For those who travel on tight budget we compiled a list of quality cheap Budapest hotels. Even if you could afford to stay at a more luxurious lodging you might want to save on accommodation and spend money on eating out or shopping during your Budapest vacation.

According to our knowledge the cheap Budapest accommodations included below are clean, reliable estbalishments ensuring that you'll get good value for your money.

Cheap Hotels in Budapest City Centre

There is a nice selection of cheap Budapest hotels in the downtown area which offer good value for your money.

Elite Studios & Apartments **
Address: Wesselényi utca 12. VII. district, trams 4-6, Wesselényi utca stop

Situated in a newly built building in downtown Budapest Elite Studios offers good-value accommodation. The 31 - 36 square meter apartment studios have cozy atmosphere.They include a double bed and sofa that can be converted into a 3rd bed.

Kitchen is decorated nicely and equipped with fridge, microwave oven, electric oven, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, glass ware. There are even teabags and basic seasonings provided.

The bathroom is well-fitted, too with a bathtub and shower, a washing machine, hairdrier anf towels. Free Wi-Fi connection is also a plus in the Elite Studios.

Renting an apartment in the Elite Studios aloows you to do lots of sightseeing in Budapest since many landmarks are in the vicinity, including Jewish Budapest with the Central Synagogue in Dohány utca. It's also a great cheap accommodation in Budapest for business travellers since you can rent laptop,mobile phone, buy international phone cards and there's a central safe.

Price: Check Rates for Elite Apartments Budapest.

TIP: Read Reviews of Downtown Budapest Hotels and see also our Guide to Budapest City Centre.

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Agape Guesthouse **
Address: Akácfa u. 12-14., VII. district, trams 4-6 or M2 metro, Blaha Lujza tér stop

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Agape Guesthouse is a very centrally located apartmenthosue offering cheap quality accommodation. There are 12 private rooms with bathrooms and nice, brand new apartments housed in the neighbouring street.

It's a good starting point for sightseeing since every major attraction in Budapest is within easy reach either on foot or by using public transport.

The two major tram lines tram 4 and 6 running along Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard) are very close at Blaha Lujza tér stop which also a station on the M2 (red) metro line.

The gorgeous New York Palace on Erzsébet körút is just a shor walk from the Agape Guesthouse. Jewish Budapest with a range of historical and cultural monuments testifying Budapest's rich Jewish heritage lies behind Nagykörút.

For a lively nightlife scene with lots of restaurants and cafes head for Liszt Ferenc tér just off Andrássy Avenue.

The Agape Apartments are spacious with lovely kitchens equipped with all modern appliances. The rooms with balcony facing the inner courtyard are especially appealing. The staff at Agape Guesthosue is helpful and friendly.

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Radio Inn Hotel
lAddress: Benczúr u. 19., VI. district, M1 (yellow)) metro, Kodály körönd stop

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Situated in an elegant, quite area the Radio Inn Hotel has nicely furnished large apartments that are perfect for families, business travellers and individuals, as well. Apartments are well-equipped with kitchen, bathroom, toilet, color TV with satellite. Although the furniture is a bit old rooms are clean. All the staff members speak good English.

Ideal for those who want to do lots of sightseeing since many attractions are nearby Radio Inn Apartments:

Prices are friendly: a double bed apartment costs 80 € in high season (1st Apr- 31st Oct except Formula 1), and 50 € in low season (6th Jan-24th March -except Easter- & 1st Nov-23rd Dec). There's buffet breakfast for 8 €.

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Star Inn Hotel Budapest ***
Address: István utca 17., VII. district

The Star Hotel near Keleti Train Sation (M2 metro has a stop there) is also a fairly good choice if you look for a cheap Budapest hotel. It has decent sized rooms with free wireless internet access. Some of the rooms overlook the inner couryard while others face a quiet side-street ensuring peaceful stay for the guests.

The buffet breakfast is generous: cold cuts, cheese, slices of bread, boiled eggs, coffee, tea and juices.

Although it's a good, cheap Budapest hotel the Star Hotel is a bit out of the buzzing city centre. But you can reach the downtown areas by M2 (red) metro (Keleti Railway Station) or by Bus No. 7.

Prices: single room is costs about 60-805 € depending on the season, a double room is 75 -95 €.

There are also 3-bed and four-bed apartments available.

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Hotel Baross ***
Address: Baross ér 15., VII. district

Hotel Baross is a budget hotel opposite Keleti Train Station. The hotel has 40 rooms and 5 Suites inclunding single, double, triple and 4-bed rooms equipped with shower or bathtub, satellite TV, and adjustable air-conditioning. There are rooms for handicapped guests with wheel chair access.

A suite consists 2 adjoining rooms and has a kitchenette and bathroom. It's ideal for families with kids.

Room prices: Check Rates for Baross City Hotel Budapest.

