What are the Lukács Baths?
Used as a spa since the Crusades, the Lukács puts the accent on health and healing rather than aquatic fun. This is not to say you can’t relax, in its main outdoor pool, two lane pools, sauna complex and rooftop sunbathing terrace, but the plaques on display testify to guests’ gratitude for its curative benefits.
Are they worth visiting?
Most certainly, particularly if you’re on a tighter budget, and you’d like to take advantage of even cheaper admission offered after 5pm.
Tickets, accessibility and booking
Admission is £10 during the week, £11 at weekends, reduced to £7/£9.50 after 5pm. Note that on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and in the height of summer, opening hours extend to 8pm. Online purchasing automatically automatic locker or cabin usage. While the spa accommodates patients from the adjoining medical facility, it is not particularly wheelchair-friendly.
Where’s good to eat near the Lukács?
Open until early evening, Arancini Benedetti alongside specialises in the namesake Sicilian rice balls. Further down, beside the Buda foot of Margaret Bridge, the Híd Bisztró does a fine job with international classics, served on a pretty terrace that fills in summer.
