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
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.
17 August 2025
Recommended
Location and set up was a dream The staff at the entry and reception is super friendly
We wanted to have food in the afternoon in the lounge and they forgot us and brought the wrong beverages
17 August 2025
Lovely hotel, lovely spa!
It's a beautiful hotel and the lounge and spa facilities are great.
The hospitality level of the staff was not consistent, which was quite strange.
17 August 2025
Very comfortable hotel
The building itself is very beautiful. The rooms are spacious and the bed is very comfortable. The spa has a classic look but the facilities (sauna and baths) are modern.
The temperature of the largest bath at the spa is a bit cold. It would be more comfortable if the water was a bit warmer. Next to that, I expected better coffee at the breakfast.
17 August 2025
This was by far the finest hotel we have stayed in ever. And we travel a lot. Highly recommend
Incredible food and the most kind and courteous staff
15 August 2025
Fabulous
The location, the service, the Spa and the breakfast , everything was perfect, I really recommend it.
15 August 2025
The family all really enjoyed the stay
Clean large amazing decor and well maintained. Excellent air con important in summer
Sometimes seemed a little understaffed. It would be nice for guests to have a free access to spa for an hour a day
15 August 2025
Super stay and would use this hotel if in Budapest again.
Breakfast was outstanding with so much choice. Staff were extremely helpful and provided an outstanding service. Really liked the elegance and ambience of the hotel. Also used room service for dinner one night and it surpassed our expectations. Rooms very quiet and very comfortable. Proximity to restaurants superb and a 30 min. walk to Danube thru jewish quarter was pleasant.
With temperatures in mid 30;s C an outdoor pool would have been great! Only very minor hiccup was they ran out of ice for room.
15 August 2025
Fabulous
Everything
Bed was uncomfortable, had springs, old and despite topper not good
14 August 2025
An excellent hotel with great amenities, friendly staff and a great central location within Budapest
Very helpful staff, excellent value for money.
Nil
14 August 2025
We will return
Location, location, location
14 August 2025
Exceptional
All good
14 August 2025
Amazing experience!
Design. History of the hotel. Communication with staff. Breakfasts. Comfort of bed.
14 August 2025
Central located, traditional style hotel with outstanding breakfast.
Nice old traditional style. Fantastic breakfast.
Wellness is not available for all guests for free
13 August 2025
Memorable
Everything is detailed and very impressive
The Hotel and Staff are friendly and went above and beyond to keep us Happy
11 August 2025
Best hotel in Budapest
Room was amazing, spa was amazing, breakfast was amazing - Still the best hotel in Budapest!
Extending spa opening hours to 10pm would be great as people spend most of the day exploring the city.
9 August 2025
Amazing!!!
Amazing property, if you go to Budapest you need to stay here
9 August 2025
All is perfect 👍
This is a great place, luxury hotel and staff is very nice, my daughter loved it and I’ll come back again 😊❤️😊
Nothing
8 August 2025
Do yourself a favour and stay here.
Absolutely stunning hotel.
Little far from river.
7 August 2025
We loved it.
The hotel is in a great location. Staff at front desk were incredibly helpful and welcoming. The rooms were quite comfortable. Overall we had a great time staying at the hotel.
Food was quite monotonous. However I believe this is due to us being vegetarian and has nothing to do with hotel.
6 August 2025
The height of luxury in a beautiful city
Beautiful architecture great staff both friendly and professional the facilities were exceptional
Nothing we loved it all
4 August 2025
A beautiful hotel with fabulous staff and worth the cost if wanting a treat.
The staff were all delightful and so helpful and courteous. Lovely spa which was peaceful with great facilities.
It would be better if the price for using the pool was included in the room rather than an additional cost.
29 July 2025
Very good
Hello, I just wanted to sincerely thank you for the wonderful birthday surprise in the room – the cake and champagne were such a thoughtful touch and made the celebration truly special. We truly appreciated the warm hospitality and the effort you put into making our stay memorable. Thank you so much!
Hello, Just wanted to let you know that there seems to be an issue with the shower – the water keeps switching unexpectedly between hot and cold. It’s a bit uncomfortable, so thought it’s worth bringing to your attention. Thank you!
27 July 2025
Excellent place. The best of Budapest
Great staff, super friendly. Particularly the Manager Daniel Egi who helped me with a very sensitive medical situation.
