Hotel Budapest

“Highly recommended.”

Wonderful staff, convenient location close to both bus / train stations and the central area and a very comfortable room with a strong and spacious shower. The kind attention of Maria, Valia & Monika on reception was wonderful. You three are great ambassadors for Sofia; thank you.

“Good hotel in central Sofia! Excellent location, but minor deficiencies (read below)!”

I stayed at Budapest Hotel a total of two nights! Overall, it was a nice hotel and I had a pleasant stay. I will note minor deficiencies below. First off, location. Location of the hotel is excellent - nearby to the transport hubs (train station, bus station) and no more than a 10 minute walk to... more

I stayed at Budapest Hotel a total of two nights! Overall, it was a nice hotel and I had a pleasant stay. I will note minor deficiencies below. First off, location. Location of the hotel is excellent - nearby to the transport hubs (train station, bus station) and no more than a 10 minute walk to central Sofia where there are many shops, restaurants, banks, money exchange, drug stores (DM) and supermarkets (Lidl). I was locate to locate local currency, groceries, and toiletries all on the same street. The hotel is quite imposing in height - with many floors of rooms. It has a large sign on the highest floors. This makes it easy to locate your street when finding your way back to the hotel. There is a working lift/elevator, but many mornings I would take the stairs. Rooms were spacious and well equipped. There was an arm chair, luggage storage bench, large luggage storage cabinet, desk, chair, electronic safe, and mini fridge in the room. The room also had a small electric kettle along with 2 mugs, 2 cups and an assortment of tea and instant coffee and sugars. The room had large windows letting in the light, which was a good thing, because I felt like the lighting in the room was severely lacking (the room was very dark!). Some of the lights didn't work, but most working lights provided only a very dim light. There was air conditioning in the room, but it didn't seem to work well or at all. When I would turn it on, it didn't seem to blow any air. The room had a large flatscreen tv with many channels available - local, international (English etc.). The bathroom was clean and was smartly designed. I liked the enclosed large walk in shower! Water pressure was excellent, though water temperature sometimes fluctuated in the shower. The toilet ran from time to time, but it was a minor issue. My only grievances about the washroom would be sparing toilet paper and sparing in shower shampoo. Either the dispenser didn't work properly, or there was very little shampoo in the dispenser. Bathrooms were equipped with many towels, which I appreciated - 2 hand towels and 2 large bath towels. The bed was really comfortable and I loved the firmness of the mattress and pillows. There are many power sockets bedside and in the room generally also, so this was a plus. Wifi signal was strong in the room as well as throughout the entire hotel. Breakfast starts early, at 7:00am however with the number of guests, food started to run short by 7:15am. I feel the amounts put out by the hotel are not sufficient in keeping with the number of guests. Guests who arrived to breakfast at 7:30am were starting at empty or near empty serving platters. I did see one member of the kitchen crew try to replenish food items, but they were disappearing faster than they could be replaced. Seating is also very limited in the breakfast room, with some guests struggling to find a place to sit and eat. Some ended up having to share tables, which is always a bit uncomfortable (if you're like me and not sociable before 5 cups of coffee). Breakfast selection was fine, but it wasn't outstanding. On offer were: scrambled eggs, hot sausages, baked beans, fresh cut vegetables, fresh cut fruits, whole apples and apricots for takeaway, a fairly good selection of cold meats and cheeses, a selection of pastries and breads with accompaniments (jams, butter, Nutella, etc.), juices, and hard boiled eggs. There was 1 automated coffee machine, which always had a long queue. The machine made coffee according to your specifications - espresso, long espresso, cappuccino, hot chocolate, etc. I was able to find everything I needed at breakfast, but only because I arrived at 7:00am. Any later, I fear I would have gone hungry. Simply put, the hotel needs to improve the quantity available at breakfast to feed the large volume of guests staying at the hotel. Overall, my stay was good, and I would stay here again. I recommend this hotel, however do note my comments above.

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