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#79 of 363 hotels in Budapest
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Intimate city hotel with that home-away-from-home atmosphere. It is located in city centre in a quiet side street at the ancient Buda side of the Elisabeth Bridge. The historic city center of Pest is just across the river, the Citadel, the Buda Castel and all other major sites are also within easy reach, many of them in walking distance. Our guestrooms are all with Airconditioning, Mini-bar, Flatscreen SatTV, Caffee Tea making facilities, Private Bathroom with Hairdryer equiped. We provide our guests with the following complimentary services: WIFI in guestrooms and public area, Sauna, Fitness Room.
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HOTEL STYLE
Residential Neighborhood
Quiet
Languages Spoken
English, German, Hungarian
Location
Doebrentei Utca 13., Budapest 1013 Hungary
Name/address in local language
Hotel Orion Várkert
737 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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The hotel is perfectly situated, only a few steps from the hop-on double decker buses, incredible dining spots (such as the Meat Boutique) and the unforgettable Rudas Thermal Spa. The rooms are very spacious, and clean. Everyday we were welcomed to beautifully made beds, and a restocked coffee and tea tray. We opted for the breakfast option, which is cooked in the small restaurant at the entrance. There, complete with an open kitchen, and buffet styled breakfast, Lajos cooked the most incredible eggs and prepared the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted. It's such a homey type of hospitality, it adds even more charm to an already gorgeous city. Would absolutely come back again! Especially for the type of service the ever so helpful and warm Lajos offered us.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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I stayed her Monday to Friday over three consecutive weeks and I I would certainly recommend this hotel. While this is not a 5 star luxury hotel, it is a well managed, well priced, good and clean hotel with a retro vibe in an excellent location.
*The staff were all friendly, helpful with great customer service. *The rooms were all a good size with comfortable beds. Each room had a TV and my only negative would be that the TV was a bit small but there were plenty of channels to choose from. *The bathroom is also a bit small but had a bath with shower. *I'm glad I included breakfast! There was a good selection of warm and cold food, Hungarian style and international. Coffee and tea are included, but as I need a cappuccino to start my day that was an additional but reasonable cost. I have seen complaints about the cost of breakfast but I thought it was reasonably priced. If you only do a continental breakfast it might be cheaper first go to a local cafe but the closest isn't that cheap and who wants to go hunting first thing in the morning? *The location is great, quiet and close to the Danube with easy walking to the main sights in Buda and either a bus ride to or slightly longer walk across the Elizabeth Bridge to the sights in Pest.
As you may gather I really liked this hotel. I would happily recommend this hotel to anyone needing a reasonably priced hotel in a central location in Budapest.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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I was in Budapest for the annual Wagner Days, and spent 8 nights at this hotel. Once I had worked out the easiest routes to get around I really appreciated the location, which is very close to tramlines. It also felt very safe, which is important for a solo female traveller. My room was large, with two single beds, very clean, and tidied up every day. Although it was on the first floor there was practically no street noise, and the air-conditioning worked perfectly. Staff was invariably friendly and helpful.
Breakfast, which was included in the price, was adequate, apart from the rather chewy croissants which I tried on the first day and avoided thereafter.
I would highly recommend this small and comfortable hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Reputation Management, Agency / Consultant at Hotel Orion Várkert
Responded Jun 27, 2023
Dear Aruna, thank you for sharing your amazing feedback with us, it is highly appreciated. We are beyond happy to hear that our location was perfect for you to explore Budapest and that you were satisfied with your room as well. We are glad that you had a memorable holiday. Thank you for recommending our hotel. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back again in future. Best regards, Hotel Orion Várkert Team
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So the hotel is close to the castle. Very close to the means of public transport. It is clean. The bathroom is ok a bit small but convenient. I would change the carpet on the floors because even though it is cleaned it still gives out a feeling of being long ovedue and dirty.the breakfast is ok for the price you pay.You can have coffee with extra cost.The only thing i would like to see is to have the towels changed at least every second day. Overall for the price we liked it we would recommend it.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We stayed here for 2 nights in mid December for our trip to visit the city and the Christmas markets. The hotel is really well located, just round the corner from it, not even a 2 minute walk is the tram line next to the river which takes you down to the end of the Elizabeth bridge to then get another tram (or walk) over there to get to the great market hall which has a huge market, well worth a visit. Or on the other side of the hotel, is the bus stop, about a 5 minute walk, which takes you straight into the main city area. The hotel staff were nice and helpful. Room was cleaned for the full day we were there. Bed was a good size. Lovely view from our balcony of the church steeple and the lights of the castle hill. Overall was a lovely stay there. And just round the corner from the river with a lovely riverside view of everything. Would definitely stay here again.
