St. Gellért Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
St. Gellért Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
St. Gellért Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
3.5
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Located in the Gellert Hotel, these grand, early 20th-century thermal baths are surrounded by mosaic-covered terraces and marble balconies.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Neighborhood: Gellért Hill
If you want to treat your camera to some amazing scenery, Gellért Hill is a must on your itinerary. A funicular journey from the Chain Bridge along the hillsides provides a fast connection between Buda and Pest, hoisting visitors to panoramic vistas. Once on top of the hill, you’ll find the Citadel dominate the landscape with its imposing 19th century construction, a site that’s hard to keep your eyes on without being distracted by the phenomenal view over the Danube and the eight bridges crossing. Once on Gellért Hill however, one mustn’t miss the famous Gellért Baths. Budapest is renown for its thermal waters and its baths, and the Gellért Baths are housed in an impressive art nouveau structure. Its interior design, with its many mosaics, recalls the preceding relationships the city has had with healing springs and saunas, traditionally used within this neighborhood since the Ottoman Empire.
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- Szent Gellért tér • 3 min walk
- Fővám tér • 7 min walk
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gaia d
28 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Very nice bathrooms, nine pools in total (including 2 with obligatory swimming cap) with hot and cold water. The environment is very suggestive, I recommend purchasing a cabin for just a few euros more than the price of the classic ticket. Weekends cost more and are busier. Easy to get there by tram which stops directly in front of the hotel of the same name attached to the spa.
Overall, the pools and environments are clean and well-kept, but it is advisable to arrive in the morning, because in the afternoon the spa fills up and the water becomes a dirty broth.
HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED is the "buffet"/bar for purchasing food and drinks, inflated prices and little choice. Overall it was a good experience, a mandatory stop if you go to Budapest, better than the other larger and more crowded spas.
Overall, the pools and environments are clean and well-kept, but it is advisable to arrive in the morning, because in the afternoon the spa fills up and the water becomes a dirty broth.
HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED is the "buffet"/bar for purchasing food and drinks, inflated prices and little choice. Overall it was a good experience, a mandatory stop if you go to Budapest, better than the other larger and more crowded spas.
Written August 28, 2023
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Antonio
Sicily, Italy9 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
I spent a couple of days in this beautiful city and I could not go to the spa.
I was immediately struck by the architecture inside with mosaics and decorations.
There is a large outdoor area and various swimming pools with temperatures ranging from 16 to 40 degrees.
The property offers facilities such as saunas, several toilets and the possibility to buy also the pool towel (personally it is a bit expensive).
I chose the ticket with the private cabin (very small) and it is possible to close it with a bracelet that they give you at the entrance.
All in all for those who want to relax and spend a whole day is ideal, even if a bit crowded.
I would recommend introducing a half-day ticket, I think it is useful for those who want to spend a few hours of total relaxation!
I was immediately struck by the architecture inside with mosaics and decorations.
There is a large outdoor area and various swimming pools with temperatures ranging from 16 to 40 degrees.
The property offers facilities such as saunas, several toilets and the possibility to buy also the pool towel (personally it is a bit expensive).
I chose the ticket with the private cabin (very small) and it is possible to close it with a bracelet that they give you at the entrance.
All in all for those who want to relax and spend a whole day is ideal, even if a bit crowded.
I would recommend introducing a half-day ticket, I think it is useful for those who want to spend a few hours of total relaxation!
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Written October 11, 2024
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elisa r
20 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
After reading several reviews (not all positive) I think it is useful to have my say because it can help you orient yourself.
These spas are quite central and very suggestive to visit, but obviously very crowded.
The first thing to do is book online if you decide to go.
The site is not very clear but it is very likely that your hotel can book them and print the ticket for you. If you ask the hotel they will also provide you with towels for the visit avoiding the rental/purchase on site which is perhaps cumbersome and not economical.
Book the cabin to undress and leave your things because it is more convenient.
There are showers scattered around the facility but they are not close to the changing rooms. The logistics are actually a bit labyrinthine.
There is a swimming pool and a small adjacent pool then two other rooms with pools from 36° to 40° in a very suggestive environment. There is a very steamy steam room and 2 saunas with progressively hotter rooms. On the upper floor there is a covered solarium for relaxing and an outdoor one with a swimming pool which has been closed since October. However, there is a small outdoor pool with warm water that you can go to (it was open at the end of October).
Hair dryers are wall-mounted ones so they don't dry much.
Go in the morning (they open at 10.00) after 12.00 they start to get crowded, and prefer weekdays for a cost of around 30 euros.
I found them very clean, contrary to what I read.
I recommend them
These spas are quite central and very suggestive to visit, but obviously very crowded.
The first thing to do is book online if you decide to go.
The site is not very clear but it is very likely that your hotel can book them and print the ticket for you. If you ask the hotel they will also provide you with towels for the visit avoiding the rental/purchase on site which is perhaps cumbersome and not economical.
Book the cabin to undress and leave your things because it is more convenient.
There are showers scattered around the facility but they are not close to the changing rooms. The logistics are actually a bit labyrinthine.
