, how much would a good evening meal cost?

Cheers
Will

Hi,

I want to travel between Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Salzburg using European East Pass. I need to know the travel time (duration in hours) between differnt cities and best route to cover all starting and ending at Budapest. Should I split the tour into two parts depending upon travellingtime and dimension for covering all the four cities.

Where to buy the European East Pass in Budapest?

Thanks,

I am looking into a train from Budapest to Venice. When I used the hungary railway website the price states 29 Euro for a "smart ticket." I am wondering what that means exactly. If anyone can explain the restrictions on this ticket and if it is simply a seat even on an overnight train it would be greatly appreciated.

Jenn

What is the best way to do this. We are a family of 2 adults, 2 kids (under 6) and luggage. I have heard about the airport minibus. How much does this service cost? Are taxis better prices?
Thanks everyone for you anticipated replies!

Hi,

I am courious about Hungarian kitchen. Does anyone know cooking school in Budapest ?

Thanks, Claire

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how often the trains go to Vienna from Budapest? Would I have to make booking or just turn up soon before the train leaves? And cost?
Thanks a lot:-)

Could someone speaking hungarian (pretty well) get in touch with me please?

can anyone tell me the best and cheapest way to get from our hotel ( Fiesta Inn) to the wharf where the river cruise boats depart please. Some idea of the cost if you can and do you know the actual street address for the wharf so we can look it up on the web would be appreciated. My wife and I are in Budapest 20th June to 22nd. What is the weather like then ? hope someone can help.

My wife and I have made this trip a few times, but as of late we heard of a rail workers strike in Hungary. Is the strike still going? Is service running and back to normal? We're lookin for the inside view. Also, having almost 5 hours from arrival at the airport till train departure, what would you do to pass the time?
As always, thanks for any info!

Hello all.
I'm partial to a bit of hookah or waterpipe when i'm in a Turkish or Indian restaurant and so far i only know 2 places in Bp which offer hookah. One is near Hero Square and the other is around Terez korut i think.

Does anyone know any other places(bars&restaurants) in Bp where it's possible to smoke hookah?

Many thanks

DG

Hi.
Hello all.

I'm visiting Vác in a couple of weeks hopefully and was wondering if anyone know's of any monuments of interest here? There's very little to be found of the net in English about this town.

I've found a monument to the 1956 uprising on Google earth but nothing else.
Anyway i hope someone can help. The town looks interesting but a half day's visit might be enough, unless there's a nice monument hidden somewhere which i could track down. I understand the Habsburgs achieved 2 victories over the Ottoman Turks at Vác.

Best regards to all!

DG

I have just bought an up to date Budapest travel guide and it states that Vidampark is open at this time of year.
Nov-March closing at 6.00pm instead of the usual 8.00pm for the rest of the year.
Can anyone confirm if it is open at the moment? as someone on another forum said it was closed till April?
Thank You.
:)

Now, I'm looking for a centrally located appartment for 2 persons.

Any recommendations?

Kind regards,
Hilde

I've been to Bp many times and have never got around to asking here until now about that small collection of old airliners which is sitting in a field close to Terminal 2. Is it possible to visit those planes? I've only ever seen them from the airport bus but i'd be interested in getting a closer look at them.
Is it possible to visit them?
Any ideas anyone? :)

Thanks

DG

Hello to all!
We will be in Budapest 16 Feb - 19 Feb. As you see we will be there on a Monday when almost everything seems to be closed. I thought I read somewhere that Buda castle is open on Mondays? Is everything that is connected to Buda castle open on Mondays as well? Different websites give conflicting reports! Any other suggestions for Monday activities? We are also planning to go to a bathhouse - which ones are best for families?
Thank you for any help you can give!

Hello.

I am coming to Budapest at the weekend and I'm looking for a really good quality, inexpensive and not too touristy restaurant. I have heard of places such as Fatal, Cafe Kor, Kiraly etc but they are still out of our price range. We are looking for main courses of between around 1000-2000 hufs. Is this possible?

Thank you!

:)

Hi
Wondering about money in Budapest. Should we have Euro's or HUF or a little of both?

Oh yea, booked the Anna Hotel.

Allen

Hi trying to organise a hen weekend in budapest?? does anyone know any good limo companys and access to good night clubs and maybe strippers seems to be loads of female strippers but cant find any male ones!!


thanks

hi,

Gyor looks interesting is it worth it to hop off the train for a few hours on the way between Munich and Budapest?

thanks Brent

hey, was this ever a castle? Because for my school we have to look up budapest and we need to find a castle in budapest, so i was just wondering if this hotel was ever a castle. Thanks, bye.

I'm taking my boyfriend to Budapest as a surprise birthday treat in early June. Can anyone recommend a place to stay, ideally mid price range with breakfast included. We both enjoy history, architecture and are in our early forties.

Many thanks,

Jayne

Can anyone suggest a driving itinerary from Budapest to Venice, with an overnight stay in Croatia (possibly Dubrovnik?) We would like to take 2 days to get from Budapest to Venice, and could use suggestions on where to stop and sightsee along the way, where to stay overnight, etc.

I've seen online that the hydrofoil only starts running in late April - is there any boat service between Budapest and Bratislava/Vienna that begins earlier? I'll be in Budapest from April 5.

Hello

I finally got a chance to visit some places I always wanted to see. Budapest is on our list. (Me and my Wife). We'll start in Poznan, Poland visiting some friends. Then train to Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Munich. We'll be arriving in Budapest by train on 13 March, 2008 and leaving 15 March. Flying back home from Munich.

I got to be crazy! ha! We don't know the language or anyone who lives there. Is English a popular language or will we have trouble communicating?

How could we find an English speaking city tour or maybe a tour guide? It would be great if we could meet some people and make some friends. We'll probably pick up the 'trusty' Lonely Planet guide but as of now I'm searching for a hotel. All I know so far is about that Children's Railway.

Thanks for any help or suggestions. Nice to meet you.
Allen

Im traveling from Arad Romania to UK on Monday or Tuesday. Can anyone help me out on these days or offer me some advise as to purchasing some English branded cigarettes in Hungary. Can you buy at the Airport?? searched the net for days and can not find any info on English Cigs in Hungary. But i know they have lambert & Butler,, But where!!

If someone knows where to go or can take me, i will be happy to contribute for your time.

Again, thanks in advance.