24 July 2025
Thr hotel is beautiful with an excellent location for sight seeing and restaurants. The staff was friendly and helpful.
beauty, location friendly service
nothing
23 July 2025
Exceptional
Absolutely Beautiful Historic Hotel , wonderful location . Superb cleanliness , helpful very pleasant staff true 5 Star Will return and recommend to friends
Liked everything
22 July 2025
Great experience, beautiful hotel inside and out, good quality food and service!
Staff very responsive and friendly, breakfast was filled with good options. Spa was clean and easily accessible. Location very close to tram and is walking distance from districts we wanted to explore. When we had issues and reported them, the supervisor was very accommodating and helpful, willing no to compensate us in any way possible.
Spa got a bit crowded. Rooms/hallways need upkeep (cracks, chips, worn out robes). The sheets were stained though very clean and the staff immediately changed bedding for us. Food was so abundant at breakfast I was concerned about food waste but this is common in big hotels.
22 July 2025
Beautiful hotel, perfect location, highly recommend.
Very happy with everything, room was fantastic, hotel was even better. Very grand and would stay again.
22 July 2025
Excellent location , friendly staff
Beautiful hotel excellent location
Bathroom and furniture a bit tired
21 July 2025
great place to stay and explore the city with 5star service and quality
Spa was beautiful and clan and great location of the hotel was cery close to evyething and walking distance to most of the attractions staff spuper friendly and helpful
20 July 2025
A very special hotel for a unique experience
The service was amazing, the bedroom was spacious, and the spa was just perfect. We were celebrating a special occasion and they received us with sparkling wine and a small cake. The whole experience felt luxurious and special.
Everything was lovely. Pillow selection could be improved, all of them were on the softer side.
20 July 2025
Great option and would come back to it
Nice hotel, spacious rooms, very comfortable beds, friendly staff
Pool requires a fee
18 July 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful, clean and friendly. Centealy located.The spa is gorgeous. Breakfast was fantastic!
15 July 2025
Perfect stay from start to finish - the staff, facilities, room, food was all exceptional!
Everything was exceptional - the room, spa, breakfast. We couldn't ask for anything more!
13 July 2025
Overall it was a pleasant stay
The apartment was big and spaciaous, comfortable
The pool could have been warmer
11 July 2025
Wonderful experience and great memories
Staff are vert attentive and are very responsive breakfast was amazing with plenty of choices for all the hotel is simply amazing and very clean
Nothing don’t change anything
11 July 2025
Great place to relax while still being in the middle of the city
Lovely friendly staff
Loved the spa as an nice alternative activity in the afternoons following walking the town
7 July 2025
Awesome hotel
Beautiful hotel. Helpful and professional staff Clean and well stocked rooms Comfortable bed
Expensive parking Pool water is NOT mineral, but regular water.
7 July 2025
Enjoyable weekend but needs up to date facilities
Very elegant and impressive interior
Needs modern facilities like phone charging points etc. Reception couldn’t find a suitable plug to fit my phone cable. Staff messed up a concert booking for me.
7 July 2025
Exceptional
Excellent in all ways
7 July 2025
The Corinthian is a Grand Hotel in the beautiful city of Budapest.
A beautiful grand, elegant building - spacious and well decorated. My room Was also spacious and well furnished - the air conditioning was very welcome! Excellent staff.
30 Euros per person per day to use the spa
7 July 2025
Fantastic place to stay!
Seemed much grander than other Corinthia Hotels I have stayed in, had a luxury feel. Staff welcoming, helpful and attentive
Could not have expected any better for the price I paid - a great experience
6 July 2025
Beautiful and comfortable hotel
The hotel was luxury. The rooms were awsome with great bathrooms and beds. We liked the atmosphere very much. Fast internet and great service people. Very fun and comfortable hotel rooms and the hotel itself looks beautiful and rich. Very beautiful and cool spa center and the pool is just fenomenal.
5 July 2025
Overall we loved the hotel.
Fantastic ‘Grand’ hotel.
Food was quite expensive.
4 July 2025
Fabulous
Location, restaurant
4 July 2025
Fabulous
Wonderful! Facility and interior decoration, breakfast are great
1 July 2025
Fabulous trip
Lovely building - great first impressions and hugely comfy bed !
Spa access at 30 euros per person was a little expensive
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
- - 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
- - Fence around pool
- - 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
20 August 2025
Lovely hotel, centrally located.