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.
Hotel deals & lowest price guarantee
We partner with Booking.com and Agoda. Both booking websites offer the lowest price guarantee so you can be certain you will always get the best deal for this hotel. If you have seen a better price elsewhere, all you need to do is contact the booking website and they will refund you the difference immediately. You can price match right up until the day before check-in.
Location
Recent guest reviews
12 May 2025
Very nice stay
Really enjoyed the spa. The room was very big and had all what was ne
It was too hot at night and we were not able to change. But better too hot than too cold
12 May 2025
Exceptional
Great location in relation to New York Cafe.
11 May 2025
Very good
The building is beautiful. The buffet was extensive and better than average. The tatertots are not good. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. The location by taxi or tram is good. For the money there needed more maintenance. Chipped furniture, pealing wallpaper, leaky shower door, mended and frayed bath towels, beds not as comfortable, a bit hard.
9 May 2025
Perfect! We will definitely be returning
The room was lovely and the bed was exceptional, we had an amazing night sleep! The staff were extremely helpful and the location was in a perfect spot to explore all of Budapest!
This would have been a 10 out of 10 however, the spa could have been kept to a nicer standard. There were towels left around and used cups all over. I completely understand that this is due to ignorant guests but I do think they should have someone there to keep checking the area is clean and tidy for other guests.
7 May 2025
Beautiful historic hotel in great location
This is a beautiful historic hotel in a great location, on a tram line, within walking distance of an underground stop and easy reach of many of the main sites. The staff were fantastic. Breakfast was a highlight and the bar meal and room service meal were great.
The only thing that was disappointing was that we searched for hotels with swimming pools, but the hotel charged an extra fee for use of the pool.
7 May 2025
Luxury hotel, but with flaws.
High class hotel, that apparently has hosted many famous guests. Beautiful grand entrance, plenty of staff to serve you. Beautiful rooms, with all the little luxuries you would expect, complimentary toiletries, chocolates, slippers etc. The attached spa was excellent, lovely pool and jacuzzis, and the massages we had were excellent!
The attention to detail wasn't there. We were put in the wrong room when we first arrived, and it was all quite stressful, we were then shown to another room, which when we went inside, turned out to be occupied - in bed! It got sorted out the next evening, with an upgrade, but I would much rather have had the room I'd booked and paid for without the added stress! The mattress had blood stains on it, which I photographed and sent to the reception, but nothing was done. The beds were very uncomfortable, and none of us slept that well. We asked for some cutlery that was missing from the kitchen, but it never came. So although we needed more pillows and a couple of other things, I stopped asking. All the staff were pleasant, and we were given a bottle of champagne to celebrate our anniversary. But it wasn't the perfect luxury experience I'd been looking forward to😕.
6 May 2025
Definitely going back
Hotel was stunning and the spa was exceptional and the rooms were very clean and comfortable
5 May 2025
Exceptional
Exceptional
4 May 2025
Beautiful hotel in a beautiful city
The hotel is very nicely decorated, gives this calm feeling as you walk inside, and is in a great location to explore the beautiful city. I appreciated the upgrade that I was given which made my, unfortunately, short stay even more memorable. Should I ever go back to Budapest, I already know where I will be staying. Corinthia.
N/A
4 May 2025
One of a kind
First rated exceptional service. Nothing compares
Nothing
4 May 2025
One of a kind
First class service. Nothing compares
4 May 2025
Great location, helpful staff and exceptional value
Gym/pool were good. Location just perfect with lots of resteraunts and bars on your doorstep. Room had the best power shower ever. The staff were always on hand, happy to help and everyone greeted you with a smile.
3 May 2025
Exceptional
Very grand but comfortable surroundings Lobby area is welcoming Rooms are worn but well kept 👌
3 May 2025
Excellence
The room was big and clean, the employees were all nice, close parking, close to public transport, breakfast was very good with a lot of options and various dishes
2 May 2025
Everything was excellent the only thing Icould fault them on is their towels were very well used and need replacing.