There is a swimming pool and a small adjacent pool then two other rooms with pools from 36° to 40° in a very suggestive environment. There is a very steamy steam room and 2 saunas with progressively hotter rooms. On the upper floor there is a covered solarium for relaxing and an outdoor one with a swimming pool which has been closed since October. However, there is a small outdoor pool with warm water that you can go to (it was open at the end of October).
Hair dryers are wall-mounted ones so they don't dry much.
Go in the morning (they open at 10.00) after 12.00 they start to get crowded, and prefer weekdays for a cost of around 30 euros.
I found them very clean, contrary to what I read.
I recommend them
Written October 31, 2023
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Benedetta D
6 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
I wish I could give them 0 star. The whole day was a nightmare!! We payed 150£ just to get in and to get a private cabin(that wasn’t private as there was no roof and everyone could see you naked)no one gave us information on where to go, everyone was extremely rude. The girl behind the counter at the towel selling point had such a disgusting attitude and also started laughing at my face.
At the end of the day the manager didn’t even apologise for the cabin issue and didn’t want to refund us the money as it was too late.
The bath inside is just disgusting, it’s smelling very bad and it’s pretty dirty (wet sock all around the pool area, blasters all over the pool side).
I definitely don’t recommend anyone to visit the site as you will just waste your money.
NOT WORTH IT!
At the end of the day the manager didn’t even apologise for the cabin issue and didn’t want to refund us the money as it was too late.
The bath inside is just disgusting, it’s smelling very bad and it’s pretty dirty (wet sock all around the pool area, blasters all over the pool side).
I definitely don’t recommend anyone to visit the site as you will just waste your money.
NOT WORTH IT!
Written May 24, 2024
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luigi g
Corbetta, Italy5 contributions
Jan 2025 • Family
If you go there to appreciate the architecture ok. Otherwise it's only worth it if you manage to make the 4-hour entry to 5,000 florins (in high season only daily at 14,000 florins, about 32 €). Poorly maintained structure, there are only water tanks at various temperatures, a 60s Soviet style sauna, a Turkish bath with a noise similar to in jet at takeoff. No break rooms.
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Written January 8, 2025
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Giuseppe V
14 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
I don't have many words of comparison but the structure is certainly wonderful, old-fashioned and gigantic. I recommend going at a decent time like 9/10 in the morning which is certainly less crowded and therefore less dirty. Price in my opinion too high, I paid through a site 78 euros for two people with 1 cabin and visa and considering that they don't give you anything but absolutely nothing is excessive.
Written September 29, 2023
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Dmitri K
San Antonio, TX855 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
A beautiful building. The thermal baths, the spa, the saunas and the steam room are wonderful. I suggest finding a thermal pool with the temperature that feels comfortable for you and stay in it. The temperature is written on the wall. The indoor pool is nice. We left rejuvenated and happy with our visit. Outdoor pool is closed, though.
A bit confusing organization. The criticism over the crowds and noise levels are justified. It would be an unforgettably relaxing experience had it not been for loud and quite obnoxious crowds of young girls.
If you purchase a cabin and not a locker (and I would recommend doing it), and come as a couple do not agree to share one cabin: they are tiny and suited for one person, and not a couple. Bring slippers and towels with you and also a swim cap (a couple of dollars at any store in the city) if you plan to swim in the pool. The latter is enforced.
A bit confusing organization. The criticism over the crowds and noise levels are justified. It would be an unforgettably relaxing experience had it not been for loud and quite obnoxious crowds of young girls.
If you purchase a cabin and not a locker (and I would recommend doing it), and come as a couple do not agree to share one cabin: they are tiny and suited for one person, and not a couple. Bring slippers and towels with you and also a swim cap (a couple of dollars at any store in the city) if you plan to swim in the pool. The latter is enforced.
Written December 26, 2023
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Bernice H
28 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
We visited this morning and it did not live up to expectations.
Don't get me wrong, we had a nice time but was it worth nearly £70 for 2 people? No.
Absolutely not. £50 would have been a more reasonable price.
This building is enormous but doesn't live up to the beautiful online photos: it is in dire need of renovation... Not updating because you wouldn't want to lose it's original beautiful charm but at least invest in upkeep, especially considering the exorbitant entrance fee.
There were cracked tiles everywhere and one of the main outdoor pools is currently closed and drained so there is only one smaller and frankly, very ugly outdoor heated pool.
The jacuzzi is also closed.
There are 2 pools inside: the large one surrounded by Roman statues which looks quite nice is a cold water swimming pool and there is a much smaller crescent shaped hot pool at the other end which is 36 degrees.
There were allegedly some saunas but we couldn't find them?
Take your own towel and sliders as towels and robes can be hired but at a high price.
There is another large outdoor pool which we regretted not choosing; we picked this on the advice of a local YouTuber as it was quieter and supposedly nicer but my recommendation is you choose the other one and whichever one you choose, go early as it gets unbearably crowded, also choose a cabin (cubicle) not a locker.
All in all, we had a good time in spite of the flaws but there are better places to go... This does not live up to the grandeur.
