The place, located in the Buda side of the city at the margins of the Danube, is a welcome break after a couple days exploring the vivid Budapest. The wellness area counts with a small range of saunas and thermal pools, as well as a small but cosy round warm pool at the terrace with view to the river and the city (where the instagrammers will probably be). The traditional thermal baths area (available separatley or in the “all in” ticket) offer a more unique experience, with rustical atmosphere and a singular dress code (at least in the days with single-sex admittance, you must wear loin cloths that only cover your genitals, available for fee, which might feel awkward at first but not as much if you’re used to the nudist dress code of German mixed saunas, for example). Important: If you’re willing to explore this area of the Baths, make sure to check in advance in which days you’re allowed in. For those staying long enough to feel hungry, avoid eating at the regular bar near the thermal baths: the staff there is not exactly the most friendly and the sandwiches/salads don’t taste at all. Choose instead the Bistro upstairs which serves delicious and more varied dishes and will allow you in and treat you well regardles if you’re wearing swimsuits or regular clothes (there’s an entrance from outside of the complex as well).

Really enjoyed a few hours at the Rudas baths. There are a few options for entry fees which can be confusing, we went for "all in" which gave us access to all the baths, thermal pools, wellness centre, saunas and rooftop pool. This cost us just over 6000 huf each. It isnt the easiest place to find your way around but if you take your time and explore you'll eventually find everything. The traditional turkish thermal baths are great there's the central pool which is at 36oC then 4 outer pools all at different temperatures. If you walk through this section and up to the restaurant, you can then walk round to the main pool, past this to the more modern baths/pools then up to the rooftop pool. There is a small bar up on the roof. The saunas and steam rooms are very nice, there are multiple at different temperatures. Plenty of fresh water fountains around too. Lovely place to spend a few hours. Could spend longer if you booked massages and ate in the restaurant etc. It can get very busy so I can see why some people say they cant relax. I found there were a lot of people but they moved around a lot so you could always find somewhere to sit/relax. Some days are still Male only so check before you go!

We visited the Rudas Baths after booking a ticket on line. Despite this we were asked to wait outside as the baths were full and access was now on a one-in one-out basis. Once in, the changing rooms and facilities were very clean. There are secure lockers to keep your belongings and whilst Male and Females share the changing areas, there are individual cubicles to get changed in. Inside the Wellness area there are several saunas and a couple of steam rooms, these were great but you didn’t feel you could stay there long as people came in and stood waiting for a seat. The same experience was had in the 42degree corner pool that was just too small for the crowds they had let in. The most gutting thing is that we chose these baths for the roof top pool, but you physically couldn’t get in it. It was so full people were just stood shoulder to shoulder and were queuing on the roof top shivering in their swimsuits. We tried twice during our visit and gave up. It wasn’t all bad; the staff are friendly, the place was clean, and the larger cooler pools weren’t as crowded. Go along if you want to tick it off your list, but don’t expect a relaxing pampered experience and prepare yourself to miss out on the roof top experience.

We went on a Saturday evening having turned up on a Friday 45 mins before the thermal baths were closing and being led to believe this was not enough time. In hind sight this would have been enough time for the thermal baths. The baths overall are a good Budapest experience. I wouldn’t describe them as relaxing as they were very busy in the early evening. There isn’t much instruction on the best way around but that’s part of the fun! A tip is to start in the small 28 degree centigrade corner pool diagonally opposite where you enter the baths if coming straight from communal changing area and work your way around to next two higher temperature corner pools followed by main centre pool then finally the hot 42 degree corner pool. We bought a ticket that included all areas as we wanted to try the rooftop pool which was part of the wellness area. The rooftop pool was a bit of a zoo but nevertheless there were great views from the comfort of what was effectively a warm communal bath! As to cleanliness expect good local authority pool type cleanliness. It is a busy thermal bath with lots of people so naturally not sparkling clean but really not too bad and that said from someone who is a bit of clean-freak! Definitely take flip flops and a towel (both available to buy otherwise). The whole experience might not be to everyone’s taste given how busy it was but we enjoyed it!

