Hungarians believe in the positive powers of thermal bathing and Budapest undoubtedly can be called the “city of baths”. This is not by accident – there are nearly 100 medicinal springs. Dated from the Roman times, the Szechenyi Bath is the largest bath of Budapest. Its thermal springs are the deepest comes from 1250 m depth, and warmest thermal wells with a temperature of 23°C to 25°C.

Thermal water of Szechenyi Bath contains sodium, calcium-magnesium-hydrocarbonate and sulphates, with significant fluoride and metaboric acid contents. This water is medicine helps for degenerative disorders of joints of the hips and knees, chronic arthritis, rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery and trauma – vertebral disease, chronic arthritis in inactive stages and neuralgic pain.

The interesting thing about the Szechenyi bath in Budapest is that it has a large outside area where you can play chess and other games in the water. It is very popular to go there in the winter especially when it is snowing. The water is hot and on the grass is snow. The bath has a vast outdoor swimming area for both sexes, separate steam baths for men and women. The Bath offers various services and treatments like sludge, or carbonated bathing. 15 different pools and various sport activities await you inside.

Admission: all-day ticket with cabin – 3300 HUF. Services which are included in the bath entrance fee: dry and steam saunas, Finnish sauna, Thai massage, foot massage, medicinal massage, and weight bath and tub-bath treatment.

Rosslyn Hostel is located just in the middle of the old downtown and modern quarter of Budapest. The place offers easy access by car and excellent public transportation. The hostel was renovated from old stone structure to a very funky fresh place for spending the night if you are traveler:)

The beautiful rooms include TV, DVD player, hair dryer and wireless internet. The best thing is that travellers have easy access to the many cultural, culinary, shopping and nightlife highlights in the Hungarian capital.

Downstairs for the hungry guests are the Tapas bar and Coffe bar! They have really stylish and cosy atmosphere and offer a variety of food and drinks. Just have a drink and enjoy the day there, it’s wonderful and clean.

The hotel is situated on the Danube riverbank, a hundred meters from one of the symbols of Budapest Chain Bridge. Budapest city-centre is within a further hundred meters, the Castle is a ten-minute walk to the top of the Castle hill which emerges literally from the backyard café of Lánchíd 19. The hotel is only 10 km from airport.

The architecture of Lánchíd 19 represent cutting-edge design from Hungary, a contemporary highlight in a neighbourhood of predominantly 19th century architecture. The architect and design team of Péter Sugár and László Benczúr created very lovely atmosphere and changing colours of an innovative lighting design concept. The remains of a Roman water-tower in the basement is visible from the lobby through glass flooring.This detail gives the hotel its unique atmosphere.

Each room in Lánchíd 19 features a different layouts, increase by modern design chairs and objects, providing you with a unique design experience. Wireless internet access and a flatscreen internet-connected TV set are also condition for your enjoyment.

The Gallery café and restaurant on the gallery floor opens onto the garden terrace and there’s a bar on the ground floor as well as an outdoor café. The hotel is well-prepared to host your business meetings, with a unique small conference room on the ground floor surrounded by medieval walls and the remains of the excavated water tower, as well as two larger rooms.

Budapest is the capital of Hungary with a population of 1.8 million citizens, it is by far the largest city in the country. The twin cities of Buda and Pest, unified in 1873, face each other across the famous Danube River, linked by the graceful spans of several bridges. The “gateway to Eastern Europe”, Budapest is renowned as a warm-hearted city, with a rich artistic, architectural and cultural legacy, of which its citizens are justly proud. Incredible architecture and rich cultural heritage, Hungary’s capital deserves its reputation as the “Paris of Central Europe”. The picturesque setting on two sides of the Danube, the nine connecting bridges, and the villas and public buildings, make Budapest one of the most enjoyable cities in Europe. The city straddles a gentle curve in the Danube. It has broad avenues, leafy parks and elaborate bathhouses.

The collection of palaces, churches and monuments has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is a must see for every tourist. The UNESCO realized this and included the most important sights on its World Heritage programe. Budapest has some very good museums as well, including the National Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery and the Historical Museum of Budapest. Budapest has many things you have to see. Starting with the Parliament, the Citadella, the castle district, the opera and so much more that we decided to make two sections for you, the Buda sightseeing and the Pest sightseeing. If you stay for a weekend and just want to see the main sightseeing places of Budapest please have a look at the section Sightseeing Tours where you can find 3 or 4 hours tours that how you the most famous things.

