Eurostars Palazzo Zichy is a four-star hotel in the Palace District, the quarter east of the Grand Boulevard where Budapest's aristocracy once built townhouses, and it keeps that residential, slightly grand character. The hotel has 80 rooms, listed as Deluxe and Deluxe Square View categories, with air conditioning, an LCD television with satellite channels, a desk, a kettle, a laptop-sized safe, free Wi-Fi and sound-insulated walls, which matters on a busy city street. Downstairs there is a bar, room service and coffee and tea in the lobby, and a buffet breakfast is available for a surcharge. For winding down, the hotel has a fully equipped gym with cardio machines, treatment rooms for massage and a sauna, and the property is eco-certified. It also has meeting rooms with high-speed Wi-Fi and a 24-hour business centre, so it is comfortable for working trips as well as leisure. Tram 6 on the Grand Boulevard is about 200 metres away, which gives you a direct line along the ring road to the Danube, Margaret Island and the Nyugati area, and the Hungarian National Museum is around 600 metres on foot. The minimum check-in age is eighteen, children are welcome, one child up to age two stays free in existing beds and free cribs are available, though rollaway beds are not.
Location
The Palace District is quieter and more local than the streets around Váci utca, with cafés and small restaurants on the side streets, and it is only a short tram ride from the centre. The Great Market Hall and the Danube are reachable on foot or by a short ride, and the National Museum is the nearest landmark. If you want to be near the sights without staying in the middle of the tourist crush, this is a smart compromise, though you will use trams or taxis for the Castle District.
Choosing the room
The Deluxe rooms are a comfortable standard, and the Square View rooms are worth the small upgrade if you value a view over a quiet side. Because the hotel has no restaurant to speak of beyond breakfast and the bar, plan to eat at the nearby cafés and in the Jewish Quarter and the Rákóczi tér area. Check-in begins at 3:00 pm and check-out is before noon, and airport and station transfers can be arranged for a surcharge if you ask 24 hours ahead.
The trade-offs
There is no pool, the spa is a sauna and treatment rooms rather than a full spa floor, and pets are not allowed except service animals. Breakfast is an extra charge, so compare it with the cafés around the corner. In return you get a calm base, good transport links and a style that fits Budapest's old-world feel at a four-star price.
Why stay here
- ✓80 rooms in a palace building
- ✓Sound-insulated rooms
- ✓Gym with cardio machines
- ✓Sauna and massage rooms
- ✓Bar and room service
- ✓Free Wi-Fi
- ✓Tram 6 200 metres away
- ✓Eco-certified property
Good questions
Where is Eurostars Palazzo Zichy?+
In the Palace District, with Tram 6 on the Grand Boulevard about 200 metres away and the Hungarian National Museum around 600 metres on foot.
Does the hotel have a spa?+
It has a fully equipped gym, a sauna and treatment rooms for massage, but no pool.
Is breakfast included?+
A buffet breakfast is offered for a surcharge, so check whether your rate includes it when you book.
