Budapest Hotels

Hotels in the city of Budapest are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists may want to see the culture, history, sports and entertainment of the famous Hungarian city. Some tourists may want to stay at a large hotels or small hotels. Some may want to stay at a luxury or cheap hotels. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a good reputation and good access to the tourist attractions.

Hotels in the city of Budapest are often needed for tourists and other visitors who want to visit the city. Some may need hotels for a place to stay.

Buda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian. An alternative etimological origin is the Slavic name Budimir.

Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly. It is usually associated with a higher standard of living, although this depends on the area. Its most notable landmarks are the Buda Castle and the Citadella.

Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541. Pressburg/Pozsony (the current Slovak capital Bratislava) became the new capital of Hungary in 1536. In 1686 Buda was captured by Austria, but because of its devastation from warfare, numerous Germans were brought in to help resettle the city. Buda was declared a free royal town in 1703, and became the Hungarian capital again in 1784. Buda was united with the towns Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form Budapest.

Pest is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, comprising about two thirds of Budapest's territory. It is divided from Buda, the other part of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable parts are the Inner City, including the Hungarian Parliament, Heroes' Square and Andrássy Avenue. In colloquial Hungarian, Pest is often used for the whole capital of Budapest. The name Pest comes from a Slavic word meaning "oven, stove" in reference to the ovens in which the bricks of homes were fired. Pest was a separate independent city, references to which appear in writings dating back to 1148. In earlier centuries there were ancient Celtic and Roman settlements there. Pest became an important economic center during 11th–13th centuries. It was destroyed in the 1241 Mongol invasion but rebuilt once again soon thereafter. In 1838 it was flooded by the Danube. In 1849 the first suspension bridge, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda. Consequently, in 1873, the two cities were unified with Óbuda to become Budapest.

The neo-Gothic Parliament, containing amongst other things the Hungarian Crown Jewels. Saint Stephen's Basilica, where the Holy Right Hand of the founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen is on display. The Hungarian cuisine and café culture: for example, Gerbeaud Café, and the Százéves, Biarritz, Fortuna, Alabárdos, Arany Szarvas, Kárpátia and the world famous Mátyás Pince Restaurants. There are Roman remains at the Aquincum Museum, and historic furniture at the Nagytétény Castle Museum.

Panoramic view points

Naphegy panoramic view to Gellért Hill, best near view to south side of Buda Castle, historic district Krisztinaváros
The Fisherman's Bastion panoramic view across the Danube to Pest, in the heart of the Castle District.
Tabán historic site, near panoramic view to Buda Castle, Danube Promenade, Erzsébet Bridge, park and 1956 Hungarian Revolution Memorial
Gellért Hill best far view to the Danube Bridges, Danube Promenade and Gellért Baths
Danube Promenade view to Buda Castle, Gellért Hill
Sashegy impressive, far view from the top of the Natural Reserve Park to: Gellérthegy, Naphegy, Buda Castle, Danube Promenade. Bus schedule No. 8 o LEJTO" ÚT and 10 minutes to the end of the Tájék utca.
Széchenyi-hegy, far view from the end of the bus-line 112 to: Gellérthegy, Naphegy, Sashegy, Buda Castle, Danube Promenade. Bus schedule No. 112 (view point : Thomán István utca /Tamási Áron lépcsõ).

Sights and historic places

Andrássy Avenue with its several sights including the Hungarian State Opera House, the Pest Broadway and the House of Terror
Bauhaus in Budapest: walk in Napraforgó Street, row of 22 Bauhaus villas, Pasarét and Újlipótváros
Buda Castle with the Royal Palace, the Funicular, Hungarian National Gallery and National Széchényi Library Matthias Church, Holy Trinity Column (a plague column) and Fisherman's Bastion
City Park with Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Vajdahunyad Castle, the Timewheel, the Zoo, the Municipal Grand Circus and the Amusement Park
Danube Promenade or Dunakorzó with Vigadó Concert Hall
Ferenciek tere with Paris Courtyard and Erzsébet Bridge with Inner City Parish Church nearby
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Gellért Baths, Gellért Hill with Gellért Statue, Cave Church and Citadel with Liberty Statue
Geological Museum
Great Market Hall and Liberty Bridge
Heroes' Square with the Millenary Monument, the Palace of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret Island with the Centennial Memorial, a Japanese garden, a Musical Fountain, several recreation facilities and Franciscan, Dominican and Premonstratensian ruins from the Middle Ages
Museum of Applied Arts
National Museum
Szabadság tér One of the most beautiful squares in downtown Budapest
Corvin tér Beautifully restored square at the foot of Castle Hill
Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe with the Holocaust Memorial (weeping willow statue)
New York Café
Óbuda
Palace of Arts and National Theatre
Parliament Building with the Holy Crown of Hungary and sceptre, Kossuth Memorial, Ethnographical Museum, Attila József statue, Imre Nagy statue
Saint Stephen's Basilica
Sashegy The largest Natural Reserve Park of Budapest
Shoes on the Danube Promenade Gyula Pauer - Holocaust Memorial
Statue Park
Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Academy of Sciences and Gresham Palace
Tomb of Gül Baba
Váci Street and Vörösmarty Square
Western Railway Station
Erzsébetváros District VII, the former Jewish quarter