The Rudas staff was kind and they can provide information in English. I strongly recommnend to take towels with you, so you do not need to pay for it. Rudas is very well located and it is easy to reach the place. The best deal is to buy the full ticket, so you can use the swimming pools and also the sauna. The water temperature varies from one swimming to the other, and the maximum temperature is 42 C (really hot; you cannot stay too much there). Nearby you can also find a 2 C (really cold) bath, and the thermal shock is a nice experience for the body. just walk around and discovery the beauty of the place. An external rounded swimming pool with the mountain or city view is charming, even during the winter time. They have a wet sauna, and several dry saunas, with temperatures going from 50 to 100 C. You can spend more than 4 h inside, so come with time to enjoy it. Other similar places exist in Budapest, but after comparing prices and benefits, I choose Rudas bath, and it was an amaying experience.

Per person the amount is 6500huf (around 20€) BUT you have to bring a towel otherwise you pay 4000huf (12€)JUST to rent it! And, if you want a cabine for yourself to get undressed you pay 7000huf (21€), more than the price of the spas. Quite shocking. And the employes don't have a correct attitude, they are not very nice: it was my first time in thermal baths and whatever you ask they look bored to answer your questions. Abd another thing: we didn't see the ottoman baths.... Maybe because most infos are not translated into English.

Me and other two friends went on a Tuesday evening and paid 16€ for wellnes and termal experience. The baths are very big! In fact it’s to get lost but there are a lot of maps indicating everything and also personall is very avaliable. The locker rooms are for both men and women but obviously have changing rooms, bathrooms and showers (equipped with bath foam). To enter the locker rooms and all of the batsh you have a bracelet that also allows you to lock your locker (very efficient). And also the locker rooms have a really cool device that rinses your swimsuit from all the water. My personal favorites were the pools on the ground floor in which you switch from very hot to very cold, and also the termal part (that Tuesday was accesible to only women) was spectaculare and last but not least the rooftop is amazing but tricky to find so it’s better to ask. Not really crowded when we went and very organized. We had a great experience. 4 stars just because it was frustrating sometimes when we didn’t find what we were looking for so i would maybe recommend more directions. Please note that all the baths in Budapest are historical so if don’t except VIP treatment or complete relax like todays spas then you will certainly appreciate everything more.

I visited the Rudas Baths on a Thursday (men only). The protocol was a little confusing at first. There is an extra charge to access the outdoor rooftop pool area which I was not aware of until after I had paid and entered the bath area. Inside there is one big thermal bath along with 4 smaller pools of different temperatures. Also a steamroom, dry sauna and massage rooms. You are given an apron to wear, and there are sheets available to dry off in the back area, so you really don't need to bring a towel. Overall I thought it was an interesting vibe and very relaxing after a day of sightseeing.

Good but communication needs improving. We went on a Sunday morning and it was very nice before a larger crowd came. Bring your own towel and flip flops if you can but they are also available for purchase. The main room is very interesting with 4 smaller temperature varied pools and one larger one. We went back on a Friday for “night bathing hours” and were greeted by this disappointing sign (see photo). If we had known that night bathing hours were cancelled (should have been listed online), we would have planned our day completely differently and arrived in the afternoon instead. I hope this helps someone who reads this review that is planning to go to night bathing hours on one of the listed days.

Don't go here on Saturday night! We went here during the daytime in 2017 and that was fine. But we visited on Saturday night in 2021. Don't bother. They let way too many people in, without decent supervision. A group of guys was literally spitting in the hot tub on the roof. They played loud music and it was overcrowded. Horrible experience all around. Maybe still good during the daytime or weekdays. But we definitely don't recommend you go here on Saturday night, unless you like bathing in an overcrowded hot tub with people's spit floating around.