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Marco Polo Hostel
Excellent value backpacker
hostel in the heart
of the city, where dorms
are partitioned into twobed
cubicles for privacy.
Besides the dorms, there
are doubles, triples and
quads, all of which have
en-suite facilities. There’s
also a bar, an Internet café,
breakfast is included and
there’s no curfew.
d Map D4 • VII, Nyár utca
6 • 413 25 55 • No air conditioning
• www.marcopolo
hostel.com • FFF
Red Bus Hostel
These are two wellrun
hostels with five-bed
dorms, and single, double
and triple rooms. There
is a laundry service, no
curfew and breakfast is
included. d Map L4;
V, Semmelweis utca 14;
266 01 36; F • Map E4;
VI, Szövetség utca 35;
321 71 00; www.redbus
budapest.hu; F
Best Hostel
This clean hostel is
as cheap as they come,
and you’ll be sleeping on
bunk beds with up to
nine people in your room.
There’s no curfew, but
drinking alcohol or smoking
is not permitted.
d Map D2 • VI, Podmaniczky
utca 27 • 332 49 34
• No air conditioning • F
Boat Hostel
Fortuna
Most of this boat is part
of a rather fine hotel (see
p115), but there are dorm
rooms in the hull which
Price Categories
For a standard
double room per
night (with breakfast
if included), taxes
and extra charges.
market themselves as a
hostel. These are cheaper,
though more crowded,
than the hotel rooms.
d Map C1 • XIII, Szent István
Park, Alsó rakpart • 288
81 00 • No air conditioning
• www.fortunahajo.hu • FF
Back Pack
Guesthouse
Popular with young
backpackers, this guesthouse
is always buzzing
with people having a good
time. There’s a courtyard,
and while the rooms are
spartan, they are impeccably
clean and have fresh
linen daily. d Map N2
• XI, Takács Menyhért utca
33 • 209 84 06 • No air
conditioning • www.
backpackbudapest.hu • F
Citadella Hotel
The citadel atop
Gellért Hill is home to
one of Budapest’s cheapest
and best hotels, with
a 14-room dormitory as
well as double rooms.
The only problem is the
hike up at night after an
evening out. d Map K6
• XI, Citadella sétány • 466
57 94 • No air conditioning
• No credit cards • www.
citadella.hu • F
Fortuna Hostel
An ordinary hostel
not in the city’s best area,
but close to a metro station
which can take you to
the city centre in minutes.
Rooms are clean and staff
are friendly. d Map P2
• IX, Gyáli út 3/b • 215 06
60 • No air conditioning
• www.fortunahostel.hu • F
F under Ft7,500
FF Ft7,500–15,000
FFF Ft15,000–22,500
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Station
Guesthouse
A rather rowdy hostel, but
a great choice for those
who enjoy late nights. The
rooms are clean, bathrooms
are exceptional,
and there’s a 24-hour bar.
But if you’re looking for
peace and quiet, forget
it. There’s no curfew.
d Map P1 • XIV, Mexikói út
36/b • 221 88 64 • No air
conditioning • www.station
guesthouse.hu • F
Charles
If you can ensure
that you don’t get one of
the noisy rooms facing
the street, the Charles
offers good rooms, which
are more like mini-apartments
with built-in
kitchens. Well located on
the Buda side of the
river, it is home to the
fine János restaurant (see
p73). d Map A5 • I, Hegyalja
út 23 • 212 91 69
• www.charleshotel.hu • FF
Dominika
Apartman Hotel
At the cheap end of the
apartment sector, these
superb apartments are
housed inside a delightful
guesthouse in a leafy
Budapest suburb. There’s
a great terrace and swimming
pool at the back, and
the owners are friendly.
Located some distance
from the city centre, this
is where to come if you
want luxury at a bargain
price. d Map N2 • XII,
Lidérc utca 13 • 246 00 62
• Dis. access • www.
dominika.matav.hu • FF
Some hostels and guesthouses do not offer private bathrooms.
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