The Chain Bridge is one of Budapest’s most famous landmarks. The bridge ignited the economic revival that would lead to Budapest’s golden century and it was one of the factors that made the provincial towns of Pest and Buda into a fast-growing metropolitan. The magnificent suspension bridge the river Danube between Pest and Buda, at the time still separate cities. In 1832, count Istvan Szechenyi, “the greatest Hungarian” began to organize the construction of the bridge. The 375 meter (1230ft) long and 16 meter wide bridge, a superb engineering feat, was opened on November 20, 1849. In 1857 Adam Clark dug a 350 meter Chain Bridge at nightlong tunnel through the Castle Hill to connect the bridge with the Buda hinterland. In 1989 people demonstrated on the chain bridge for freedom and independence. Since then, the bridge has become a symbol of Hungarian liberty.

The most famous landmark of Budapest is the Parliament building. The monumental Parliament gives a good counterweight to the Buda Castle on the opposite bank of the river Danube. From a distance it looks a lot like the English Houses of Parliament, with Big Ben conspicuously absent. The construction of Parliament began in 1885 according to plans by Imre Steindl. Completed in 1904 it is one of Europe’s most splendid Parliament buildings. The magnificent structure is a symbol of Hungary’s independence. The building has a length of 268 meters and is 118 meters wide. The parliament house contains more than 20 km staircase, and 691 rooms. The elegant dome has a height of 69 meters. The outer walls are decorated with statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders.

Situated at the entrance to the City Park, Budapest’s Heroes Square stands in honor and memory of the great leaders in Hungary’s history. Situated at the end of Andrassy Avenue, Heroes Square is one of the most-visited attractions in Budapest, both by visitors and locals. The center of the square is the Millennium Monument, built in 1896 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Magyar conquest. The monument was designed by Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog. Many of the statues representing Hungarian Monarchs and Princes of Transylvania were made by György Zala. At the center of the Monument there is a column surrounded by seven figures – leaders of the seven Hungarian tribes.

Inside the niches of the two semi-circles that make up the monument you’ll find statues of famous men of Hungarian history, including kings, governors, and others held in high regard like King Stephen I, who brought Christianity to the country. A top the Millennium Monument, Heroes Square, Budapest-semi-circles are the symbols of War and Peace, Work and Welfare, and Knowledge and Glory. Soaring above the monument, you’ll see the Millennial Column, standing 118-feet-tall and topped with a statue of the Archangel Gabriel, meant to be a symbol of the Millennial Column, Heroes’ Square, Budapest Roman Catholic Church. In front of the column is the Monument of National Heroes, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, a tribute to Hungary’s nameless heroes of war.

Budapest has become a very lively city, with many good restaurants and a nightlife scene you need to check out to believe. By night you can have dinner at either a cheap or a fancy restaurant, go to the opera, and afterwards dance the night away. For those after a dose of culture, a visit to the city’s majestic State Opera House makes for an unforgettable evening, while Budapest’s love affair with classical music ensures that orchestras and venues are of the highest standard. You can a throw back to the days of cheesy 70s disco, glitter balls and alarmingly wide trousers, locals have always found places in which to party until the early hours. Of the more “sophisticated” western style clubs which have sprung up since then, many come with burly bouncers, expensive beer and journeymen DJs. Also easy to find a lively salsa bar or enjoy the laid back atmosphere of a Budapest jazz club.
Famed, since Roman times, for its thermal and curative springs, the city has 80 hot-water springs, still used today as treatment for a variety of ailments. Budapest, which is famous for its health and thermal spas, offers a unique opportunity for ladies to use the thermal pool of a Turkish bath, the Rudas Health Spa. Marvellous scenery, a wealth of attractions and a cosmopolitan “cafe culture”, most evident in Pest, makes this city a unique and exciting destination.

Whilst on your city break holiday in Hungary, we invite you to experience the magic aura surrounding the Budapest opera & ballet and enjoy the enthralling voices of our favourite operatic singers and the vibrant performances of world class ballet dancers. Almost every evening the curtains rise to transfer the spectators to the surprising world created on the stage by talents of the performers, composer and conductor.

The established concert season in Budapest is from late September to early June, but some of the best opera and ballet can be seen at the height of the season, in the Summer Opera and Ballet Festival. The fabulous State Opera House is the showpiece venue where the Hungarian State Opera perform. There are also outdoor concerts at Hilton Dominican Court and the Basilica of St Stephan. The various music, opera and ballet events take place under the umbrella title of BudaFest Summer Festival, and keynote events at the Opera House are usually programmed for August.