Apartments are also available in Baross in the same building as the hotel rooms are. The apartmenst overlook the inner court offering quite accommodation.

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Ibis Budapest Aero Hotel ***
Address: Ferde u. 1-3., IX. district

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The Ibis Aero Hotel is halway betweenBudapest airport and the city centre. It's very close to the M3 (blue) metro station called Határút so you can easily get to the airport or to downtown. The Europark Shopping Mall is in the neighbourhood if you' dlove to lots of shopping.

Rooms are large enough with en-suite bathrooms, balcony, and Wi-Fi internet for 20 € per day. The 3 conference rooms are ideal fro busines smeetings or workshops.They're clean meeting the usual Ibis standard.

3 rooms are available for handicapped travelers. The Ibis Aero Budapest Hotel welcomes pets, too.

The hotel has outdoor parking lot which is under video camera survelliance.

There's a restaurant with decent meal offer. The inner garden hosts barbecue parties during summer. Prices: double rooms starts from 45 € in low season.

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Hotel Császár
Address: Frankel Leo u. 35., II. district, Tram 4-6, Margit híd, Budai hídfő

If you love swimming than the Hotel Császár is perfect choice for a cheap Budapest hotel. Hotel Császár is housed in the same building with the Komjádi-Császár Swimming Pool located in Buda just 5 minutes walk from Margaret Bridge.

Guests can use the 50 meter and 33 meter pools as well as the educational pools and the terrace free of charge.

There are 2- and 4-bed rooms which are simple but clean and air-conditioned. There's a shower and toilett in each room, and soaps and towels are provided.

A basic breakfast is included in room prices which start from around 45 € for a single room.

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The location is great because you can easily reach some major attraction sin Budapest including the picturesque Margaret Island (Margitsziget). Take a look at this walk describing the major sights in North Buda.

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Cheap Hotels in Budapest's Greenbelt

Balassi Guest House **
Address: Somlói út 51. I. district, Gellért Hill, buses 8 or 112 from the city center
Tel: (+36 1) 381 51 60

The guest house is on Gellert Hill within a beautiful green environment with panoramic view over the Buda Hills and the Castle District. All rooms have bathroom. This a nice cheap Budapest hotel within a very fine and quite area with lots of green. Room prices are around 35 € for a double and don't forget that the stunning panorama is included, too.

The comfort and the furnishing of rooms matches the price: basic with clean shower and toilet. There's refrigerator in the rooms so you can put some food in it. The staff at Balassi Guesthous is very friendly and attentive, they speak very good English.

Villa Korall Pension ***
Address: Radóc utca 19. XI. district,
Tel: (+36 1)

Pension Korall is a actualy a bed & breakfast in a quiet, green part of Buda. Since it's a bit far from the centre is best for those who come to Budapest by car. Both M1 and M7 motorways are easily accessible. If you need public transport you'll find a bus stop 5 minutes from the hotel that will take you to the centre. There's a closed parking lot where guests can leave their vehicles. Each of the 8 rooms have bathroom, balcony, free WiFi internet service. They're alos very clean, too.

The Korall Villa is ideal for business tarvellers who prefer serenity to the vibrating city center.

A range of services are offered:

• fax and photocopying,
  
  
• interpreter services,
  
  
• laundry service,
  
  
• organizing sightseeing tours and excursuions.

The staff speaks good Englsih and German.

Prices: Find the Best Rates for Villa Korall Panzio Hotel Budapest.

Hunguest Hotel Rege
Address: Pálos u. 2., II. district

Hunguest Hotel Rege is a decent cheap Budapest hotel at the foot of the Buda Hills. Bus No. 22 has a bus stop near the hotel which takes you to Moszkva tér traffic hub in about 15 minutes. From Moszkva tér you can take trams 4 and 6 and M2 (red) metro to get further into the heart of Budapest.

The hotel has 164 double rooms and 8 suites and conference facilities. Rooms are equipped with satellite TV, minibar

The European Congress Centre can be directly reached from the hotel though a glass bridge.

Double rooms in Hotel Rege are from cc. 50 €. Check Rates for Hunguest Hotel Rege Budapest.


Hotel Matgitsziget **
Address: Hajós Alfréd sétány 75., bus No. 26 from Nyugati tér or árpád híd, get off at Vörösmarty mozi on Margaret Island
Tel: (+36 1) 452 0104
(+36 1) 452 0105

A peaceful cheap hotel on Margaret Island, within century-old trees. The hotel has no eatery but the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Pool next door has a restaurant. There are also tennis courts the fee of which is included in the room price.

The hotel guests can also swim in the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Pool complex free of charge.

BB Hotel Budapest ***
Address: Rozália u. 76-78., III. district

The BB Hotel Budapest is located in a green area of Budapest's Óbuda district. if you plan to discover notonly the best known sights of Budapest than stay at this charming, inexpensive hotel.

