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Reviews of City Gardens Apartments

3.5 out of 5
City Gardens Apartments
O Street, 43 1, Budapest, BUD

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 156 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 387 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

leigh, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
Great location, staff were super friendly and helpful. Nice big roomy apartment which was very comfortable and clean. Would definitely recommend and stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
From the moment we walked in the staff we so helpful and couldn't do enough for us Went out of the way to make sure we were enjoying our stay. Top marks staff Well located so could walk everywhere we wanted and felt safe at night Great hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Suits us perfectly
Loved the place. A little tatty in places but perfect location, great gym and pool with helpful staff. Great place for a little self catering but breky available if you want. Some noise from stag hostel next door and only one lift but seriously thinking of coming back mid winter for spa break. Loved budapest but railway taxis are thieves!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The city is fantastic the hotel and facilities are good and within walking distance of plenty of shop, bars and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

A

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Looks good on paper but wouldn't recommend
The hotel looks good on paper. It has the potential to be really good but it was very disappointing. The room was quite spacious and the check in was very quick. That was about the only positives. When we arrived the wifi didn't work, which we asked the reception about. They gave us a hotspot device which didn't work either. So no internet for us. The TV only had four channels in Hungarian which is less than ideal for visitors who don't speak it (I am assuming most wouldn't). The bed was so hard that we had bad backs every morning. There was a lot of noise in the neighbourhood until quite late (2-3 AM) due to the number of local bars and clubs. The last two points are less than ideal for someone who is there to run a half marathon the next day. The noise continued into the hotel and our floor, people were shouting and singing on our corridor, but the room didn't have a phone to call reception. In the morning we checked out and were told the card machine wasn't working so we had to take money out from the conveniently placed cashpoint outside of the hotel. We refused and had to leave our card details for the charge to be made later. Finally, we had asked the receptionist to order a taxi for us. She forgot, so we had to rush to the train station. Overall, a very bad experience so we wouldn't recommend it to anyone or go back. All of this and we had to pay 20 euros to check out one hour late. Ridiculous.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Graeme, London UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with great access to public fransport
As an apartment hotel great value with loads of space. Easy to get to from airport by public transport. Staff friendly and helpful . Street it stands on is just second street back from Andrassy Avenue but is somewhat shabby and run down this was not a problem though and the hotel itself was modern and bright. Tip use Octagon metro stop it is closer than Opera

10/10 Excellent

Katie, england

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good facilities with very helpful staff
We were a family of 2 adults and 2 teens. Apartment was at the front of building so yes there was some street noise at club closing time but not excessive. The apartments the,selves were really well sound proofed from other apartments. Shower and bath in the bathroom were of excellent quality. Wifi connection also reliable in the room. The central location was ideal and we walked everywhere easily. For food we had breakfast on site the first day which had a good choice but not good coffee. Remainder of time we used the bakery for great coffee and pastries which is located turn left out of main entrance then first left and its 2nd shop on right. The gymn was well equippped with a good range of free weights and equipment. It wa busy at times but no waiting for equipment. The pool was a good size and the jacuzzi, steam and sauna room were avilable. Open hours were 6 am to 10pm weekdays so we made full use most days. Whilst you were welcome to use the towels provided in your apartment, I'd recommend bringing your own for pool use. We had a family emergency whilst at the hotel with one of our party. The reception staff went above and beyond to offer their help and reassurance. I cannot thank them enough.

8/10 Good

menashe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in great place
Great stay in center of Budapest great location

10/10 Excellent

geraldine, ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel very central for touring Budapest.
we were 3 girlfiends meeting up for a getaway in Budapest. We had a wonderful time touring around, and used the Hop on, Hop Off 2 day ticket which included a boat trip on the Danube. It was a great way to see the city.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lou, Watford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent on a budget!
This review is in mind that I went on a girly sightseeing holiday and not a partying one! This hotel is excellent if you are looking for a budget place to stay that still has class. It's very modern, the spa facilities are excellent and clean, and the staff are really lovely. If it wasn't for one gentleman on reception recommending places to go we wouldn't have seen half the wonders of Budapest that we did. One of the days we spent in their spa and had each had massages, which was beyond excellent and at a brilliantly cheap price. The flat itself is very spacious, warm and basically has everything you need. They clean it every day leave enough of everything e.g towels. You get above and beyond what you pay for in terms of this. The only downsides are the location. Although in the centre of Budapest and a close walk to everything, the hotel entrance itself is on a dark back Street which was hard to initially find and sometimes intimidating, especially in the evening, as there were a lot of people just standing around and homeless on the street. Also, bring earplugs - it is directly above a club that plays quite horrific 'Grime' music until 12pm every night, and right beside a backpackers hostel who liked to get drunk and howl songs until 3am. But if that's the sort of thing you'd enjoy then it's cracking!

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient
Room spotless.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant! Comfortable, affordable and friendly.
Could not fault this hotel whatsoever! The receptionists were so friendly and helpful, offering a fast check in and out service and booking us a taxi to the airport. Although other reviews I read complained about noise from th street there was hardly any and certainly not enough to keep you up at night! The room had a real wow factor, very comfortable and spacious with great self-catering facilities. The bathroom and bedroom were clean, comfortable and even slightly luxurious! Brilliant hotel in a lively area, in a very central location.

