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Zara Continental Hotel, Budapest

Budapest, Dohány u. 42, 1074, Hungary (show on map)

Expert reviews

CNN review:

“Located in the Jewish Quarter, in its previous life the Zara was an elegant bathhouse. The 272-room hotel has art deco touches throughout, and offers great amenities for business travelers as well as for tourists.”

Lonely Planet review:

“With 272 large and beautifully furnished rooms and a huge atrium lobby retaining some of the original 19th-century building’s features, the major draw here is the wellness centre on the top floor and the panoramic garden with swimming pool.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Zara Continental Hotel, Budapest. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 14th in Budapest

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What guests liked

All you need to know

Removed from a protected Nouveau building in 2010, the superior 4-star Continental Hotel of Hungary offers guests a truly unique experience. This luxurious hotel was made for guests to leave stress behind and relax away from the noise of the city. When and if guests decide to venture out, there are lovely attractions such as the Hungarian National Museum, Hungarian State Opera House, St. Stephen’s Basilica and Szechenyi Chain Bridge nearby.

Guest can choose from standard, executive and deluxe suites, which all reflect an art deco style that combines fine elegance and serene harmony with modern conveniences. They were constructed and decorated to cater to business and leisure travelers. Each room category comes with free WiFi, soundproof windows and air conditioning along with an en suite bathroom with free toiletries. There is also a minibar, coffee and tea making appliances and a laptop-sized safe.

The hotel is home to the exceptional Araz Restaurant which offers a wide selection of dishes combined with fashionable international delicacies. Friday nights get even more spectacular as guests can enjoy the Hungarian night program with a Hungarian buffet selection, folk music and a music show. The Gallery Cafe with its corporate lounge is ideally located near the restored main entrance and feeds the needs of more business-oriented guests.

Hotel Details
— 272 rooms
— Open in 2010
— Art deco style

Hotel Features
— Free WiFi
— Restaurant
— Express check in and check out
— 24-hour front desk
— Rooftop terrace
— Coffee Areas
— Elevator/ lift
— Heated indoor pool
— Valet parking
— Daily housekeeping
— Air conditioning
— Buffet breakfast available
— Tours and tickets assistance available

Additional Info
— Check in begins at 2:00 PM
— Check out ends at 12:00 PM
— Minimum check in age is 16 years old

Address
Budapest, Dohány u. 42, 1074 Hungary.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

4.5
Preeya

6 October 2025

great and very comfortable.

The hotel was great location for me for city exploration and also for work travels. I would stay here again for sure. I also liked the spa facilities.

Only one remark - would be so great if the shower was bigger - there is indeed enough room in the bathroom to have a walk in / larger shower trey... that would be a great improvement.

4.5
John

5 October 2025

Fabulous

Stunning building

5.0
Ayça

5 October 2025

Exceptional

Since I was traveling with my young child, I did thorough research to find the right hotel. The breakfast was excellent, the staff were friendly, and the hotel was clean and safe. I had a pleasant and secure stay with my child.

5.0
James

5 October 2025

Exceptional

Fantastic

Nothing it was great

4.0
Frazer

5 October 2025

Very good

Drinks price at the bar to expensive

Spa facilities not good

5.0
Shinya

3 October 2025

Good hotel

cleen

expensive

5.0
Phil

2 October 2025

A perfect location to explore this beautiful city

Beautiful hotel with the friendliest staff. Great rooms, wonderful rooftop pool. Centrally located for walking distance to most attractions.

There were no issues on our stay. Certain that the staff would have addressed any. They are very attentive when needed.

4.5
Mark

2 October 2025

Amazing hotel in the city center

Great value for your money. Cool architecture and breakfast. Nice pool and sauna. Easy parking. Great restaurant. Friendly staff.

Maybe too crowded but dang it is a nice hotel.

5.0
Mariam

1 October 2025

Liked the apartment, kind and helpful staff.

I really liked the Hotel and the staff as well. Everything was perfect, breakfast was so good and i would say it was more than enough, loved the spa. thank you :)))

Actually i liked everything but it would be perfect if there was any possibility to check-in earlier cause our flight was really early and it was kind of tiring, it’s not a big deal for everyone but if anyone also has early flight as us book one more night not to have any difficulties

5.0
Nicola

1 October 2025

Exceptional

It was in a quiet location in a busy part of Pest. Very easy to get to wherever you wanted on foot or using public transport. Hotel was immaculate, and rooms spacious and very clean. We opted not to eat in the hotel as so much going on outside but we did have a drink in the bar it was lovely. The staff are attentive but leave you to do your own thing.

Honestly, there was nothing I didnt like.

4.5
Tomer

30 September 2025

Fabulous

This bed — folks, let me tell you, it’s the best bed. People come up to me, they say, ‘Sir, I’ve never seen a bed like this, nobody’s ever seen anything like it.’ It’s strong, it’s luxurious, and it’s comfortable — perfect for sleepy people, like Sleepy Joe, believe me. The mattress? Tremendous. You lie down, you don’t just sleep, you win at sleeping.