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Date of stay: December 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Lovely clean hotel with friendly helpful staff, excellent location near all forms of transport, and walking distance to loads of attractions. There is a minibar in the rooms and the food and drink I it are the cheapest I have ever come across. We only had one breakfast at the hotel (mainly because we are lazy and like to sleep in😁)everything was plentiful including hot eggs, bacon and sausage all for a very low price. Overall it was a very pleasant stay here and would definitely visit here again. Oh and the shower pressure was brilliant with loads of hot water.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:If you need to use a taxi go for Bolt you can download the app and its so easy to order one, we...
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This hotel is central to pretty much everything and is in a very easy to navigate area. It’s also on a small street a block off the river so it’s a bit quieter. They do offer baggage storage if you arrive too early and your room isn’t ready yet. The rooms are large and comfy. The downsides were that the air conditioning didn’t seem to get very cool and the fridge was pretty warm as well. Know that breakfast beverages cost extra than the breakfast charge itself (even juice)
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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This hotel does NOT have private parking, only on the street, and there are a lot of traffic signs such as "No admittance for vehicles", beware of that. Staff is ok in person, but doesn't reply on email so don't bother if you have any questions. Breakfast is very poor and on the menu. Rooms are very old and walls are extremely thin so you can here everything. Windows are not opening and there was not hot water already at 9 pm?!? We didn't like our stay at the hotel, also because it is overpriced.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Location - Great location just outside the busy tourist area. Which made the hotel nice and quiet. We were still able to walk to most sights within 20-40 mins.
Hotel - Was very clean and the staff were very helpful and friendly. The breakfast was a good mix of breads, pastries, meats, cheese, yoghurts, hot food, coffee and juices. Eat as much as you like and cooked fresh. The hotel is clean and our room was cleaned and turn down every day. The bathroom was small but had everything you need.
The bed was wide and comfortable.
Would I recommend...yes definitely...a great little local hotel, quiet yet close enough...
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Our check in person was not super friendly, but not rude at all. We found the elevator fit 2 people at a time with luggage comfortably. The rooms were nice and were clean, and we had no complaints. We were just off the river, and close to several smaller bistros. Breakfast in the morning was nice. We noticed when we were waiting for taxi to our boat tour at night that they were concerned that we were waiting there. It seemed as if they thought we were loitering or making the place look bad. Not exactly sure. When we returned we noticed them shooing away a person who was either overheated/drunk , so maybe this is a problem, but didn't notice it any other time. Location is a plus for this hotel to quite a few of the sites. It is close to catch the hop on/hop off bus also, which we used on our visit to get from one place to the next.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Hove, United Kingdom41 contributions23 helpful votes
I am afraid i don't remember the numbers of any of the buses or trams as there are so many. The city is very easy to navigate and with the help at the Hotel you will have no problem finding the best route to the baths . Sorry i couldn't be of more help, enjoy your trip
I heard the same about taxis outside the train station and we also came in on a train from Vienna. So after much internal debate, I decided we should take the tram a few stops where we then got off and switched to another tram which dropped us just a couple blocks from the hotel. Even with 4 adults and full size luggage we had no issues. But I understand that isn't always the best option for some so if you need a cab I would definitely contact the hotel and ask them to arrange something for you, that's how we got to the airport on our departure and they were great! Both the hotel and the cab they arranged.
I went onto Viator and booked a taxi. I thought this was best after speaking to a Hungarian girl I had met. She warned me about the corrupt taxi drivers and how they charged whatever they liked. By booking with Viator I wouldn't have the problem of being ripped off.
There are more places to choose from in the Budapest area.
PRICE RANGE
$88 - $154 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
best western orion, best western budapest, budapest best western, best western hotel budapest
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
BEST WESTERN Hotel Orion
LOCATION
HungaryCentral HungaryBudapestDistrict I / Buda / Várkerület
NUMBER OF ROOMS
30
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