Széchenyi Baths and Pool
Széchenyi Baths and Pool
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7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
About
Szechenyi Baths and Pool in Budapest is a beloved Neo-Baroque spa complex that has been around for over a century. With 15 indoor pools, saunas, massage and facial facilities, and three outdoor pools featuring whirlpools and water jets, there's plenty of relaxation to be had. The mineral-rich hot springs that feed the pools are believed to have therapeutic benefits, too. Unique experiences include the beer spa and the summer 'Sparty', a mega party held on the premises. Get there early for fewer crowds, and don't forget to bring your own towel and flip-flops. To skip the lines, consider booking a tour, which may even include a massage. – Tripadvisor
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Neighborhood: Zugló
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- Széchenyi fürdő • 3 min walk
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- evilempire13Poole, United Kingdom125 contributionsSo relaxing!This is a must do when in Budapest! The baths are a range of temperatures and a mixture of indoor and outdoor. The Dayspalm package is well worth it. Only thing preventing me giving it 5/5 is that I feel mobile phones should be banned in the baths. Hardly relaxing with so many people trying to get that ideal Instragram image. Vegan catering options are poor.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 8, 2023
- AdventureMN95Minneapolis, Minnesota339 contributionsNot worth itHonestly it is and felt like nothing more then a tourist trap. Which is so disappointing sense so many people rave about it. To me it felt just like an average outdoor swimming pool, but one of the pools was heated like a hot tub. The locker rooms are gross don’t ever take your shoes off!! Honestly the only reason I’m not giving it two stars is it was nice to sit outside in the pools. I’d say don’t waste your money at this tourist trap; and go to one of the other smaller thermal baths like Rudas was 100 times better and more relaxingVisited September 2023Traveled soloWritten September 12, 2023
- Xanthe J29 contributionsIt’s OK! Staff are jaded.Feels a bit strange at first strolling past lots of people in small pools, but once you find your way outside it’s lovely! Enjoyed the experience, although it’s overpriced really for basically sitting in a pretty pool. You don’t need swim hats but long hair must be tied up - the lifeguards get very dramatic if hair is left down!!!Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 14, 2023
- Faisal ARiyadh, Saudi Arabia37 contributionsA relaxing day at the thermal bathsGreat thermal bath experience like no other.. they also have beer baths but for an extra cost with unlimited beer consumption. Prices are very reasonable. Parking is available and easily accessible. They have hammam towels which we found really convenient with the experience.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 15, 2023
- Rhiannon WCardiff, United Kingdom30 contributionsA great few hours, shame some of it was shutWe booked this in advance, and got a cabin between 2. This meant we could lock our belongings in there, and had a guaranteed cubicle to get changed in, instead of waiting for one. The cubicle was a bit tight, but as we were just getting changed it was fine. The pools, saunas and steam rooms were excellent and we loved trying them all out. It’s a bit of a maze so make sure you have a good explore. Sadly, a few of the steam rooms and one of the outdoor pools was shut for us, which was a shame, but even so, we really enjoyed it and would come back.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 24, 2023
- Jessica FEagan, Minnesota160 contributionsGood experience... what a relief!With a rash of recent really bad reviews I was worried this had gone downhill in the last month and considered not going at all. I'm glad I went! I found it to be clean and well cared for, though there were certainly some scuffs on paint in our cabin wall. It's old... it's not pristine! We found our way to the entrance with signage, waited briefly in line (we arrived shortly after 8am), paid for and found our cabin... someone saw us looking lost and proactively helped us find it. (basically a shower-stall sized room [with no shower!] to change our clothes). Cabin locked from inside and out so nice for private clothes changing and to lock things into while we enjoyed the baths. Baths were nice and outdoor ones reopened today. Moved between a few until we were pruney and ran out of things to talk about. Overall good time and I'd recommend.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 24, 2023
- Eilish B19 contributionsCheck it out before you goPoor direction from reception attendant at online booking check in. Didn't tell us which way to go to reach changing cabins. Other staff member we asked outside told us wrong door. Pool/bath experience itself was nice.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 24, 2023
- trevtravelsCambridge, United Kingdom199 contributionsFun morning visiting the poolsWe booked online for this experience and decided to get there early so arrived just after 9.15. Easy access and lady at changing rooms was very helpful in explaining how it all worked. I had booked a private cabin rather than a locker as there were 4 of us, we couldn’t all get changed in there at the same time but it was good to leave all our stuff in a safe cabin. Pools themselves were lovely, beautiful surroundings and we went in every pool including the cold plunge pools! Temperature of the water varies from 20c through to 28c, 30c, 32c 36 and 40c which was almost too warm! We really enjoyed our morning there, we were able to shower afterwards and there was a hairdryer and costume dry spinner too.Visited September 2023Traveled with friendsWritten September 25, 2023
- ladyericaKetchum, Idaho199 contributionsBetter for GroupsWe didn't have much of an expectation going into this other than having visited a lot of hot springs in the united states. The facility is huge and very clean but it wasn't really that special. It was kind of like being at a vegas hotel swimming pool with people in things that shouldn't be wearing thongs if you know what I mean. The indoor pools were crowded and the sauna and steam room were packed. And this was a Monday in late September. If your goal is to go with a group of friends and get lounge chairs and drink then I think you're onto something. We prefer more intimate settings like the Beer spa which was kitschy but we loved that.Visited September 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten September 25, 2023
- TERRIE705London, United Kingdom19 contributionsExperience but not as expectedWe chose the day due to the weather forecast. On arrival the main pool outside was closed so everyone was crammed to one end. It was impossible to find anywhere to sit. Food area had very large queue but Greek salad was ok . Inside pools very overcrowded and water didn’t look clean . We didn’t do in those pools for that reason. Was overall disappointed as we had Been traveling and wanted To lounge .. still a It’s see for the experience while in Budapest !Visited September 2023Traveled with friendsWritten September 26, 2023
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Celamnea
73 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
It’s nothing like the glorious pools you see in photographs. It has become a heavily populated tourist destination, which sadly has meant the glamour has been lost. Make sure you take flip flops and towels as there is a heavy charge to purchase these items.
The locker rooms are very cramped and dirty and everything is very shabby and worn-out. There is limited privacy, so a cabin is suggested should you wish to be in private. The pools outdoors are very busy and mainly a place to stand in some hot water. If you have a swimming cap you can use a larger pool with lanes for gentle swimming. Couples tend to get very “affectionate” in the waters without respect for other members of the population. It’s kinda gross in the water, with the sheer amount of people.
The indoor pools were disgusting... honestly... GRIM. Dirty, smelly and crowded. Nobody is showering before using the pools. The water in the really poorly maintained indoor pools was not inviting. After seeing how horrible it was indoors we quickly returned to the outdoor pools. We left after an hour, it’s not relaxing. It’s a tick-box tourist visit.
The locker rooms are very cramped and dirty and everything is very shabby and worn-out. There is limited privacy, so a cabin is suggested should you wish to be in private. The pools outdoors are very busy and mainly a place to stand in some hot water. If you have a swimming cap you can use a larger pool with lanes for gentle swimming. Couples tend to get very “affectionate” in the waters without respect for other members of the population. It’s kinda gross in the water, with the sheer amount of people.
The indoor pools were disgusting... honestly... GRIM. Dirty, smelly and crowded. Nobody is showering before using the pools. The water in the really poorly maintained indoor pools was not inviting. After seeing how horrible it was indoors we quickly returned to the outdoor pools. We left after an hour, it’s not relaxing. It’s a tick-box tourist visit.
Written March 7, 2020
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Marina
Cork, Ireland5 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Its really just a hot pool with nice architecture! Both indoor and outdoor pools were overcrowded. We were queuing to get in about 2 hours despite the fact we bought online tickets month in advance. We bought SPA package which cost about 75 euros per person. WARNING- don’t waist your money on this one! Package including towel and robe which is made from the paper😑,does not keep your warm-really waist of your money. Lockers,showers are in bad and dirty conditions.
Written January 3, 2020
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Hannah W
Dundee, UK26 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
This place is much cheaper if you book online before you go (even if on the same day). The tickets we bought online included a private cabin and locker, robes, towels, slippers, bottled water, toiletries and more. Definitely worth the money. Would recommend going when it's cold outside as you feel the benefit of going into the hot pools a lot more than you would on a warm day. We went in winter when it was snowing and the outside temperature was minus 4! Amazing experience.
Written March 2, 2020
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Steph M
Edinburgh, UK9 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Overall fantastic experience. Outside pools are hot all year round! Top tips: bring a towel as rental is pricey. Recommend the individual cabins as it’s yours for the entire time you’re there and you can lock all your things inside. They’re very secure and you can share between 2 people. This ticket also allows you to use a wrist fob to gain access to outside lockers at the poolside. Very accessible by metro. Plenty of showers. Plenty of of food and drink outlets.
Written February 12, 2020
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laura w
Radstock6 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We booked this spa as I knew it one of the top things to visit whilst in budapest and we like our spas so w were looking forward to it. Well, it was very disappointing. On arriving the girls on reception were very rude hardly any eye contact or communication. Just got me to sign something which I have no clue what it was as in Hungarian and no advise on where to go etc. Given our cabin watch key thingy.. not told how to use it so assume it would be similar to a normal key.. chose a empty cabin.. went in, got changed, locked it, fine.. on returning.. couldn't get in!! Worked out there are screens located around which you should at first touch with the watch and it tells you your cabin number. We had no idea!! So we had to run around trying to locate a member of staff to explain we couldn't get into our cabin to change and get our stuff as the numbers on our watches were not the same as the cabin we had used. Everyone we spoke to were rude and told us to find someone in a blue shirt. We walked around everywhere in our swimwear..freezing!! Couldn't find anyone in blue shirts but everyone who did work there that we asked couldn't care less. We eventually found someone who reluctantly found someone then it took a further 30 minutes for someone to open our cabin!! Appauling experience. We should have been told how to use these cabin watch key things at the start it must happen all the time! We were freezing cold and fed up. The pools themselves are dirty.. indoor ones cold. Sauna barely luke warm, all pools overcrowded and smelly. The outdoor thermae pool is nice and warm but again overcrowded so much so people just sit on the steps so it's difficult getting in and out of the pool. A group of young men came with a loud speaker blasting music out and drinking loads of beer.. Ok they want to have fun (probably a large stag do) but surely they shouldn't be allowed to bring a boombox into the pool?? I thought spas were supposed to be relaxing environments?? Weird. No staff present what so ever. 1 of our towels we put down ended up in the side of the pool so it was soaking wet and unusable. We then had 1 towel to share. Ive never known of a spa that dont privide you with towels and slippers free of charge. Everywhere ive been before provided robes. I don't recommend this place. Came out angry cold and stressed out. Avoid.
Written February 28, 2020
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CornishWonderlust
17 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
We stayed in Budapest for 4 nights over the New Years & visited here on our last full day. We bought the tickets for the same price as from the baths at our hotel & I cannot stress how useful that was as there was a sign saying an hour queue just to buy the tickets when we arrived. Thankfully our hotel told us with pre-booked tickets we needed to head to the information desk & we were then told to go to a different entrance, so don't queue! Then there were signs saying you needed slippers or flip flops, we didn't bring any in Decemember so bought some but there was plenty of people walking around with neither so I wouldn't bother. It was chaos walking down to the desk to get locker bands so many people & once downstairs it wasn't any better, like a cattle market. Then once we got to the front of one of the two queues for bands their scanner wasn't working to sign them out. The man then turned his computer on & off 3 turns to try to reset it & then in between kept dragging my wrist to re-scan it, rather than speaking to me, then he said it wasn't working & was just going to let me queue for another half an hour in the other queue! I said well the other scanner your colleague is using is working so you can scan mine on that, he ignored me & my boyfriend but thankfully his female colleague asked us to come over to scan ours. He was so rude. Then my partner & I had to go to opposite ends to get ready so had the get ready one at a time & walk to the other end to pass the bag so would definitely recommend a cabin if you are going to go so you haven't got to go downstairs & can get ready together. Once we finally got the outdoor pool it was so busy the edges & centre were full you were like sardines but the 28 degrees was lovely. We also tried a few of the indoor pools stayed for half an hour then left so spent more time queuing! You then had to queue again to give the robes back to get your deposit back. I love spas but honestly it was more stressful than relaxing.
Written February 9, 2020
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Emkate88
Melbourne, Australia33 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
This place is a lot more of a major tourist attraction than other spas in Budapest and lacks locals but it is very well set up, has very helpful English-speaking attendants and generally has a really fun atmosphere. We visited in the evening, it was freezing cold but the outdoor pool was so warm and everyone was just in the mood for a relaxing good time. There’s a circular part of the outdoor pool where it’s like a tradition for everyone to swim around to make a whirlpool. There’s no time limit apart from general closing time and you can easily spend a few hours just going from pool to pool. Bathrobes, towels and a range of basic or private change rooms and lockers are available to hire for a reasonable price but make sure you bring your own swimsuits and flip flops. The building alone is a treasure being from the Ottoman Empire so it’s a pleasure just to soak in the water and gaze at the architecture.
Written April 8, 2020
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Helen
London, UK330 contributions
Jan 2020
Bring your own flip flops and 2 towels if you have room in your luggage, 1 for using between pools and one for at the end when you are changing. I booked 2 cabins online, at the same time in one transaction, and when I got there was given 2 wristbands and a tiny postage sized piece of paper with one number written on, I queried this straight away but the woman at the reception just told me to go upstairs and the other cabin would be assigned.
I went upstairs and there was not a single member of staff anywhere to help. I located the cabin I had the number for then on my own worked out that you have to touch the band to the screen at the end of the row to lock the door. I did this with the other and discovered my other cabin was rows away from the first despite the rest of that row being empty.
The pools are great but walking in between them in 1 degree weather was not so make sure you bring a big warm towel! I visited on a Saturday afternoon and it was very busy so if you can come early or late do so to make it more enjoyable.
I went upstairs and there was not a single member of staff anywhere to help. I located the cabin I had the number for then on my own worked out that you have to touch the band to the screen at the end of the row to lock the door. I did this with the other and discovered my other cabin was rows away from the first despite the rest of that row being empty.
The pools are great but walking in between them in 1 degree weather was not so make sure you bring a big warm towel! I visited on a Saturday afternoon and it was very busy so if you can come early or late do so to make it more enjoyable.
Written February 5, 2020
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Foodie999999999
Cambodia340 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We loved the spa and it was so relaxing. However, when you arrive be sure to ask someone to explain what packages there are. We didnt realise a "cabin" was a changing room you pay extra for. It wasnt worth it as communal changing rooms are down stairs and also the towle hire is additional but also downstairs. We spent several attempts going up and down not realising where to go or who could speak english to explain.
Tips:
1. Dont get the cabin.
2. Bring your own or you will have to pay 5000 HUF to rent one.
3. Use communal changing rooms
4. Use lockers
5. Bring flip flops
6. Swim cap is required for swim lanes if you want to do lengths
There is a cafe in the outside section that sells snacks too.
Tips:
1. Dont get the cabin.
2. Bring your own or you will have to pay 5000 HUF to rent one.
3. Use communal changing rooms
4. Use lockers
5. Bring flip flops
6. Swim cap is required for swim lanes if you want to do lengths
There is a cafe in the outside section that sells snacks too.
Written February 11, 2020
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Eleanor Sykes
Leeds, UK13 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
A lovely morning spent at Széchenyi Baths and Pool. Whilst I think Gellért Baths are better for indoor pools, Széchenyi’s outdoor pools are just beautiful and warm! I would really recommend this to someone who is visiting Budapest and plans to see the thermal baths, even though it’s quite a way out of the centre. Remember to take your swimming stuff, towels and flip flops and I would also highly recommend hiring a cabin for the time rather than a locker, much more room for getting changed in and you can securely lock your things away whilst you explore the baths!
Written March 3, 2020
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Salve per andare alle terme di giovedì 12 settembre conviene prenotare online o si può comprare il biglietto anche in biglietteria a momento ? Dove conviene di più a livello di prezzo comprare il biglietto ? La biglietteria accetta pagamento con carta?
Written September 1, 2024
Salve a tutti, vorrei andare alle terme in un giorno settimanale (giovedì 12 settembre). Devo prenotare in anticipo il biglietto online o posso compralo anche lì in biglietteria? A livello di prezzo dove conviene acquistare il biglietto? Accettano il pagamento con carta alla biglietteria?
Written September 1, 2024
Over twee weken gaan we op onze laatste reisdag naar dit bad.
Nu wil ik graag weten of er lockers zijn waar onze handbagage in past zodat we rechtstreeks vanaf daar naar het vliegveld kunnen gaan
Written August 2, 2024
Do you have to go for the whole day or can you book for just 2 hours?
Written May 7, 2024
Gli armadietti sono sicuri?
E per mangiare è possibile portare cibo dall'esterno?
Written May 6, 2024
How long are baths open after the last entrance time of 5 pm
Written March 9, 2024
Depending on what day you go, the weather is winter or summer there are so many of them Verity that you would need to look at the website all easier
Written September 3, 2024
How long are baths open after the last entrance time of 5 pm
Written March 9, 2024
It’s open every night untill 8pm also they are doing maintenance work from 18th to 23rd of March so my advice is to check website for updates
Written March 10, 2024
Bonjour,
Les bains sont-ils accessibles aux enfants de 6 et 11 ans?
Merci d'avance de votre aide
Written February 29, 2024
Hola, creo que sí, porque había niños, pero en la página oficial del balneario lo podrás consultar con mas seguridad. Saludos
Written March 7, 2024
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