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 September 2025
Prestigious hotel
Friendly staff , great location ,very prestigious hotel
Nothing at all
20 September 2025
It was a really enjoyable and pleasant stay. I would certainly return
It was a lovely hotel with very comfortable room. I loved having bath as well as a shower. The breakfast was delicious with plenty of choice.
Disappointed that the bed was very hard. The hotel provided a mattress topper but although it was promised in the morning it was not in place in the evening and we had to request it a second time. We were made to feel uncomfortable on arrival and when we were leaving. We had paid in advance through Booking .com and we were asked to pay again when we arrived. I understand that mistakes do happen but on check out we were again asked to pay for our stay. The excuse was that the system had not been updated. However, surely this should have been done when the first misunderstanding occurred.
20 September 2025
Exceptional
Good location, Good property, Great Staff, Everyone made us comfortable and nice, had a bit of an issue with the housekeeping but it was well taken care by the GM !! Thanks to make our stay comfortable!!!
20 September 2025
Nice hotel in the center of Budapest with great indoor pool.
Great indoor pool, very nice breakfast restaurant and overall beautiful hotel. The location in the middle of Budapest was also very convenient.
19 September 2025
Very good stay
I loved the hotel, it is beautiful. The breakfast was excellent. The staff was excellent, the location was excellent. The room was spacious.
I didn't like the fact that entering the spa, even without treatments, only brought additional mud for hotel guests. I got a nice room on the top floor - after an upgrade. In the shower and sink, the cold water flow would stop several times while showering - which caused frequent changes in the water temperature while showering. Additionally, the safe in the room is outdated and not secure.
18 September 2025
Fabulous
Staff resilience. Amazing breakfast. Very nice interior. Spa was great. Location was fantastic.
Small gym for this size hotel.
15 September 2025
We liked the hotel and could stay again
Was comfortable, spacious, spa facilities
Was hard to reach to front desk via internal telephone communication, no reply.
13 September 2025
Wonderful place in a beautiful city
It’s a beautiful hotel in the heart of the city with staff who go beyond for you . It a nice walk to every single monument palace museum opera etc
Nothing
13 September 2025
Fabulous
Nice staff,Great Breakfast,good Gym
The carpet in our room was stained and dirty,the pillows were terrible,very uncomfortable. By the way Booking .com did not pick me up at the airport as was organized so I had to take a shuttle,very disappointing!!!!
12 September 2025
Exceptional
Location, amenities and hotel staff.
The security guys were very rude. Richard and tall overweight guy.
10 September 2025
Fabulous
Spacious room, elegant hotel. Amazing champagne breakfast. Staff were very attentive. Spa is lovely and clean. Just a beautiful hotel really! Make up mirrors and mirrors above the desk and wardrobes which so many hotels seem to lack now!
The location for us was a little bit too far from the attractions we wanted to see but we just got a taxi back if we were knackered walking. Also, there are trams if you can be bothered working out the ones to get. The pillows were terrible. We should've asked for different ones but we kept forgetting until it was late at night! The Spa treatments were far too expensive in comparison to other spas we have been to.
10 September 2025
comfortable & well positioned for local transport
Checking in was easy. Room was spacious & clean. Breakfast was nice.
n/a
10 September 2025
Beautiful property and excellent service
Staff was excellent and extremely accommodating. Breakfast was superb with a beautiful spread that accommodated all dietary needs. Rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Hotel was extremely quite especially for its size.
TV selection was extremely poor. News of every sort in every language and lots of National Geographic. Besides that some cartoons and lots of MTV. More movies are needed and less news. Rooms are cleaned too late in the day. Our attendant kept missing things like replacing coffee/sugar and next day towels. Lobby furniture a bit dated.
9 September 2025
Great, just don't stay in a street facing room!
