Budapest Marriott Hotel

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Why this one

Location is the number one reason guests keep mentioning this hotel. 14 of 36 reviews we read put the position front and centre, and it is easy to see why. You step out on Apáczai Csere János utca and you are on the Pest bank of the Danube, with the Chain Bridge, Buda Castle and Parliament all within a half-hour walk according to several guests. Staff come up in 12 of those 36 reviews. One guest wrote that "the staff were attentive and friendly." Another said the concierge was very friendly and helpful in finding a good tour. That is the kind of thing you notice when you are arriving in a new city and want someone to point you in the right direction. Breakfast shows up in 8 reviews, and it is not a polite mention. One guest called it "a feast." Another said the buffet right after opening is amazing. Add a rooftop bar with a direct view of the Danube and the government building, and you have a hotel where the public spaces do a lot of the work.

What guests keep saying

Across 36 reviews, the pattern is clear. Location first at 39 percent, staff at 33 percent, breakfast at 22 percent. Those three signals account for most of what guests actually talk about. Room size comes in at 17 percent, with one guest describing the lobby as spacious and always lively. Check-in appears in 11 percent of reviews, and one guest said that from the start of check-in they knew the hotel was top of the line. The secondary mentions are smaller but interesting. 8 percent talk about the pool and rooftop, and another 8 percent about the restaurant. Several of those come from people who only visited the rooftop bar or attended an event, not from overnight guests. Noise appears in 8 percent of reviews, one of them noting it can get noisy before 10am in summer. That is a practical detail to flag if you sleep lightly.

• locationpraised 14 / 39%

  “The location of the hotel is perfect.”

• staffpraised 12 / 33%

  “The staff were attentive and friendly.”

• breakfastpraised 8 / 22%

  “Very good hotel with delicious breakfast.”

• room sizepraised 6 / 17%

  “Their lobby is spacious and always felt alive.”

• check-inpraised 4 / 11%

  “From the start of our check in experience, I knew this hotel was top of the line!”

• noiseflagged 3 / 8%

  “However a little bit noisy before 10am during summer time.”

• pool and rooftoppraised 3 / 8%

  “I wasn't at the hotel, just at the rooftop bar.”

• the restaurantpraised 3 / 8%

  “I wasn't at the hotel, just at the rooftop bar.”

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The bit the hotel does not tell you

Several reviews come from people who were not staying overnight. A guest at a financial event praised the lecture hall, the air conditioning and the coffee and pastries. Another visited only the rooftop bar and described the view of the Danube and the government building as fantastic, with drinks priced accordingly. If you are considering this hotel for an event or a drink rather than a stay, the public spaces already rank highly in the reviews.

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