Hotel City Inn

“Central location”

Good location right next to a big shopping centre and a strip of restaurants/cafes. Short taxi distance to all major tourist attractions. Staff were very helpful with any queries. The breakfast was buffet style and had a wide selection of ham and cheeses and hot food. The food was replenished quick… more

Good location right next to a big shopping centre and a strip of restaurants/cafes. Short taxi distance to all major tourist attractions. Staff were very helpful with any queries. The breakfast was buffet style and had a wide selection of ham and cheeses and hot food. The food was replenished quickly and efficiently by staff. Top tip if traveling to Budapest is to use the Bolt taxi app as you can get ripped off by local taxis. The only slight downside was that the double bed was two single beds pushed together other than that the room was a big size and the shower was a walk in shower. Would stay here again.

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“Reception staff unfriendly but breakfast staff LOVELY”

The hotel is ok, but few of the Reception staff have serious attitude issue: cold and with a superior dismissive behaviour. The night guy 2-3 october was the worst: did not give us any info about the airport transfer, was annoyed we can in late and pressed the door bell - but we could not figure ou… more

The hotel is ok, but few of the Reception staff have serious attitude issue: cold and with a superior dismissive behaviour. The night guy 2-3 october was the worst: did not give us any info about the airport transfer, was annoyed we can in late and pressed the door bell - but we could not figure out how to open the outside main door to enter the hotel and was very annoyed that we simply asked for a closer metro stop to the pub we wanted to go since it was pouring rain we did not have suitable shoes . But the breakfast staff were simply lovely, caring and hard working. I enjoyed seeing them every morning putting on their best smile and getting organised.

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“Okay for the money I guess”

We stayed here for our 3 night break and thought the hotel was “okay” at best. When we first arrived on Thursday evening we were greeted by a rather unfriendly employee who barely said hello, gave us our ‘key’ and that was about it. He looked pretty put out to have to deal with us. The rest of the… more

We stayed here for our 3 night break and thought the hotel was “okay” at best. When we first arrived on Thursday evening we were greeted by a rather unfriendly employee who barely said hello, gave us our ‘key’ and that was about it. He looked pretty put out to have to deal with us. The rest of the staff throughout our stay were perfectly fine though. Our room (601) was okay but a few things let it down. The shower head wouldn’t stay in place, always falling to its lowest position. The room was really hot with no obvious means to turn the heat down and it really could’ve done with a usb port socket or two. The cleaners also didn’t replace the coffee sachets when we used them. The corridor outside was also really dark and cluttered with stacked chairs. Breakfast was pretty good and well stocked with most things. Sure there might’ve been the odd unexpected items (broccoli and beetroot) but everything else was the usual continental breakfast affair. The hotel is quite well situated, only being a 20 minute walk to Liberty Bridge and all the bars a restaurants in that area. So basically, if you’re looking for a fairly cheap comfortable room, without any thrills, for a short stay in Budapest this place is fine. If you’re looking for a little more from your hotel, you might want to consider an alternative.

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“Good location. Great staff”

Stayed here with a friend and had a twin room. Electrics failed us twice within 10minutes and we were moved rooms with no fuss. 2nd room was identical to the first (but without the electrics blowing). Twin beds - comfortable, room was basic but had everything you need. Mini bar should you choose… more

Stayed here with a friend and had a twin room. Electrics failed us twice within 10minutes and we were moved rooms with no fuss. 2nd room was identical to the first (but without the electrics blowing). Twin beds - comfortable, room was basic but had everything you need. Mini bar should you choose to use it. Tea/ coffee - no decaf coffee or hot chocolate sachets though. For a decaf coffee drinker this was disappointing as most hotels cater for this as standard. Shower was very good. Good water pressure great temperature. Free soap, body wash/shampoo for those that don't travel with them. Our 2nd room had a leaking sink - quite a big leak off the waste and we had to use our shower towels to mop it up. 1st morning we asked for extra towels to cater for this. They didn't arrive. 2nd morning we asked again and they did. We reported it and they noted the issue but did advise they couldn't fix it immediately. Not an issue for us but I expect the next people will have the same issue as it wasn't new and there is no way the cleaners couldn't see what was happening when removing the towels/cleaning. Breakfast was interesting. The breakfast room was clean and tidy. All the reviews here rave about the food. However for us it was the hot food offer was all a bit odd and not hot. Luke warm baked beans and sweetcorn mix or meatballs with an optional tomato pepper and onion mix or potato wedges aren't really our idea of breakfast. They have breads/cakes/meat and cheese available as well as cereals. I ended up eating cold boiled egg on toast and a waffle with jam on (no chocolate sauce or anything available). Again no decaf option in the coffee machines in the dining room. There is a bar but its small and more a convenience than a bar. It's also expensive and seating extends from the reception area. However it does have Power sockets and WiFi so you could use the area as a great working zone. We bought drinks from the fuel station opposite for half the price and the staff leant us their bottle opener from the bar. Hotel staff were very good, very friendly, very helpful. Cannot fault them Location. Great transport links or 40 minute walk to city centre. Full shopping centre and restaurants on its doorstep 2 min walk. Overall a nice hotel. Good location. Would return but i would try and find somewhere with a different breakfast first. I've scored a 3 because it would have been "good" but it wasn't an option.

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