Where to stay in Hungary

The Hungary Card (website: www.hungarycard.hu) provides discounts from 10 to 20% on, among other things, selected accommodation including hotels, guest houses and youth hostels. The card is available from Tourinform (website: www.tourinform.hu) throughout Hungary.

The Hungarian National Tourist Office can provide further information (website: www.gotohungary.co.uk) and also issues a brochure with listings of hotels, guesthouses and tourist hotels.

Hungary has a wide range of hotel options, ranging from barely acceptable to luxury establishments. Many date from the communist era but a growing number have been built to modern standards since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Grading: Hungarian hotels are classified by use of a star rating system from 5- and 4-star hotels, of luxury class, to 2- and 1-star hotels, generally adequate and clean.
Tourist hostels provide simple accommodation, usually in rooms with four or more beds. Over the summer holidays, usually from 1 July to 20 August, there are also cheap rooms available in university dormitories.