Corvin Hotel - Budapest, Hungary     

The building looks new or newly renovated and the inside is all new. The hotel stands in a very small but cute street not far from a subway station FERENC (blue line), and the tram stop on the other side. So, if you purchase the Budapest Card (which I would recommend for all the free public transport and the reductions at the restaurants and free exhibitions...), you are in any part of the city and back within minutes. But even in the neighbourhood within the walking distance there were some bars and cafés. Very suitable location for this class hotel. The hotel is very clean, the staff very helpfull even with the little english that some of them speak. The rooms are different. We stayed in the biggest one on the floor (three single beds and a place for a sofa, a coffe table and some chairs which all were missing). The bathroom and the toilet were new and very clean. The service was excellent. The restaurant downstairs not too big but in a veranda. The breakfast very basic. It can load you with energy but don't expect much. The general feeling: very nice clean hotel in a suitable place, easy to find and to reach from any public transport station. And if you have a reservation at the A38 Boat restaurant you can go there by foot over the Petöfi Bridge.

There not being many previous reviews I was a little aprehensive booking this hotel. I am glad that I did after a brief stay. The hotel is listed as a 3 star and is probably correct as a rating. We paid 70 Euro a night inclusive of all taxes and for that we had a room with a double bed and ensuite facilities. Breakfast was included. The room was adequately sized and had a television with a reasonable number of channels but only a couple in English ( I wasn't really expecting any so that was a bonus). We had a problem with the shower door and it was very quickly corrected when brought to the attention of the reception desk. The hotel is just outside the main tourist area but is just around the corner from a metro station and just off a main tram route so transportation is very fast to the centre. THe hotel itself is on a side street so is very quiet at night. The area is currently being upgraded with new sidewalk pavers. The buffet breakfast was very well stocked, mainly "continental style' but with some cooked dishes. The best feature of this hotel though was the friendly and helpful nature of the staff.