No soy milk at breakfast

5.0
Daniel

30 September 2025

Welcome to the Continental Mr Wick

The staff are very friendly and helpful, the place is very grand, clean and well kept. It is a very close walk to everything that we wanted to see or needed.

Nothing i didn't like.

4.0
Sue

28 September 2025

Very good

Breakfast room too busy and noisy

4.5
Julija

28 September 2025

Great stay! Loved it!

SPA & Wellness area!!! Very relaxing, great view. It’s on the rooftop and although the open area swimming pool was already closed by 25.09.2025, you can still spend time on the terrace. Sauna is very small (5-6 people is max), but it wasn’t crowded when we came, so it was OK for us. Beautiful hotel, nice room! Great breakfast 😍 Very good location also! We used an app BudapestGo for the public transportation, easy and convenient way how to explore city on your own. Even how to get to/from airport ( ~5.70 EUR single ticket for bus nr. 100E)

4.0
Trudie

27 September 2025

Beautiful hotel in great location

Location and beautiful decor

Breakfast could have been better and the swimming pools were small and got very busy

5.0
Elaine

26 September 2025

Beautiful hotel and excellent value for money

The hotel is beautiful, clean and spacious. Very impressed with all the facilities and the location.

The breakfast was not really to my taste but that was the only downside for me.

5.0
Boris

26 September 2025

Exceptional

The location was perfect.

5.0
David

26 September 2025

Great hotel staff brilliant rooms great

All the staff on the front desk were brilliant no problems when you asked them for tourist information they were always helpful but explained everything thing and also expanded on what you asked the doormen were grate very friendly and full of information they were worth 5 stars 🌟

There was a taxi strike where all taxis drove round the city slowly for 12hours grid locking the city to a halt all public transport was affected and hop on buses all late and missing pick up stops would have liked the hotel to warn us about it as the first you know about it was when you went neer main roads.

5.0
Denise

25 September 2025

Fabulous vacation

Staff so friendly

Nothing

5.0
Denise

25 September 2025

Location was great. Staff were amazing. Rooms were lovely. Breakfast was amazing

It was so clean and the staff could enough for us

Nothing

5.0
Joanna

25 September 2025

Amazing experience!

Great location, hotel is very elegant, professional staff, nice spacious rooms. Wide variety of breakfast choices. Swimming pool at the roof, with a view. Super nice surprise waiting for my mother celebrating her Birthday. Thank you! You are the best! ❤️

Nothing 😊

4.5
Gail

24 September 2025

Excellent location Price was well worth the extra luxury available. Would highly recommend

Good location and in walking distance of the centre…Lovely room, great facilities, lovely food and the staff were friendly and helpful

Nothing

5.0
John

23 September 2025

Beautifully appointed hotel in heart of the city.

Beautiful Ottoman design and feel to the foyer.Room was 5 star and bathroom stunning.Sumptuous breakfast and excellent staff.

4.5
Joel

22 September 2025

Good location for a short stay in Budapest

Very quiet and great hotel. The building is great inside, despite it looks old from the outside. Very well refurbished. The location is excellent, a few hundreds meters away from a main bus stop and the underground. Wellness area available with a good offering.

Room is rather small compared to the hotel rating but it's ok for a short stay. Breakfast choice is fair. The transfer from airport was included in the price... I do not recommend it: not professional at all (unprofessional attitude), texting while driving, crossing white lanes... So definitely not a 4* service.

5.0
Julie

22 September 2025

We loved it and can't wait to come back! Thank you all so much!

The staff were an absolute delight - everyone was so friendly and helpful. It really added to our enjoyment of the holiday and to feeling secure exploring the city. We felt like we had a 'home' to come back to, and a lovely mezzanine bar in which to enjoy a cocktail before retiring each night. We stayed at the hotel for dinner on the first night and it was excellent. The beds were extremely comfortable, the shower consistently warm (not a given at many hotels!) and the cleanliness immaculate.

Perhaps a little more cheese in the morning - most mornings it was gone before I could get there! And some fresh orange juice would be superb. Other than that, the only regret was that we were having so much fun we didn't get the chance to use the indoor pools! Next time we shall be sure to do so!

5.0
Edit

18 September 2025

Convenient location, amazing value for money.

There was a rooftop spa with swimming pool indoor and outdoor and sauna. The breakfast was very delicious and huge selection.

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4.0
Victoria

17 September 2025

Style over substance

Excellent breakfast, super location, lovely styling. Lots of wardrobe space. Generally very helpful staff.

Rather small room, style rather than substance. The shower doors didn't close properly so the bathroom floor got soaked. The shower was small compared to a vast bed. The bathroom radiator was not on, swimwear couldn't be. dried. 4 nights 3 spas visited and no drying facilities, brought a change of swimwear but still had to wear it damp. Too soft bed. Sheets not changed after 3 nights and making the bed consisted of smoothing the duvet over a crumpled bottom sheet. Coming back at night and having to make my bed (cant sleep on badly crumpled bedding) marred my stay.

