Expert reviews
“The Corinthia first opened as the luxurious Grand Royal Hotel in time for the Magyar Millennium in 1896, and, despite being destroyed during Hungary’s 1956 revolution, it’s just as luxurious today.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Budapest.
“Set on the Grand Boulevard at the pulsing heart of the Hungarian capital, Corinthia Budapest blends the old and the new flawlessly. The original Neoclassical façade left over the historic 19th-century hotel merges nicely with the renovated rooms, suites and halls.”
“When the Corinthia first opened on busy Erzsébet boulevard in 1896 it was the city’s most luxurious hotel, favored by celebrities and royalty. It has been beautifully restored, and its 414 rooms (with marble bathrooms) are a welcome refuge after a day of exploring.”
“The impeccable Corinthia embodies true Old World opulence. There are inner courtyards with natural light streaming in from glass and wrought-iron ceilings, creating an impression of infinite space.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Budapest.
“The Corinthia carries itself with an effortless grace that no other five-star in Budapest quite matches. Its wide spaces, light marble colouring and glass-covered atriums give a lovely airy feel to the public spaces, and there’s nothing frilly or overly fussy in the design.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Breakfast buffet
- Comfortable beds
- Beautiful hotel
- Boutique style
All you need to know
This five-star hotel offers the best accommodation options in a building with a grand design that offers guests a panoramic view of the beautiful skyline and the city itself. The hotel is located on Grand Boulevard which is a district known for its commercial and entertainment hubs. The hotel offers its guests easy access to some of the popular and historic places in the city; the UNESCO-protected Andrassy Avenue is located just 300 m away while the Oktogon metro station is also 300 m away.
The guest rooms in the hotel are spacious and well-equipped with the latest amenities in the hospitality sector. The rooms also come with standard features designed to ensure a comfortable life while staying within the halls of the hotel. The rooms also have warm colors that have been elegantly painted to bring a certain feel to the rooms.
Standard features such as air conditioning, a flat-screen with several cable channels and a bathroom with a shower and a bathtub.
The hotel has a newly opened Royal Spa where guests can enjoy a nice time in any of the several relaxation areas present in the facility. The hotel Royal Spa also has multiple saunas, steam baths, hot tubs and mud baths all available for the use of the guests and to ensure they get the full-body treatment they desire. The hotel provides 24-hour desk services to help with any problem and provides ticket/tour assistance. Enjoy several cuisines of Hungarian and International origin while staying in the hotel.
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Recent guest reviews
21 February 2026
A great stay
Beautiful building and excellent spa
Nothing
21 February 2026
A hotel of exceeding expectations
Classy building with fantastic facilities, including the art nouveau spa. The executive lounge run by Herman, a real gentleman, is superb. The room was comfortable, warm, quiet and spacious, with flawless housekeeping. Breakfast is outstanding and the overall service is excellent. The bar staff make delicious cocktails.
I can’t think of anything.
20 February 2026
Perfect 👌🏻
Excellent hotel, perfect staff, very clean and beautiful. One of the most invested hotels in the world, close to the Jewish Quarter and the river, which is the center of tourist affairs. Bambima has an amazing reservations and customer service manager, even when there was a minor problem with the room, they upgraded us significantly. Thank you for everything. We will definitely be back there soon. Thank you for an amazing stay.
20 February 2026
Stunning hotel and spa in a wonderful city
Beautiful building, wonderful spa and spacious rooms with bottles of water. Room cleaned with new towels each day. Stunning hotel Fantastic location with all means of transport at a cheap price. We used bolts everywhere and they are super fast and cheap.
All great but it would have been useful to be advised that you need to scan the room card in the lift to get to your floor. Great security though.
20 February 2026
Hotel was amazing. The staff really friendly. I would come again.
It looks really fancy and the staff is so friendly
20 February 2026
It was a great stay with the best spa in town.
Central location and beautiful clean Spa!!
19 February 2026
Exceptional
Hotel Bar & Spa
18 February 2026
A fabulous place to stay in the heart of Budapest
The beautiful building, inside and out. All the friendly welcoming staff.
18 February 2026
We had a brilliant stay and we would definitely return.
The note is beautiful. A grand old building, beautiful architecture The room was comfortable. The breakfast was amazing, a fantastic spread with lots of options. Special shout out to Michael
The housekeeping could be better, more attention to detail. We had to ask more than once for things to be brought to the room. The drainage in the shower was rather slow.
18 February 2026
The best in Budapest.
Super place to stay. Great hotel facilities (including the Royal Spa) with lovely food and a great service. Well located in Pest.
All good.
18 February 2026
Stunning hotel in a great location with excellent service
Everything in this hotel was amazing. Location, food, drinks, room and comfort!
