Burg Hotel - Budapest, Hungary 

Good price, but...
Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2008
I stayed at the Burg Hotel for nearly two weeks in July. It is good value for the price, but it is not without problems. The first is that there is usually only one person at the desk, so getting help with luggage is unlikely, and absent a lift, plan on hauling it yourself. The room I had initially was superficially clean, but the carpets were dirty and after about the third night it was clear there were biting insects in the bedding, which was not changed nightly. I asked for a different room, which was provided, but the staff made no apologies and did not even offer to help move my luggage up to the third floor room I was assigned. As was mentioned in other reviews, the buses run right in front of the hotel, so if you like to sleep with the windows open, prepare to be awakened early. On the positive side, the location is great. There are many cafes nearby, a grocery store, pharmacy, and a wonderful confectionary and ice cream store three doors down. Members of the staff speak English and will call taxis, look up information on the Internet, etc. If you are there in the summer the air conditioning in the room is especially nice at the end of a hot day of walking around. The rooms were good sized and the bathroom very clean. The lobby bar serves hard liquor and coffee, but not wine. There is WiFi in the lobby, and someone I know on the first floor said she could occasionally receive it in her room as well.

LOVED IT!
Posted: Sun, Jul 06 2008
Stayed at Burg hotel for 4 nights on a long weekend break with 2 girl friends. The staff were really friendly,we had a room for 3( one was a sofabed) which was spacious and clean and the only problem we found was the noise of the buses starting at 5 am outside..and the church bells. Its in a great location very picturesque and handy for getting around Buda and down to Pest , with loads of gorgeous views and some nice little restaurants nearby. However for nightlife you have to go to Pest, the area around Burg is very quiet but then that is the best part of it.. I dont think the area could have been prettier it was walking distance from many sights and also the hotel is really good value for money.