8/10 Good

Belinda, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything you want, in walking distance
On first glance, the neighbourhood appeared to be a bit dodgy, but within a couple of minutes walk, it turned out to be terrific, lots of bistros and restaurants, close to a lot of sights, shopping and transport. We were so happy to have picked this apartment as every time we walked out the door within 5-10 minutes we were in the middle of such an exciting city. Loved our stay.

10/10 Excellent

kumud, Kumud shah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exlelant
Very good stay nice people if I am back I stay again

8/10 Good

E, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great budget hotel
Pros: large, clean rooms, great to have an apartment, close to all the main tourist attractions, we were able to walk most of the time. Cons: very close to a backpackers pub, so was often a little noisy at night.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant hotel
The only thing is about the air condition that never worked and you have to close the curtains to have some privacy.

8/10 Good

jem , norfolk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City centre hotel
We had two apartments at city gardens and two different experiences. One was quiet and small. The other was much better appointed but also not quiet. In fact we moved twice in 5 days. It wasn't the fault of the hotel but rather the very noisy bar next door. The first night the noise was constant from midnight until four thirty. The second night was ruined by a noisy school party in the next room who enjoyed loud music and shouting. This was dealt with by hotel security staff. The final room at the back was quieter and more conducive to sleep. Staff were very helpful.

8/10 Good

lois, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartment
We are vegan, so self catering in a meat eating capital is easier, and our HUGE, well resourced apartment made our stay a restful one. Lovely quiet apartment , tv with Sky news (in English). Use of gym and pool - though this was always very busy as it was used by other members. Helpful reception staff. No phone in room -so we had to walk down to reception a few times. Good location near good transport links and the area had what we needed (including a very good vegan restaurant). Would recommend and would be happy to stay there again if I ever went back to Budapest.

10/10 Excellent

NMG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Super facilities
We stayed here with two teenagers. We were given a room on the second floor at the front. The size was great and the facilities very good. The room had everything we needed with plenty of storage space. The bathroom was super too. It is a busy place to stay - the pool and gym were busy at times but there were times when I had the pool to myself. It was lovely! I would definitely stay here again but I would ask for a room at the back and on a higher floor as the street noise disturbed me a few times (I am a light sleeper and it didn't wake our children!). The towels are changed every 3 days and although bins are emptied, toilet rolls replenished etc, it is up to you to keep the room clean (this was my experience in our four night stay but it might be that we were in when they wanted to clean the room and I didn't request this service).

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment
Loved this place. Had our own kitchen and a flat screen TV. Location was dgood. Close to the centre of the city and it was about 20 minutes from the chain bridge. The spa and gym was just amazing. Loved every bit of it.

8/10 Good

kassim, KK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to centre, however very dodgy places nearby
Enjoyed it, staff were helpful and friendly, very nice hotel, would defo recommend to someone else

6/10 Okay

Stephane-Kate

The stay was okay. Nothing remarkable in either a positive or negative sense--hotel is situated in a great location though and 24-hour reception. No phones in the room, but wifi accessible in all rooms. Free use of the spa made it worth it.

10/10 Excellent

Jennie, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect venue for a girls weekend
The only negative is that it can be very noisy. I slept through most of it but my friends often heard shouting from a bar close by. The hotel itself was great so I think it was well worth it. Great value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Joe, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge rooms!
We only booked the studio apartment for 2-3 people, but when we got there we found a huge apartment with two double bedrooms. The spa was also nice, although not so big

2/10 Terrible

Mark, NYC

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not reliable
Do not respect online reservation and even with confirmed printed copy denied entry

8/10 Good

Tarun, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location, handy to key locations and transport. Excellent staff - very helpful. Rooms are basic but comfortable. Overall good value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice bar next door not so good surprised security has to check room on departure spa and gym very good

8/10 Good

James, New Port Richey, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment hotel, near public transportation
City Garden is not just a hotel, but appears to be an apartment rental service, fitness center, and parking rental facility. That said, we really enjoyed our stay here. Checking in, we were given a key to a studio apartment. Some of the furniture did have some wear on the edges, but everything was in good condition. The front desk was very helpful us adjust the AC (instructions weren't too clear) and in helping us print out our boarding passes. The hotel is located about 1 1/2 blocks from the Oktagon, on what appeared to me to be a residential street. There are a few bars and other restaurants for locals nearby. It was easy to get to the Oktagon to board public transportation. We did not choose the breakfast buffet, so I can't comment on it. It's not the Hilton, but it was an enjoyable place to stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
-The location is perfect -The Gym and the Pool are excellent -The room is well equipped -The room is not cleaned daily -We have to asked for new towels

10/10 Excellent

Conor, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous hotel - great facilities
The hotel is excellent value for money and extremely clean. All the staff are really friendly and the facilities are great. Would definitely recommend.

