Experience Luxury in Budapest!

If you want to pamper yourself during your stay time to find out what luxury Budapest has in store for you.

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Travelling
Accommodation
Restaurants
Sightseeing
Spas
Shopping
Nightlife

TIP: Book a Budapest airport transfer to your hotel and back to fully enjoy your stay in Budapest.

For a more lavish way of getting to the city center why not rent an elegant limousine. Your Luxury Budapest vacation has to start with first-class services from the point your plane landed at Budapest Airport. These limousines are air-conditioned, with lush leather seats, TV, Video , DVD player and minibar and English speaking friendly chauffeurs.

Recommended company:

Limousine Service Hungary
Address: Nefelejcs utca 14., XVI. district
Tel: +36 1) 220 6120

Prices (for a black Lincoln limousine): an airport-hotel transfer (oneway) costs cc. 200-220 $
Transfer to the city costs around 160 $. Kilometre rate: 1,70 $

See more on car rental in Budapest.

Luxury Accommodations in Budapest

Budapest has numerous luxury hotels and the list of five star lodgings is growing year by year. Although we have a fairly comprehensive list of luxury Budapest hotels let me recommend a few where I would stay if I wanted to be pampered:

Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
Location: Erzsébet körút 43-49., VII.district

Corinthia is perhaps the best-value luxury 5-star hotel in Budapest and the numerous awards received in recent years and praising reviews by travelelrs justify this. Includes a wonderful spa complex and lots of luxurious services to ensure a fabulous stay for leisure travellers, business people, and families alike.

Read a detailed review on Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal.

New York Palace Boscolo Hotel
Location: Erzsébet körút 9-11, VII. district

New York Palace Boscolo Hotel would be my 2nd choice after the Four Seasons Gresham Palace hotel if I had to decide on which luxury hotel to stay at in Budapest. The historic palace built at the end of the 19th century has been converted into an upscale hotel by the Italian Boscolo group.

Staying at the New York Palace you'll experience a wonderful combination of Italian Renaissance and elegance of the modern world. Find out more about the history of New York Palace Budapest.

Charming staff, quick and efficient services, rooms decorated in fine elegance, fresh-cut flowers, high-speed internet, satelite TV, marble bathrooms, exquisite toiletries, heated towel rails are a few amenities from the many New York Palace Boscolo Hotel offers to its guests

St George Residence Hotel
Location: Castle District, Fortuna utca 4.

A stylish, historic building has been remodelled into a 26-suite luxury hotel. In the St George Residence you'll experience historic atmosphere, and elegance combined with 21st century conveniences. More about St George Residence Hotel...

Hotel Rosslyn

Location: Podmaniczky utca 45., VI. district

In autumn 2008 Hotel Rosslyn will enrich the palette of luxury hotels in Budapest. If the name makes you think about the Rosslyn chapel in Scotland, and freemasonry you're not far from the truth about what's behind the name. More about Hotel Rosslyn...

Luxury Budapest Apartments

Renting a luxury apartment in Budapest is a good alternative to staying in a hotel especially if you want to enjoy more space and independence.

See also a selection of Budapest City Centre Hotels from upscale to budget accommodations.

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Upscale Dining in Budapest

Besides Gundel and Kárpátia that are perhaps the best known first class Hungarian restaurants abroad you can choose from a good many other luxury restaurants in Budapest. At these places excellent food is combined with elegant interior, relaxing atmosphere and professional but friendly service.

You have dinner at these places not just because of the quality of food but because of the memorable experience that makes you want to go back from time to time.

Gresham Cafe on the groundfloor of Four Season Hotel Gresham Palace offers upscale dining with a view. The large windows oversee the Danube with the Chain Bridge and Castle Hill on the Buda side treating guests to a wonderful vista.

Apart from the view Gresham makes the best and most expensive espresso in Budapest. A cup of espresso costs cc. 1900 HUF but it's made from freshly roasted Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and it's worths every drop. A great selection delicious cakes and pastries, Mediterranean dishes, fine wines and the elegant yet cozy interior make Gresham cafe an excellent spot for a business breakfast or lunch.

Onyx Restaurant (Vörösmarty tér 7-8., V.district)

This first-class restaurant opened in 2007 and is part of the famous Gerbeaud Cafe. The interior decor is a mix of classic and modern creating a relaxed atmosphere. Food in Onyx is made only from fresh and the highest quality of ingredients. The menu includes some very original and innovative dishes.

Arany Kaviár - a Piece of Russia at the Foot of Castle Hill in Buda
Address: Ostrom utca 19., I. district
Tel: (+36 1) 201 6737

As the name suggests caviar and dishes made with caviar are the specilalities of this elegant but cozy restaurant, but you can taste other Russian delicacies, too.

Robinson Restaurant
Tel: (+36 1) 422 0222

Situated on an island on the City Park lake Robinson is a perfect place for a romantic dinner. In summer you can enjoy the view of the lake and a fontain from the deck while in winter you can sit beside the fireplace inside. Its menu offers Hungarian and Mediterranean dishes.

Fausto's, Krízia and some of the other Italian restaurants are among the finest dining places in Budapest. See also our list of best Budapest restaurants and Hungarian Restaurants in Budapest to find more high-end eateries.

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Luxurious Sightseeing Tours in Budapest:

If I were to explore the most notable sights in Budapest and enjoy the wonderful panorama attributed to the unique location: a city divided by the river Danube with the rolling Buda hills in the background I would go on two sightseeing tours that offer both convenience and and stunning views of the city:

1. A cruise on the Danube with a 3-course dinner and live music is a very relaxing way to see some of the historic sights and the remarkable view along the Danube between Margaret Bridge and Lágymányosi Bridge.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. If you don't fear of height and flying than a 20-minute helicopter tour will show you the most important monuments of Buda nad Pest from a birds eye view. Price: 63 000 HUF/3 persons.
   

Spas

Budapest is famous for its spas and thermal baths. For a luxurious spa experience try the Gellért bath. See our page about Spa and Wellness in Budapest for more recommended spa facilities. If you wan to have more privacy while indulging in luxurious pampering visit one of the day spas in Budapest SenSpa Massage Address: Nádor utca 26., V. district Skilled Thai masseuses using natural Sens oils relieve stress and tension.

OrientCare Day Spa
Address: Hermina út 63., XIV. district

Isis Day Spa
Address: Üllői út 14., VIII. district

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Luxury Shops in Budapest

Many luxury fashion brands have outlets in Budapest and numebr of designer boutiqes is keep growing. Just take a walk along Váci utca and the neighbouring streets and you'll inevitably bump into a couple of luxury shops, like Furla in Párizsi Street representing Italian haute couture or Manier at 68., Váci utca..

The Boscolo Hotel in the New York Palace also has some luxury brand shops.

Andrássy Avenue is another great place for a luxury shopping spree. The famous Párisi Department Store (commonly known as Divatcsarnok) and an architectural gem of the avenue will be refurbished and house high-end reails shops.

Streets around the Opera House are also good hunting spots for exclusive shops in Budapest. Blanco for example in Lázár utca sells Italian designer shoes, handbags, and custom jewelry. And there's the Alberto Guardini shoe shop at 34., Andrássy út. Louis Vuitton also has an outlet on Andrássy Avenue.

Luxury Entertainment in Budapest- Nightlife, Clubbing

Budapest has a very exciting and vivid nightlife scene:

Casinos in Budapest

Budapest Nightclubs

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