Budapest : a tale of one city in two distinct parts

January 8, 2009

Old World meets new in perfect harmony in this musical and cultural hub.

Budapest, a short flight from Paris, offers breathtaking Old World grandeur plus a thriving cultural life. Situated on both banks of the Danube River, Budapest’s name tells how it unites the colorful hills of Buda and the wide boulevards of more business-centered Pest.  Although some 30,000 buildings were destroyed during World War II and in the 1956 Revolution, the past lingers on in the city’s crumbling fairytale beauty, ornate thermal baths and charming Budapest hotels, havens for weary Europeans for centuries.

Budapest’s nightlife is vibrant and varied. Starting mid-March, the season’s first and biggest arts festival, the Budapest Spring Festival, showcases Hungary’s best opera, music, theater, fine arts, and dance, also featuring artists from other countries. The World Music and International Puppet Festivals are held in early July. In mid-August, the week-long BudaFest festival of opera and ballet takes place. For more intrepid visitors who want to shake a leg themselves, many of Budapest’s local cultural centers hold traditional folk-dancing evenings, with a basic lesson given at the beginning. For more modern fun, nightclubs and casinos abound.

Many of the major tourist sights of Budapest are on Castle Hill, laced with cobblestone streets, beautifully preserved old houses and crowned by the Royal Palace. But Budapest is a sprawling city, with much to see and do. Be prepared to do a lot of walking, and choose the location of your Budapest hotel wisely.

Budapest, long a stop on the world tour of composers and performers such as Mozart, still plays host to travellers with a multitude of hotel options. To strike the right note for your visit, the location of your Budapest hotel is key. Fortunately, finding the right hotel in the heart of Budapest is as simple as do-re-mi, with Atel Hotels’ website to help you choose the right hotel in central Budapest for your trip.

Atel’s website allows you to make Budapest hotel reservations, without a fee, while choosing your Budapest hotel based on its precise distance from the places and events in Budapest that interest you most. Atel Hotels lists a host of hotels in the heart of Budapest and allows visitors to its website search for hotel availability in Budapest by price, level of luxury, and–most importantly, by exact location. For example, opera fans will be smart to choose a Budapest hotel close to the magnificent National Opera House of Hungary. Atel’s website lists a good choice in Hotel Star in Budapest only about 1000 feet from the steps of the Opera. Those on a budget might choose another hotel in central Budapest, Locust Tree Apartments, still less than half a mile from the opera and very reasonable. If you expect to do more pampering, make your Budapest hotel reservation at Hotel Papillon, less than 2000 feet from both the Lucaks and the Kiraky Thermal Baths, with rates starting at only 59 Euros! Atel’s website is unique in that it lists exact distances of each of its Budapest hotels from the most desirable tourist stops and business districts, saving time and energy you’ll need for making the most of your visit. For example, Atel lists hotels in central Budapest closer to either the Buda and Pest sides, from two to four stars with distances from neaby sights calculated for each. And to assist you in planning your trip and your travel budget ahead of time, Atel’s website offers real-time, 24/7 information on hotel availability in Budapest and up-to-the-minute room rates. Photos and detailed descriptions of each hotel paint a picture of each property at its atmosphere. Budapest hotel reservations made through Atel are confirmed immediately and incur no extra fees.

If you are looking for a trip full of variety, culture, music and Old World charm an easy trip from Paris, Budapest is a destination sure to satisfy. And if you want a hotel in the heart of Budapest that will suit your budget, meet your expectations and put you in proximity to your favorite Budapest events and places, make your Budapest hotel reservation online with Atel.

Atel hotels is a reservation network of fine independent hotels all over Europe, offering travellers pinpointed location information, real-time hotel availability and 24/7 immediate confirmed reservations.

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Atel Hotels
10 rue Louis Vicat
75015 Paris
Tel : +33 1 45 31 25 45
Fax : +33 1 45 31 22 21
Email : Contact form
 Web : http://www.atel-hotels-budapest.com

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