The Corinthia does SO many things well, and then stumbles on a couple of things that are, unfortunately, really important to get right. But, the good: My whole stay was made special because they upgraded our room, and even hit me with the suprise cake and champagne for my birthday. And just in general, the staff at all points are really great. They know their stuff. The breakfast is good and varied, and what room service we ordered was 'good'. The hotel is grand and traditional without feeling dusty and old. And yes, the spa and swimming pool is really special - big thumbs up to that. The room itself (executive suite) was also nicely designed and helped us feel like we were on a special trip.
The traffic. Wow, the traffic. The hotel is on a very main road, and you can hear everything. On the first night, we had to check the windows a couple of times because we thought they must be open. There were multiple sirens throughout the late evenings too. Of course, this is not something the hotel can easily fix, but be warned: if you stay here, it is noisy. Then two things the hotel can control: the bed was crazy hard. Maybe this is a Hungarian thing?? And finally, the aircon didn't work properly so our room got too cold - we did raise this and they sent a (very polite) maintenance guy but it didn't make much different to be honest. So you can see what this all means: traffic, bed, aircon... sleep/rest was not so good. Which is a bit fatal for a hotel. And that is why -given the cost- I just can't give it the 10/10 that I want to give it.
8 September 2025
Very good
Central very clean friendly accommodating
The space the service the cleanliness good room service concierge service excellent
7 September 2025
Exceptional
My dry cleaning got lost for two days
5 September 2025
Outstanding
We had live symphony ensemble that was fabulous and we could hear from our open balcony - outstanding. We had dinner with the live music in the bistro - fine dining
4 September 2025
Amazing
Everything
Nothing
3 September 2025
Excellent for a short break
Excellent breakfast spread … good central location close to historical sites. And good variety of restaurants .
Needs updating .. carpets , furniture etc looked tired.
3 September 2025
It's a very excellent hotel in all aspects, whether the location, the beautiful spacious rooms, the cleanliness, or
It's a very excellent hotel in all aspects, whether the location, the beautiful spacious rooms, the cleanliness, or the most important thing is the reception. The hotel manager surprised me on my birthday by sending me a bottle of champagne to my room with a small cake. It's truly an excellent and wonderful hotel.
1 September 2025
Exceptional
Convenient location Bedroom Lobby
Facade of building less impressive
1 September 2025
Great place for vaction!
All facilities and staff were great. Very great experience.
1 September 2025
Very good
staff good. .breakfast very good excellent
Bad very bed very soft and moves. Swiming pool for extra moony
31 August 2025
Brilliant
Location good facilities good
Nothing
31 August 2025
Just fantastic, I loved the hotel and Budapest
Beyond expectations
Everything
30 August 2025
Exceptional
Online
Nothing not to like
30 August 2025
Very good
I like the hotel The staff are amazing except the house keeping The room bit aged And we celebrate my husband's birthday And they did nice surprise for us
26 August 2025
Lovely hotel. Lots to do and see within walking distance.
Grand and well apportioned Luxury hotel Lovely room Nice spa facilities
26 August 2025
Exceptional
Spa was simply awesome
26 August 2025
Loved this hotel
Beautiful hotel, worth paying extra for spa access. Beautiful breakfast with champagne. Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was spacious and spotlessly clean. Lots of lovely restaurants nearby Loved everything would stay again
26 August 2025
Exceptional
Lovely hotel and very comfortable
26 August 2025
Fabulous
The property is beautiful. The restaurant is divine and breakfast was delicious. We thoroughly enjoyed the spa and the spa staff. We must give a special mention to Joszef and his trio. Their music during the evenings were a highlight of our holiday. Please send him our regards (from the couple from New York and Belgrade). Phenomenal.
It was obvious our room hadn’t been used in a while. There was some dust, and the bathroom had a foul smell. It went away after I turned on the shower - clearly the water in the P trap had evaporated. Also our room wasn’t ready despite our arrival at 6:30pm - and there was no one to greet us at the front door. It was an odd arrival.
26 August 2025
Fabulous hotel , pool and spa . Perfect location
Perfect location , Very friendly and helpful staff
Shame they don’t have an outdoor area
25 August 2025
great hotel
breakfast buffet is fantastic
the SPA water is cold
25 August 2025
Ok but could have been better.