10/10 Excellent

John, Calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay at City Gardens
Nice hotel just on the fringe of downtown and can walk there easily. It is just off Terez Boulevard where a Tram line runs across the river, stops at Margaret Island, and runs north of the castle. The other end stops at Deak Square downtown. Also the yellow underground station is a few blocks away at Oktogon Square. Lots of little cafes and drink places in the area. Also many grocery stores in the area if you eat in. A ruin pub, which can be noisy is only a few doors from the hotel. The pool, sauna, and hot tub in the hotel were a huge bonus we looked forward to after walking in 30C weather for part of the day. Budapest is a great city, with the fantastic architecture of it's many buildings, it is hard to think this city was almost totally destroyed after W.W. II. It has many and varied museums which tell of Hungary and it's people's story.The front desk people were very helpful and friendly. If you are a tv watcher and do not speak anything but English you may be disappointed, there were no English channels. Most rooms have a DVD, so bring movies! We stayed 9 days and enjoyed it immensely!!

10/10 Excellent

Alasdair, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything you want
Absolutely brilliant hotel. We were in the apartments and the rooms were very good (bar the lacking of an iron). Hotel staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Would definitely use again.

6/10 Okay

Mark, Sheffield

Let down by a non-functioning air-con system
Good accomodation but no functioning air-con: this was a must as the hotel/apartment is situated on a noisy side-road.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Sandy, Bedfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful city break
This was our first trip to Budapest. The hotel was excellent,lovely facilities and helpful staff.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

menashe, rishon-lezion, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel and service
very good hotel, great service, in very good location at budapest close to the highlights of the city, recommanded

10/10 Excellent

peter, warks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
apartment style room in health club
The street is not great in terms of the view but for me that was unimportant.There is a supermarket at the end of the street,a backpackershostel ,a tobacco shop,a bakery all within 100 yards.The apartment was spotless when i arrived,unserviced during my stay,plenty of towels for sole traveller.Location was great,hop on hop off stop at the opera house is 5 mins walk,and the river danube 15 mins.The highlight for me was the free health club facilities,decent sized pool,good sauna,steam room and jacuzzi open from 6.30 most days.The apartment had kitchenette with cooker(i did not use),microwave whch was perfect for first night meal,fridge,kettle just enough

8/10 Good

tigerfeet, Brighton

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
excellent family central based appartment
Great apartment, plenty of space to relax and unwind.

8/10 Good

Harish

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Joanna, Devon UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City Garden appartments Budapest .
Very nice apartment ..perfect area for a base Staff very helpful and nice..room very clean and spacious..very good value for money and would definitely stay again

8/10 Good

SubaruGuy, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location with parking
Spent 3 days with my son at the beginning of a 10 days visit to Hungary. Great location, can walk to many important sites. They only have double/queen beds. We were father & son and did not wanted to share bed, son had to sleep on a sofabed, that is not very comfortable. The TV had only a few channels mostly commercials. The plumbing was not closing properly ( I guess) there was a smell in the room, not bad enough to complain to the hotel staff, and after a few minutes got used to it, but did smell it every time when arrived to the room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Recommended for the location- but not much else.
There were issues with the heating despite early correspondence on the matter. The room A/C is not user friendly and I had to call for help-at 2am not too convenient, esp. as there is NO phone in the room.I was promised a safe deposit box in the room only to find it locked- and the next day deemed impossible to open.The room and bed are comfy enough, except for the smallest blankets I have seen in my life: around 1.35m long, so you can choose whether your chest or legs are uncovered... I know Hungarian so for me the TV was OK, but there is not one single English-language channel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic!
Great location! Literally in the centre of everything! Close to the metro line aswell. Very clean, extremely spacious and well laid out. Would definately stay here again. Sauna, steam room, pool and jacuzzi were well looked after also!

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Nottingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel, would recommend and stay in again
The room was ready when we arrived at 1pm, we did ask for a safe. There wasn't one available in the room they allocated us into. The receptionist (Ella, very very helpful may I add to anything we asked, gave us tips on where to go answered any questions we had) offered us a different room, much quieter at the back (due to a hostel being next door) which it has a safe in. Which was a great choice,very quiet. We did hear the odd bit of noise, very clean. To be honest, you could live in it. Free gym, pool sauna steam room. Great hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would live in this hotel if I could
Great room, very comfortable beds, friendly and helpful staff. The spa facilities were amazing. Our apartment had everything you could possibly need in it including a full eqipped kitchen. Other reviews had said it was really noisy but we were overlooking the road and we didn't find this problem, and it wasn't because of the time of year we went because there were plenty of people about in the pubs. Location was brilliant, no need for public transport to anywhere and plenty of nice restaurants and pubs nearby. Price was amazing, cheaper than what I pay in rent and a lot more luxurious!

8/10 Good

Derek, Nova Scotia.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice find in Budapest.
Very nice room. Good location. Pleasant and helpful staff. Really enjoyed our stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
loved it
Wife & daughter organised a birthday celebration trip, and we had a bed apartment. Single bed was in lounge/diner area with the biggest TV I've ever seen in a hotel. Kitchen well equipped and bathroom has bath and separate shower. Staff were friendly and helpful. We had hoped to use gym/spa but didn't get timedo had a look though and it looked good. Only. Five min walk to tubes oktogon or opera. Will definitely stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

tzu-min

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort