Charles Hotel & Apartment - Budapest

9.7

Excellent hotel stuff,rooms,food in hotel restaurant.Center is close (in km),but be patient if you are pedestrian cause it is more walking due to city configuration.I really recommend this hotel,you will nowhere get this quality for this price.

8.0

Despite I have booked this hotel as a 4 star hotel and it only has 3 stars, this is a good hotel, with very nice employees. I recommend all the new visitors to be very careful with taxi drivers because they will try to charge 3 times more than they should.

9.6

Excellent value for money. The room was spacious - all you need for a short city break. There was some traffic noise - but Budapest is a large busy city. Staff were very helpful. We especially appreciated the fixed price taxi transfer to and from the airport which they arranged for us.

9.4

The Hotel was very nice, the room was enormous and quiet, but we did request the room away from the busy main street. The only drawback is that coming by car you can't acces the Hotel directly from the main street. You can see it, drive past it, but cannot turn left. You have to go right at the trafficlight, than cross the main street (Hegyalia) and come from the back. It's a little confusing, especially with all the heavy traffic. Not a big thing, though. Otherwise, excellent location, we could walk to the center (Chain Bridge is 15 min walk, so is Citadell and Buda castle). We will most certainly come back.

9.6

hotel confortevole, personale disponibile ed educato. unica pecca in estate le camere hanno una temperatura interna da forno. è obbligatorio quindi prendere quelle con il condizionatore che hanno un costo a parte.

7.2

The room (63) is good overall but very hot with no air-conditoning and the windows can't block the high noise from the streets. Very helpfull staff. Booking through the internet there's no way of choosing the room, but it would be nice to choose.

8.0

Excelent 3 star hotel.Very aceptable rooms, very professional staff with excelent sugestions concerning the best places to visit in the city. A direct bus to center 20m away form the entrance of the hotel. A very good price quality ratio.

7.2

We have big room with kitchen- with cooker and fridge,and bathroom,it was cleaned every day, the staff of the Hotel Charles was very kind and friendy. But we are non-smokers and we still have smelt the smoke from last quests in our room , we advice to note that You are non smoker while booking by mail or when Your are contacting the Hotel Charles. Also there is place nearby Hotel for free parking or You can use undergroung paid parking under Hotel Charles. Across the street 5 minute by walk there is 24 hours open shop with food, drinks atc. We have walked every day to Center , it has took about 20 minutes to river Danube and from that place You can choose any destination. We strongly advice to go to Budapest !!!Very old, healthy and traditional SPA on almost every "step".

8.1

i faund a good Competence of employees so gentle and professional available to help in any case i suggest tu use theyr restaurant (good and not expansive)

7.2

Our room was rather noisy (from passing traffic), which resulted in some interrupted sleep. Having said that, we were facing the road - if we had one of the rooms at the back away from the road it probably would have been OK; if we stayed again we'd definitely request such a room. Other than that, we had a great stay - the hotel is very good for the price, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and the location is only a short 10-15 walk down the hill to the city center, across to the Fisherman's Bastion or up to the Citadella.

7.9

The staff were very helpful and spoke excellent English. The restaurant is first class. The only drawback is traffic noise.

9.5

Very nice place.Very nice staff.The right choice for a very good price.I highly recommend it.

8.6

Very nice staff. Excellent restaurant at the hotel.

5.1

We found our room extremely noisy and very hot This was our first visit to your hotel. Don't think we will be back. Sorry

6.9

Hotel near the centre,3 stops(bus stop very near,)very clean,personnel very gentle. Attention from this year no breakfast included (coast 8e per day!!!) attention no bus after 11.30pm and the coast of taxy(15-20e every night)! choose the room highest for the noise.

8.9

good value for money. 15-20 minutes walking from budapest vaci utca street

8.4

Staff really friendly and helpful, great buffet breakfast available for 8 euro. We had a deluxe room which was huge. Only downside is location a good 10 mins walk to the centre but a bus goes over the road which only takes a couple of mins for a euro.

8.3

Very closer to the center, bus stop just in front of the door... a bit noisy.. Free wifi in room (more expensive Hotel as Mariott don't give it for free!!!) Good cheap choice!

7.2

nice hotel but our room was very noisy - windows over the main street. Breakfast delicious, good restaurant in the hotel.A little bit far from a city centre but near to Gellert.

9.7

We had an excellent stay at Charles Hotel. We booked two double rooms and got two small apartments. Staff is extremely helpful and knowledgeable and the restaurant is outstanding. I highly recommend it!! The location isn't great, but it's easy and affordable to get to the main sites by taxi or by bus.

8.7

Very good value for the price. Rooms were extremely spacious and well appointed - kitchenette included. Staff was very professional and helpful, providing honest advice in a city where you can easily get scalped. The hotel is located in a nice residential area of Buda, just across the street from a bus which takes 10 mins to drop you downtown Pest. The hotel restaurant (Janos) is a gem, a notch above what we saw in Pest at comparable prices (breakfast buffet is 8E but is well made and you can even have sparkling wine - which we found a really nice touch). Make sure to give Janos a try, any time of day:-)

5.0

Hotel was nice enough but was on a junction of amain road and a railway. There was noise all night and we had to move hotels. Other than that the staff were very friendly, spoke good english, rooms were good as they were large with a small kitchen area.

9.9

we had excellent service from all the staff!!good food good prices and very clean!!hope to go again one day:-)

9.1

The staff is very friendly and helpful and the rooms are really spacious; we ordered two single rooms, and got two little "apartments":) The hotel is close to the bus station so it is easy to get to the city center. The breakfast buffèt is impressive, like the ones you can expect in much more expencive hotels! The only thing I missed in my room was somewhere to hang my jacket in the hall and a garbage bin in the bathroom, but this is details and I would definitely go here again, -great value for money!

9.4

Hôtel de grand standing à un prix très abordable. Ce genre d'hôtel est nous semble t il fait pour des couples de tous âges avec ou sans enfants.

8.2

I was travellimg with my friend and we had a very nice time in Budapest! There are only 3 stations by bus to Vaci ut.That's the famous street where you can spend your time and money!

8.2

The rooms are pretty large, and actually have kitchenettes. Free wireless Internet in the rooms, pretty bad upstream connection though. My room reeked of smoke, but the kind of smell that evaporates from the walls... :-/ Opening the windows solved that problem, but if I was on the other side of the building, facing the road, it might have been a problem. No room service. Excellent (but, really, EXCELLENT) restaurant Janos on the ground floor - unique culinary experience, and a very creative chef, for moderate prices. Fair choice of wines. The meals cannot be charged to the room.

7.9

We were only there one day, but found the staff very friendly and knowledgeable. For the price, excellent value, however very noisy.

9.1

Excellent Apartment, spacious with its own Kitchen and bathroom, very big room, staff were great , very helpful. 15min walk to Buda castle. Highly rated !

7.9

Grazioso hotel dalla parte di Buda. Ben collegato con il centro, personale gentile e competente ma pessima insonorizzazione delle camere. Ottimo il buffet a colazione e il ristorante di sera.

9.1

First time in Budapest.Culdn´t have better impression of the city and of the Charles Hotel.It is not pretty lokking from outside.Once inside is completly different.Well decorated ,excelent staff,food is very very good.Janos the restaurant inside has a chef that could work in the best restaurants of Paris.

9.9

We were very happy with the accomodations. The staff were professional, polite, and knowledgable. We had a wonderful time, and have recommended the CHARLES HOTEL & Apartment to our friends.

9.1

The Internet instructions for getting from Keleti pu to the hotel are totally wrong. This caused us to get off the bus too early and required us to walk up a long hill with luggage on a hot day. Also, the bus is very hard to find at Keleti.

9.6

While Hotel Charles is a bit far from some of the major sights cabs are cheap and public transport is very close. The hotel has some of the best food we ate whilst in Budapest -- for dinner and breakfast!