- The property looks better in person, very clean and luxurious. The Royal Spa was amazing The breakfast was nice.
I was booked into the Superior kings room however the bed were to single beds put together, with separate beddings. I did not sleep like a king as basically the beds were divided. The robe was old and the bed and room were not properly cleaned. We were also not told about the holding deposit when you get to the property My room had a broken handle that one could seee was recently fixed.
25 August 2025
Perfect place to stay in Budapest
Central location in Pest. Beautiful hotel inside and out made to feel very special as a guest. It was a big birthday for me while there and without asking a bottle of fizz and delicious chocolate cake was left in our room for us 🤩
Nothing
25 August 2025
Great weekend at the best hotel in Budapest!
Absolutely fantastic, plenty of choice!
There was nothing not to like,all very good
25 August 2025
The only negative was the staff wasn’t the friendliest
This hotel is beautiful and elegant
We loved everything about the property, the royal spa was amazing
24 August 2025
Excellent for vacation
Very nice and clean hotel, staff are very nice and helpful! The spa is vert good and beautiful, the restaurant have good food!
24 August 2025
Increíble luxury hotel with professional and friendly staff
Amazing staff and breakfast
The spa is too crowded. Often not enough space.
24 August 2025
Elegant traditional hotel in great location
Elegant, large, well-maintained hotel with excellent staff and amenities.
The room, while large and comfortable, showed its wear in places. The loveseat, for example, was uncomfortable, and (for us anyway) the mattress too soft
23 August 2025
Feels premium
The breakfast was immaculate. Staff was extremely kind and helpful with very good english levels. The building and the decoration feels luxurious. Hotel it is not very close to Danube but walking route is leisurely too. St.Stephens basilica and opera house is very close. There is a tram stop right in front of the hotel which makes everything easier. I bought a 3 day pass for city transport and was able to reach every attraction point easily. There are lots of bars and etc. close to the hotel, so even at late hours the surrounding is not desert. The room was perfectly adequate with a simple but elegant looking decoration. (Bonus tip: the hair dryer is in the drawer of the desk :)
The room was smaller than I anticipated but perfectly enough. Also, the room was overlooking at a smallish courtyard but since it was on the top floor it was not dark and this made the room extremely quiet.
23 August 2025
Luxurious
Beautiful, staff amazing, food exceptional
Nothing I loved all of it
21 August 2025
Fantastic Hotel, great stay!
The hotel was superb. Great location in Pest, ideally suited for anyone wanting to visit the major tourist locations. The food was incredible, breakfast was exceptional. The staff were attentive, friendly and couldn't do enough to help.
20 August 2025
Fabulous
Grand old hotel. Great cafe / restaurant inside. Central location.
20 August 2025
Lovely hotel, centrally located.
Centrally located, very friendly and efficient staff. Comfortable and clean room. AC worked well which was a necessity with the high temperatures.
My only criticism would be that on arrival we were allocated an adjoining room- our neighbours were noisy and we didn’t get a great nights sleep. We arranged to move room the next day.
20 August 2025
As ever, perfect place to stay in Central Budapest
Breakfast was excellent, with a great ambience in the restaurant area. 'Front of house' was excellent and provided me with perfect table and service experience
19 August 2025
Fabulous
The room was clean, though a bit outdated, the staff were helpful and polite. The breakfast is excellent.
Too much aircon in the breakfast area.
18 August 2025
Excellent. Slightly faded grandeur but with top service and very helpful staff.
The hotel was a charming and lovely old building with large rooms and excellent breakfasts. Staff was helpful and smiling. Good Executive Club Lounge. The Royal Spa is a fantastic addition.
The rooms need a refurbishment with some older and frayed appliances- everything works but is not the most modern or stylish. Internal comms within the hotel could work better- one night in the Atrium restaurant a fantastic musical trio was playing and only two people appeared to be dining. I would have dined there that night had I known about the special music but I have no idea how I would have found out! There may have been promotional screens but I did not see them in the lobby or elsewhere.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid 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 and 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
21 September 2025
Exceptional