At the top end are two newly renovated, five-star beauties: Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal (VII. Erzsébet körút 43-49, 479 4000, www.corinthiahotels.com, €150-€350) and Four Seasons Gresham Palace (V. Roosevelt tér 5-6, 268 6000, www.fourseasons.com, €250-€740). Less expensive is the well-known Danubius Hotel Gellért (XI. Szent Gellért tér 1, 889 5500, €150-€190), a historic art nouveau gem with Turkish baths. Hotel Pest (VI. Paulay Ede utca 31, 343 1198, www.hotelpest.hu, €62-€90) is central, affordable and in a well-renovated, 200-year-old building.

The less expensive �bel Panzió (XI. �bel Jenö utca 9, 209 2537, €60-€70) is a winner, set in a beautiful garden, on a quiet side street. IBUSZ travel service (V. Ferenciek tere 10, 485 2765, www.ibusz.hu) rents comfortable, centrally located furnished flats for as little as €20 per night. Danubius Group (V. Szervita tér 8, 888 8200, www.danubiusgroup.com) reserves rooms at Budapest hotels. Note that, while hotels give prices in euros, Hungary still uses the forint as the national currency.