8.9

simply beautifull

8.9

Room was large and very comfortable. Small kitchen diner was a pleasant surprise. Only drawback was the traffic noise from the busy road. The staff couldn't have been more helpful or pleasant and spoke excellent English. The attached restaurant Janos provided an excellent, varied selection for the included breakfast and a marvelous menu and level of service for an evening meal in. Access to the city centre by a frequent bus service just outside the hotel takes 6 or 7mins. Highly recommended, great value.

7.0

Very friendly staff

9.9

Excelent hotel. The room was big and clean, the employees were very kind and there was a great breakfast. Perhaps the location is not the best (although it's a pretty neighbourhood, it is a little far from the turistic locations), but as it's well conected it was no problem at all. Definitely I would recomend it!!!

8.8

lo staff è molto simpatico e disponibile anche quando non capisce molto bene l'italiano. sono da evitare le camere che danno sulla strada principale (esperienza di chi ha vissuto un mese intero in questo albergo)e sono possibili i cambi di stanza (completamente accessoriata nella cucina). buono il cibo e i collegamenti con il centro. CONSIGLIATO!

9.5

Why is the air condition in the hallway but not the room.

9.0

Apart from the traffic noise the hotel was very good. Breakfast was excellent and we ate in the resturant for dinner which was fairly priced and very good

7.5

Ottima scelta per qualità/prezzo. Le camere sono spaziose e pulite. Unico inconveniente il traffico delle strade circostanti ... ma vi assicuro che dopo la prima notte ci si abitua.

7.8

Very good hotel with fantastic restaurant and breakfast.

9.6

We found the staff to be helpful and friendly, and the cost to be very good for the quality of hotel. Breakfasts were wonderful and the position very good.

5.3

The staff was nice and helpful, but that`s about it. Our room was stinky although we requested a non-smoking room and the noise from the street was terrible although we had requested a room on the quiet end of the hotel. It was situated too far from sights, although the buses ran pretty often.

9.8

excellent breakfast

7.6

The staff was very helpful and good to work with. They helped us with everything from directions to changing money (and all spoke clear English). The only down sides were the location (a little far from the tourist stuff) and the smell of the room. Although the room was clean, it had a strong smell of tobacco (not smoke), even more than our other European hotels. But add that to the great price for the room and it was still worth it and we would go back.

6.4

Quite ok, but behind the castle on the BUDA site, about 15 minutes walk from the river. Especially in the dark not very comfortable. Nice staff, a spacious room, but sb. had worked in there with fresh colour, it smelled awfully. A single leisure traveller might feel comfortable.

7.6

Da das Zimmer an einer stark befahrenen Straße lag, war es nicht möglich, ohne Oropax zu schlafen. Vermutlich wurden kurz vor unserer Ankunft Heizungsrohre usw. frisch gestrichen, so dass auch die Zimmerluft ein großes Problem war.

9.1

Not as loud as everyone says, but still noisy because of the rail which is close by. Can still sleep very well. Very good breakfast with lots of choices on the buffet, facilities in the room (self-catering + fridge). Good service on check-in but bad on check-out.

8.9

Hotel is a little far from the center, but the bus stop to go to the center is right in front of hotel. Street is a bit noisy. Staff is very friendly and room is an actual appartment - which was ideal for us, since we brought a 4 month old baby.

6.0

le camere verso la strada sono molto rumorose. per il resto tutto ok.

9.2

l'albergo è esattamente come è stato descritto nella community del sito e quindi carino, staff gentilissimo e disponibile ad ogni nostra richiesta, colazione abbondante e stanza caldissima. Rapporto qualità/prezzo eccellente, l'unica nota negativa riguarda il rumore del traffico delle due strade al cui incrocio si trova l'albergo. Purtroppo noi avevamo una stanza al secondo piano e quindi il rumore si sentiva ma devo dire che a parte la prima notte, le altre abbiamo sempre dormito senza problemi ( comunque l'avevamo messo in conto perchè i commenti che avevo letto prima di scegliere quest'albergo sono unanimi riguardo al traffico) . Riguardo ai collegamenti con il resto della città ci sono 2 autobus che in due minuti ti portano a Pest, devo dire però che se si vuole fare una passeggiata a piedi è impossibile, ovunque si voglia andare prima bisogna prendere il bus ed arrivare a Pest. Per quanto ci riguarda, tutto sommato e tenendo conto di quanto speso per 4 notti siamo soddisfatti della scelta.

