What are the Gellért Baths?
Unveiled, like the adjoining hotel, just after World War I, the Gellért echoes Budapest’s Silver Age of the 1920s when its summer-only wave pool also opened. Interior tiling and decorative features hark back to this heritage, while men’s and women’s pools have long been separate.
Are they worth visiting?
Another Budapest must-see, the Gellért is certainly worth visiting but only after a complete €50 million renovation has been carried out, scheduled to finish in 2028. The works are running concurrently with an overhaul of the adjoining hotel.
What's another good spa near the Gellért?
You're in luck! The closest spa to the Gellért is also one of Budapest's finest, and one that received its own makeover in 2015. A short walk along the Buda embankment towards Elizabeth Bridge, the Rudas features a panoramic jacuzzi that comes into its own when the spa welcomes bathers for night-time relaxation on Fridays and Saturdays.
Where’s good to eat near the Gellért?
While the spa and hotel are being rebuilt, you can still explore one of Budapest's most happening quarters along the tram-lined avenue of Bartók Béla út, where a string of trendy cafés and galleries have generated a real buzz around the Újbuda neighbourhood.