The Spa was slightly disappointing but it was crowded over Valentines.
17 February 2026
Exceptional
Amazing staff
17 February 2026
Exceptional
It was all good Main cocktail barman in evenings was excellent
All good
16 February 2026
I enjoyed Budapest and Corinthia a lot - thank you very much!
Very nice rooms, good location, excellent service by employees and beautiful decoration during christmas time Breakfast was huge as well!
Spa was very full, breakfast buffet was very full
16 February 2026
Absolutely perfect hotel and staff
The hotel facilities are outstanding. I would highly recommend adding on the spa access as it was exceptional. The room is amazing and the comfiest bed we have ever slept on. The staff were on hand and extremely welcoming. Myself and partner thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would love to visit again in the near future !
Nothing at all
15 February 2026
Exceptional
Location, very nice staff, tasty breakfast
Everything was fine
15 February 2026
Very good
The breakfast.
11 February 2026
Perfect for a weekend trip
Staff was super friendly and great breakfast.
Most rooms open to a covered interior courtyard which isn’t great for ventilation. The room felt quite warm even with the thermostat on the coldest setting.
10 February 2026
Exceptional
Great hotel with excellent service, clean rooms and perfect location. The staff were very welcoming and everything exceeded our expectations. Highly recommended!
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10 February 2026
Excellent hotel
Pool
Room temperature
9 February 2026
Awesome - such a great hotel and spa
Great location, brilliant staff, lovely breakfast.
Plumbing wasn’t great but resolved
9 February 2026
Fabulous
Beautiful building. Lovely entrance and lobby area. Spa was very nice and rooms comfortable.
8 February 2026
Excellent stay, lovely hotel
Lovely hotel, with excellent facilities. Lovely staff
Couldn't turn off the air circulation even with air on remote off. This was a little distracting when trying to sleep.
8 February 2026
Fantastic
Amazing hotel, great friendly staff, lovely room and facilities. Breakfast has great selection.
Rooms too warm in the winter and no way to cool them down.
5 February 2026
Excellent stay at Corinthia Budapest
Excellent stay at Corinthia Budapest My stay at the Corinthia Budapest was excellent. The staff were very polite, friendly, and incredibly helpful, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout my visit. The hospitality was outstanding, the hotel was very clean, and all services were provided on time and to a high standard. This was not my first time staying here, and it certainly won’t be my last. I will definitely be coming back again.
5 February 2026
perfect hotel for your next trip to Budapest
super nice hotel! price was more than reasonable! Breakfast was one of the best buffets we ever had. super friendly staff really everywhere. nice and clean rooms. we loved the spa area (3 saunas, one pool and 2 hot tubs). when we go back to Budapest we will definitely stay here again!
4 February 2026
Great for 4 nights in the winter- book room allowing free access to the spa
Elegant beautiful bar area.
4 February 2026
Very good
Spa treatment was excellent and facilities great, though too many kids when I was there. Breakfast service and check-in very friendly and efficient.
Bar service could have been better. Had to go to the bar each time to order.
31 January 2026
Very good
The hotel is absolutely stunning, a magnificent lobby and with the Christmas decorations it felt truly magical, it was exactly what I was looking for as a surprise birthday gift for my boyfriend which was the same day we arrived. Breakfast was excellent, with a wide variety of choices. We had Delicious dinners at the Brasserie & Atrium restaurant, we ended up dining there every evening. One evening, we even enjoyed live music, which was a lovely touch. The spa is lovely.
Check-in was a bit disappointing, the receptionist was not very welcoming. I was expressing how amazing the hotel looked like, how happy I was with my choise, as the stay was a present for my boyfriend‘s birthday. After check-in my boyfriend asked: “They don’t say happy birthday here?” Before dinner, I called reception to ask if they could arrange a small birthday dessert to be left in our room while we were out. They initially said yes but a few minutes later called back to say it was too late. I then asked if it was possible for the next day at 3pm, they agreed and asked if I also wanted a bottle of champagne, I said no because we don’t drink alcohol. Next day at 3pm we found a bottle of champagne in the room. After having mentioned that we don’t drink alcohol. This was embarrassing and felt like a lack of attention to detail. The dessert finally arrived at 5pm. The spa is lovely, but was quite noisy, people were loud and watching videos on their phones without an earphone , which reduced the relaxing atmosphere. The hotel was also quite cold, even at the restaurant. The heating in our room was not working properly. I complained for 2 days but our room was still cold when we left. Finally at checkout, we were charged the full day price for access to executive lounge for 2 people even though we only went once on the day of arrival, as we checked in at 5pm and then we had dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. When I asked if it was possible to have a discount, the receptionist mentioned that the lounge is open from 12-22 , so it did not matter that we went only once. Honestly, I was expecting a commercial gesture, given the fact that we only went once and especially for the birthday mix-up and the heating issue in our room but none was offered.