10

Be careful not to reserve a room facing the main street as that is a main thoroughfare.

8.4

3 bus stops and you're in the Pest center, 15 minutes by foot and you're by the river or Buda Castle, so the Charles Hotel is the right choice for a very good price. Recommended.

9.6

Charles Hotel is the best option if U R planning to be in Budapest alone or with your couple. Has an excellent accessibility to the city centre. Service and attendance of hotel employees is remarkable.

7.7

Short stay, but nice "accueil", good informations from the staff, very good service from them also. Clean and large studio, but really noisy due to the traffic in the evening and the morning. The price is exactly as announced on the website of Venere, and they offer a good change rate. The situation is good for who wants to visit the town.

9.8

Excellent multi-lingual staff, very helpful and very nice. Rooms closest to street are noisy, but ours was nice and roomy. Location in Buda is somewhat far from attractions, but bus stop is nearby and we had no trouble getting where we needed to be. Excellent place to stay for the money!

7.9

Old-fashioned fornitures but wide room (ours was the 'Executive'). Very noisy if the windows are on the main street. About 2km to the Elizabeth Bridge. Three PCs for Internet access, friendly staff and very good and cheap restaurant.

7.8

Very suitable place to stay when visiting Budapest. Only a bit noisy at nights due to close railway station/trucks

9.6

Excellent place to stay in Budapest if you are not too concerned about being along the river. It is not exactly central, but not far from the centre either. It literally is three bus stops from the centre and most of these run through to midnight. The staff were amazing and the breakfast great. Would go back!

8.0

There is no airconditioner, so i had to sleep with open windows, streets around the hotel not so quiet. Above this fact relationship between price/quality not bad

4.7

Nessuna corrispondenza tra le foto indicate e la realtà delle camere e degli ambienti.

6.4

I would not stay there again

8.6

As i read on previous visitors' reviews , quite noisy the rooms on the main road, but generally the hotel is well situated in the city , few minutes walking to get the center, that's good to avoid th emore noise of the center's roads . I really appreaceated the crew, the all speak many languages , and they always welcome yuo with a smile!! the food ( inside the hotel there's the restaurant : Janos Etterem ( John Restaurant ) ) was simply perfect , as the breakfast the morning after !!! we liked a lot the welcome service ( instead of the usual boring cocktail , or fruits in the room ) a discount of the 40 % on the first dinner in the hotel, tupical hungarian food : excellent !! . I personally met the first cook , a great person !!! i'll stay in C.H. again stopping in Budapest !!!

8.2

Enjoyed our stay in the Charles hotel. The map and location description was pretty useless, but once we found the hotel we were pleased that we could walk into the city centre fairly easily (about a 15-20 min walk). Buses served it well too. Staff were friendly and helpful and the breakfast was excellent. Would recommend this hotel to anyone, just try to get a decent map of the city before you travel in order to locate the hotel!

5.5

The room was very noisy (2 mainstreets) and the windows do not prevent the noise. The shower tray does not seem to be fixed properly because water poured into the dining aerea of the room.

9.9

Very nice hotel/rooms + employees First the did not know the number of guests bookt by venere (2) , but it was no problem, and we got a room in backyard of the hotel. It is better to book a room in backyard because there are two main roads in the front. It was a pleasant stay!

8.4

The only problem with the Charles during our stay was that having asked for a room on the quiet side of the hotel away from the extremely busy main road, we were woken up by building works at 7 o'clock in the morning! Might be worth asking if this is still going on. Otherwise this hotel is a really good deal, spacious, good breakfasts, very helpful staff.