5.0
Tracy

16 September 2025

Location staff and facilities all Top class

Great location spotless clean

Bed was too soft for my liking

4.5
Naieya

16 September 2025

Fabulous

Nice hotel with clean rooms. Our room was not very big but fine. Good breakfast but very busy, warm food somewhat cold later in the breakfast period.

The relax area was somewhat disappointing. The area was small and not very relaxing. And the outdoor pool was 20C - not warmed as advertised. The indoor pool wa 27C.

5.0
Katarzyna

15 September 2025

Perfect stay

Great breakfast,very good choice,plenty of everything.

4.5
April

14 September 2025

Lovely first visit to Budapest thank you

Buffet breakfast was good. Bed very comfortable and a member of staff brought me breakfast to room on my birthday

Pools a little smaller than in photos

5.0
John

14 September 2025

Exceptional

The manager very kindly upgraded our room to a suite as "guests of the day" The breakfast buffet was one of the best selections we've ever had, the staff were very helpful and attentive and the spa facilities on the top floor were excellent. All in all, great value for such a high quality hotel.

Nothing!

4.0
Claire

12 September 2025

Great stay

Good location

Air conditioning was poor

5.0
Lauryn

12 September 2025

Couldn’t have wished for a better place to stay :)

Very central. 5-10 min walk to most things. Very central to the ruin bars

5.0
Joey

8 September 2025

Top!!

perfect!

niks

4.5
John

6 September 2025

Short stay.

The location was good, central for sightseeing.

The shower was too small.

5.0
Bernadette

6 September 2025

Memorable

Beautiful hotel great location very friendly staff food was excellent

5.0
Avi

6 September 2025

Exceptional

Everything

Everything

4.5
Kinga

5 September 2025

Excellent, stay in Budapest

I booked this hotel for my parents and they were very happy with the location. They liked everything, the foyer is nice; this hotel used to be an old bathhouse and you can see those finishes when you enter-- very tasteful simple renovations throughout.

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4.0
Andyi

4 September 2025

Good location, friendly staff

1. good location as we had some restaurants in the area and access to the super Budapest public transport system 2. the staff were very helpful and helped us book some tours that we wanted to undertake 3. we used the roof top pool - good for a quick dip after a day of sightseeing 4. overall good

4.5
Valentina

2 September 2025

Really good

Breakfast was extraordinary, also the cleanliness and the staff. Restaurant staff was also super helpful and friendly.

For a hotel gym it was ok, but the air condition in the gym was non existent so the workout wasn’t very pleasant, outdoor and indoor pools are nice but a bit crowded. For someone who doesn’t have a problem with that it should be fine.

4.0
Katy

1 September 2025

Nice hotel and friendly staff

Beds were very comfortable

Not enough teabags and milk left in room. Everything else was good.

5.0
Lani

1 September 2025

Beautiful clean modern Hotel within easy walking distance of most of Budapests attractions .

The Hotel was first class , the position within the city was within easy walking distance of most attractions. The Hotel itself is stunning inside and staff were lovely too .

N/A

4.0
Datun

31 August 2025

Nice

*Amazing breakfast *Nice roof top wellness

*The room was very small, even with an upgrade to the luxury room. We received a corner room, very small. So it was actually not needed to pay for an upgrade *At 10pm the smoking lounge is closed and if you want to smoke after 10 you need to stand on the street. Smoking area should be open at all times

4.0
Woodworth

29 August 2025

Very good

The property was in a great location. Breakfast was the best part … the staff were extremely helpful.

5.0
Christoforos

29 August 2025

Exceptional

excellent room and clean, great facilities, great roof with spa and pool, and variety at breakfast

5.0
Victoria

29 August 2025

Great location, fantastic stay

Fantatsic location, roof top pools, sunbeds and little spa area ( where you can buy drinks and snacks) were a live saver in the heat- staff so freindly

4.5
Joan

28 August 2025

Fabulous

Great location Service, cleanliness, and facilities were excellent

NA

4.0
Daniel

28 August 2025

Comfortable stay and perfect for our first visit to Budapest.

I really liked the greeting a the staff member who took the bags to our room. Gave us a warm welcome and explained all about the area providing us with recommendations. The Bed was also incredible! Super comfy.

Breakfast felt a little hectic and cramped. Felt as though the tables were too close together.

4.5
Emőke

25 August 2025

Fabulous

I loved the breakfast how various it was. Nice !!!

Minor things that I don't feel like sharing.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - 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
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out (additional charge)
  • - Tour desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Private check-in/check-out
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Sauna
  • - Fitness centre
  • - Spa and wellness centre
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Indoor pool
  • - Indoor pool (all year)
  • - Open-air bath
  • - Spa facilities
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • - Fitness
  • - Fitness/spa locker rooms
  • - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
  • - Happy hour (additional charge)
  • - Live music/performance

Outdoors

  • - Garden
  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor pool (seasonal)
  • - Outdoor furniture

Entertainment and family services

  • - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Electric vehicle charging station

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Toilet with grab rails
  • - Higher level toilet

Pool and wellness

  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Thermometers for guests provided by property
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