Beautiful property
2 May 2025
The perfect hotel for a short city break
The staff looked after us very well. Krisztina kept in contact via email as we were celebrating our friends 60th. Achoura was helpful at the bar and the Concierge staff again, very helpful. The breakfast was plentiful and full of variety catering to all tastes.
1 May 2025
Exceptional
The hotel is superb. The architecture, the decor, the food! But specially the people and the service are outstanding. They really try their utmost to make your stay enjoyable going the extra mile! Would surely recommend it👍
Someone already mentioned that the water temperature was a bit unstable at times, we did experience the same thing. I guess it's a minor flaw...
1 May 2025
Friendly Staff, Amazing Service,Exceeded my expectations.
Clean and had everything needed
Nothing
30 April 2025
Exceptional
We had breakfast every morning in the Brasserie restaurant. The buffet was outstanding in quality and the extensive number of selections. Even better was that same restaurant at night for dinner. It was fine dining at a very reasonable price and even included a quartet playing live music.
Was not in reasonable walking distance to the main landmarks of Budapest.
30 April 2025
Amazing Luxurious stay with great value for money
The hotel itself is really excquisite luxury, with amazing Spa, hospitality and fine dining cusine the stay was absolutely fantastic. Staff was so polite and accommodating, their concierge service is also exceptional and overall we had really pleasant stay. Location is in the heart of the city with all the landmarks reachable in 15 -20 mins via public transport
Nothing at all, everything was great
29 April 2025
Comfortable and accommodating by the staff
It was a very beautiful property with great facilities. It was very big so a bit of a maze to find your room ! The staff were lovely and provided an Easter treat to our room as well as a birthday mouse and champagne, which was very kind of them. The bedrooms were spacious with good amenities and cleaned to a high standard daily.
If you want to be in walking distance of big attractions then this could be challenging for those who do not regularly walk. However there is a tram stop and metro station right outside the hotel. The transport is easy to navigate around the city.
29 April 2025
Exceptional
Amazing stay Loved both the hotel and the city. Also loved caviar and bull food was incredible
29 April 2025
Fabulous
Great location, very clean, you get exactly what is advertised. Peaceful stay. Spacious hotel.
No significant downside.
28 April 2025
Fabulous
The staff were very friendly.. The breakfast was excellent Stunning hotel
The only very small issue was our fridge was not cold.
28 April 2025
Great hotel, location and very friendly staff
Great entrance , lovely staff, great breakfast selection and great room
The carpets on the corridors and in the rooms could do with a clean. When you stay in either room 1104 to 1112, you need to go through the “events” rooms which are dark and old to get to your room. That was a bit odd.
26 April 2025
Best hotel I have ever stayed in.
The hotel was simply amazing - staff so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The room was spotless, bed comfortable and facilities excellent. The Spa was first class , the food brilliant and the breakfast was out of this world.
Sometimes the water in the shower changed temperature randomly …it wasn’t an issue but that was the only partially negative thing that I could think of.
25 April 2025
Absolutely amazing! The hotel is marvelous and the service is perfect!
Alles! Amazing hotel!
25 April 2025
Fabulous
The additional charge for the spa was simply not worth it. Extremely overpriced.
24 April 2025
A relaxing holiday
Everything
The spa .
24 April 2025
A heritage property that is clean and excellent service
Heritage. Majestic
Nothing
23 April 2025
We were really satisfied with our stay in Corinthia Budapest
We stayed in Corinthia Budapest for few days and were pleased with everything. Historical and architectural value of the hotel is on an exceptional level. We are looking forward to stay again. Special thanks to both Vanessa and Richard in front desk, they were always really helpful and professional.
Nothing that we didn't like.
23 April 2025
Exceptional
Excellent property and staff. Great location. Breakfast was superb!
22 April 2025
Absolutely loved the Corinthia and would highly recommend anyone who wanted that extra special hotel
A beautiful hotel which looks like its freshly refurbished. The rooms are spacious and bed extremely comfortable and super large towels! Drinks in the bar are reasonably priced and its location is nicely central. The staff are courteous and make you feel special, a really exceptional stay and experience.