The city centre of Budapest is about 11 km from the hotel but you can take the suburban railway (HÉV). Óbuda has some nice attractions, too from Roman monuments to charming baroque houses. Read more about Óbuda an its sights here.

It has 18 double rooms and 2 apartments which are perfect for families travelling with children. There's a room with jacuzzi if you'd love to pamper yourself.

A tasty and hearty continental breakfast (cereals, pastries, bread, butterm jam, salami, cheeses, coffee, tea, and frueit juices) is included in the room prices.

In the lounge you can use the computer and connect tot he internet free of charge.
Double rooms in BB Hotel Budapest start form 44 €. Check Rates for BB Hotel Budapest.

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Hotel Szőnyi ***
Address: Szőnyi út 38-40., XIV. district, M1 (yellow) metro, get off at Mexikói út station, the hotel is about 10 minutes walk from there

Located in the residential Zugló district of Budapest Hotel Szőnyi offers very good value accommodation. The family-owned hotel has 31 rooms and there's a mini wellness center with jacuzzi and saunas. 29 rooms are air-conditioned. Rooms are furnished comfortably.

Hotel Szőnyi is a great cheap Budapest accomodation option and is highly recommended for families with kids since there's a nice playground in the garden.

The restaurant downstairs offers great meals and a generous buffet breakfast (included in the room price). Nearby Budapest attractions include the City park where you can relax in the Széchenyi Baths, or visit the Budapest Zoo and get the kids enetrtained in the Amusement Park.

Double rooms are available from around 70 €.

Pension Hotel Molnár ***
Address: Fodor u. 143., XII. district, tram No. 59 from Moszkva tér (M2 metro, trams 4, 6), change for bus No. 53

This lovely hotel is situated in a hilly green part of Budapest in the XII. district. The hotel consist of two adjacent buildings both offering wonderful views from the rooms.

Pension Hotel Molnár offers 15 double rooms, 7 triple rooms with bathrooms which include a shwoer and toilet.

The hotel has a nice restaurant, a meeting room equippepd with facilities needed for a workshop or conference (video, TV, overhead projector, flip chart), and a garden terrace.

There's a small fitness room, a Finnish sauna and massage services are availbale, too.

Room prices: single rooms: Check Rates for Hotel Molnar Budapest.

Hotel Papillon ***
Address: Rózsahegy u.3/B., II. district

Hotel Papillon is situated in an exclusive residential district on Rózsadomb in the Buda Hills. This cozy cheap Budapest hotel has 30 rooms and 2 apartments. It's a clean, decently priced hotel where you can rest after a busy business day or all day of sightseeing. Some rooms have balcony form where you can enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Buda Hills.

Even if you don't get a room with balcony you can stil ladmire the scenery from the rooftop terrace.

The two apartments are on the 1st floor and include a fairly large living room, a small kitchen equipped with microwave oven and refrigerator. a single and double bed, a bedroom with twin beds, bathroom with shower and toilet.

There's parking place for one vehicle for each apartments. In the reataurant you can taste Hungarian dishes. A buffet breakfast is included in the room price.

The garden with a grill and pool is a perfect plalce for relaxation.

Getting to the city centre takes some time: you either walk to Moszkva tér (take about 20-25 minutes) from where you can take trams 4-6 and the M2 (red) metro to get to downtown Budapest, or you take a tram to get to Moszkva Square.

Budapest's Castle District looms above Moszkva tér so it's the closest historic attraction to Hotel Papillon. If you love shopping pop in the Mammut Shopping Mall on Moszkva tér.

It has a wide range of shops selling clothes by famous brands, book shops, a Multiplex cinema and dozens of cafes and eateries. For an American style coffeeshop try Gloria Jeans' Cafe where you can have yummy cakes, sandwitches, and select from a variety of coffee drinks. You can also stock up on roasted coffee beans and specila coffee blends.

Price: double rooms at Hotel Papillon start from cc. 54 €. Children under the age of 6 can stay free of charge.

Other Recommended Cheap Budapest Hotels

Fortuna Boat Hotel ***
Address: Szent István Park, XIII. district

Hotel Seni ***
Address:Harmat u. 129., X. district

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Professor Guesthouse **
Address: Stoczek u. 5-7., XI. district

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Hotel Wien ***
Address: Budaörsi út 88-90., XI. district

Hotel Wien has 92 rooms all of which have bathroom, toilet, hairdrier, cable TV. It's a not the best of all the cheap Budapest hotels but it offers clean, basic rooms with breakfast and it's not a bad choice if you run out of accommodation options. The heavy traffic on the motorways running nearby can be disturbing.

The hotel is far from the city center but there's a bus stop nearby where you can take bus No. 139 to get to Déli Pályaudvar (Southern Train Station)

Double rooms start from cc. 51 € in Hotel Wien. Check Rates for Hotel Wien Budapest.

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