30 January 2026
Great hotel
Service Excutive Lounge Spa
The room was too hot and no air con to cool it
30 January 2026
Exceptional
The executive club is great for free food and drink from midday to 10pm
Rooms were too hot
30 January 2026
Fabulous breakfast rooms spa and location
Wonderful staff and facilities the spa is exceptional and makes a real difference to your stay rooms clean and location perfect breakfast also amazing
Nothing
29 January 2026
Exceptional
Very friendly staff to welcome you at check-in, nice clean large rooms
29 January 2026
Good location, incredible service and ,I really enjoyed my stay with my sister
I really like the hotel facilities, they were amazing love the swimming pool and the Jacuzzi. Hotel staff were incredibly welcome and really helpful. I truly felt spoiled.
The only thing I feel is it needs a renovation, everything is outdated. I am not referring to the building or the antique look. I’m referring to carpets wallpapers paint furniture cushions. They really need to refresh it
29 January 2026
Very good
The entrance to the hotel with the lobby and the room
Sometimes we received towels with stains on them. The gym is too small, and at breakfast, on several occasions, the coffee machine ran out of milk and none of the staff came to refill it, even after I asked.
27 January 2026
Pure luxury
The hotel is absolutely stunning in a location that is near to everything. The staff at the hotel were also Amazing.
Nothing
27 January 2026
Can’t wait to stay there again
Lovely hotel staff very helpful and polite.
Wasn’t much to dislike.
24 January 2026
We’ll be back!
Fantastic location! Great room and excellent staff!
Everything was perfect!
24 January 2026
We would certainly return. Maybe in warmer weather
Great location. Helpful staff. Wonderful spa.
We preferred the Deluxe rooms as opposed to the suites. They were cosy with a sitting area and full bathroom. Also very comfortable (soft) beds which I prefer.
20 January 2026
Perfection
Second time staying here and certainly won’t be the last, nothing to fault at all. Large rooms with comfortable beds, brilliant service with a nice bar. Central location and very close to Oktagon station if you’re going further out.
19 January 2026
Fabulous
Excellent service, amazing breakfast, good location, and high-quality facilities.
The sauna was not hot enough, and the swimming pool temperature was very cold.
19 January 2026
Very good
The staff were phenomenal and went out of their way to ensure we had a good time. Very accommodating. The spa was lovely
Our original room was incredibly stuffy and hot, even with the heat off (there was no a/c), which made it impossible to sleep. The original solution was to open our window but it opened into the hotel which didn’t help. They changed our room to one that opened to the outside and it was fabulous after that!
19 January 2026
Exceptional
The team was of great service and help, early check in was permited couse my flight came in early Breakfast is generouse and recomended
18 January 2026
Very enjoyable stay
Very comfortable stay Friendly & helpful staff
Nothing in particular
18 January 2026
Exceptional
Location Staff friendly Amazing hotel
18 January 2026
Very good
Clean. Great breakfast. Location is good.
Needed an AC option because it was only central heating and got too warm. Twin rooms the beds are small.
15 January 2026
Very good
We liked room and breakfast.
Spa was disappointing. Sauna not really hot and not enough beds for the guests. But maybe we are just spoiled by West European standards.
12 January 2026
Brussels Corinthia is fantastic and I expected Budapest to be the same standard of service
Beautiful, clean, central, safe, lovely bar and food. Great pool and spa and spa staff Beds are very comfortable
Heating in room had to be repaired it hadn’t been checked. Coffee machine didn’t work and wasn’t replaced even after daily reminders and housekeeping trying to get it to work. I asked to have a coffee or hot drink anywhere else in hotel but not possible unless I paid for breakfast. . Towels in room intermittent. No turn down. Drinking water in room, again, intermittent. Reception undermanned and assume house keeping must be undermanned as well
12 January 2026
Luxury place to explore and enjoy Budapest, whilst spending all possible spare time in the Spa!
Really great staff, nothing was a bother. Loved the comfortable beds. The Spa is one of the best things to do in Budapest. Executive Lounge was also really worth it! Walking distance to most places. Asked for a late check out and it was offered, which was absolutely brilliant because our flight was at 8pm.
Couldn’t adjust the room air con below 18, the rooms get a bit hot even if it is -11 outside). Windows open onto internal courtyard and so can’t easily get the airflow going. But that’s the feature of the hotel not a dislike.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool (all year) (additional charge)
- - Evening entertainment
- - Public Bath (additional charge)
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Pool and wellness
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers

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21 February 2026
Exceptional