Don't get me wrong, we had a nice time but was it worth nearly £70 for 2 people? No.
Absolutely not. £50 would have been a more reasonable price.
This building is enormous but doesn't live up to the beautiful online photos: it is in dire need of renovation... Not updating because you wouldn't want to lose it's original beautiful charm but at least invest in upkeep, especially considering the exorbitant entrance fee.
There were cracked tiles everywhere and one of the main outdoor pools is currently closed and drained so there is only one smaller and frankly, very ugly outdoor heated pool.
The jacuzzi is also closed.
There are 2 pools inside: the large one surrounded by Roman statues which looks quite nice is a cold water swimming pool and there is a much smaller crescent shaped hot pool at the other end which is 36 degrees.
There were allegedly some saunas but we couldn't find them?
Take your own towel and sliders as towels and robes can be hired but at a high price.
There is another large outdoor pool which we regretted not choosing; we picked this on the advice of a local YouTuber as it was quieter and supposedly nicer but my recommendation is you choose the other one and whichever one you choose, go early as it gets unbearably crowded, also choose a cabin (cubicle) not a locker.
All in all, we had a good time in spite of the flaws but there are better places to go... This does not live up to the grandeur.
Written November 28, 2024
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IQKaur
Bengaluru, India494 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
We had visited Lukacs baths on our first visit as that was included in Budapest card. We liked that place but we wanted to try another place this time. I am so glad that we chose Gellert this time. The mosaic work is all over the baths and it is amazing. The place is very beautiful
In terms of pools - we loved the indoor swimming pool and the 5 thermal pools ranging from 35-40 C. We didn’t try steam and the cold plunge baths. Outside was too sunny so while we checked out the wave pool and it looked fun, we decided to stay indoors.
The ticket was 10,500 HUF per head and 1000 HUF for the cabin which is totally worth it. It had enough space for two people. Or one can take turns changing.
We carried swimsuits, towels and flip flops. Also had swimming cap for the swimming pool.
Drinking water fountains are in abundance especially near thermal pools.
We kept our stuff including phones in cabin and roamed freely. Post the final rinse we decided to get the phone out and clicked pictures. However many folks had phones on them in the thermal pools.
In terms of pools - we loved the indoor swimming pool and the 5 thermal pools ranging from 35-40 C. We didn’t try steam and the cold plunge baths. Outside was too sunny so while we checked out the wave pool and it looked fun, we decided to stay indoors.
The ticket was 10,500 HUF per head and 1000 HUF for the cabin which is totally worth it. It had enough space for two people. Or one can take turns changing.
We carried swimsuits, towels and flip flops. Also had swimming cap for the swimming pool.
Drinking water fountains are in abundance especially near thermal pools.
We kept our stuff including phones in cabin and roamed freely. Post the final rinse we decided to get the phone out and clicked pictures. However many folks had phones on them in the thermal pools.
Written June 17, 2024
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Sue H
Dublin, OH32 contributions
Jan 2025 • Solo
St. Gellert baths were highly recommended by several people; including tour guides, and friends. Especially appropriate for a rainy day in January, the inside pools were absolutely beautiful with 5 pools to choose from with only 1 smaller pool available outside. All of them were so beautiful! 4 of the thermal baths were around 36 degrees C, so not super hot. I found the 40-degree C pool towards the end of my visit. This was the best because it was hot enough to alternate between the sauna, bath, and cool plunge. I did not get a private cabin, but wish that I had. In the locker room, there were men and women both with private changing cabins. It was fine if you're on a budget, but be aware that the locker area is co-ed.
Written January 16, 2025
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Ciao, forniscono teli? A che prezzi? Serve la cuffia?
Written October 10, 2024
Is it possible to do a tour of the baths without going swimming?
Written October 1, 2023
Yes. I'm not a swimmer (though I did go in the pools) and you can certainly look round without getting wet if you want.
Written October 3, 2023
Buongiorno, per le le terme di Gellèrt basta una sola cabina per 2 persone? Grazie
Written July 3, 2023
In generale basta una cabina.
Se poi ti dovessi portare due zaini o borse grandi o avete giacconi ingombranti e' allora meglio prenderne due, in tutti gli altri casi una cabina basta.
Written July 4, 2023
Accettano bambini? Se sí, da che età? Grazie.
Written May 19, 2023
Secondo il sito web, i bambini sotto i 14 anni non possono utilizzare i trattamenti termali. I bambini sono accettati nella piscina ordinaria se sono addestrati alla toilette.
Written May 22, 2023
Anyone know where I can buy a pair of cheap flip flops in central Budapest, please?
Written September 9, 2022
esd
Certamente sì, ma credo a pagamento, io ho portato l'accappatoio dell'albergo
Written July 17, 2022
Le piscine esterne sono attualmente aperte o ci sono lavori? Serve la cuffia?
Written April 21, 2022
Le piscine esterne sono attualmente aperte o ci sono lavori? Serve la cuffia?
Written April 21, 2022
Pourquoi on ne peut pas réserver en ce moment pour aller aux Bains Gellert ?
Written March 21, 2022
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