19 April 2025
Great stay in Budapest
Extremely varied and tasty breakfast, it even includes prosecco. The hotel is located in a beautiful historic building.
Right from the start, they gave us the wrong room and offered us a standard one. We had to go downstairs and switch to another.
19 April 2025
switched to this hotel from the one we booked as the other was far too small. It wasnt too expensive
The SPA was great, Hotel room was spacious and very clean
I would of liked to stay there longer
18 April 2025
Worth the Forint. Superb hotel.
Breakfast superb. Atmosphere and space was incredible. Spotless. Staff attentive.
18 April 2025
Exactly what you would expect from a top hotel, excellent all round
Good location, great choice at breakfast, staff very friendly and helpful especially the breakfast team.
Great location, facilities amazing
18 April 2025
Loved it and would definitely return!
Everything it was perfect. Friendly staff, huge beds in the room. Loved the spa facilities too!
17 April 2025
Very good
The property is very cool - it seemed like some buildings were united. The location is awesome, spa is exceptional, saunas were nice. The room was very clean, spacious, there were both a shower cabin and a bathroom which was very nice. Room service was perfect!!!
Devil in details! We literraly didn't understand why there was no toilet brush.
17 April 2025
Fabulous
Great service and very thoughtful staff.
15 April 2025
Excellent hotel, in a good location to visit the city.
The room was very spacious and clean. The hotel in general was beautiful and very well kept. The dining are was also very spacious with the breakfast having a wide variety of choice. The spa was also very nice but you really need to get lucky not to go when there are too many people.
The air conditioning in the room whether turned on or off, made a lot of noise, also it didn't work when changing the temperature, we had cold air all night long.
15 April 2025
Brilliant place to stay
Beautiful hotel, and a great location, staff was extremely helpful and friendly.
14 April 2025
Exceptional
Great location, spacious hotel, amazing breakfast
14 April 2025
Great location, friendly staff and superb facilities
Good location, Friendly staff especially the breakfast team, Great choice of options for breakfast
14 April 2025
Elegance and cozyness combined
Besides the place being beautiful of course and the room being super nice and cozy, what really stood out was the attention by the staff
The only small thing is the shower kept changing temperatures from warm to cold. But it wasn’t that big of a deal
13 April 2025
Luxurious, Comfortable & Convenient Stay
Hotel facilities & location couldn't have been any better. You have Tram line 4 & 6 bang outside the hotel. with travel links to pretty much everywhere in the city including airport. in my personal opinion Spa & Breakfast were bit pricy, but probably appropriate with the quality and star rating of the hotel. Staff were extremely polite, friendly and helpful. the property is so huge, you would probably need a navigation assistance on your first day :). In house café and bar are excellent. There are excellent Breakfast cafes and restaurants nearby which are extremely good quality at very reasonable rate. World's best café, New York café is just 500m down the road (10min walk).
Pillows, I am not very picky about pillows and usually can live with standard hotel pillows. but I was particularly disappointed with the pillows. they can consider providing fluffier pillows, one soft and one medium firm. at least that's what people would expect from 5 star hotel.
13 April 2025
Very nice and beautiful hotel!
Very nice hotel!
11 April 2025
Comfort, splendour and outstanding service and hospitality.
A great location for visiting the core sites of Budapest. Lots of bars and restaurants in easy distance so you can really step into Budapest vibe. Amazing breakfasts, awesome decor and building design. We were in an executive room which was very spacious and had excellent facilities. The house-keeping staff were so attentive; in fact all the team at the Corinthia are brilliant. Friendly, helpful and cheerful. Thank you for the gift of bottle of champagne and a cake to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary.
We used the hotel brasserie on the first night. The waiting time for our food was unacceptable especially as there were only 3 other tables with guests. The food itself was faultless when it came.
11 April 2025
Great location, lovely staff great service and excellent value for money
The staff arranged for a gift to mark my birthday as a surprise
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)
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
13 May 2025
Fabulous hotel wish we could have stayed longer.