Hotel CharlesvsPrestige Hotel Budapest
Both properties are highly recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel Charles ranks marginally better than Prestige Hotel Budapest. Hotel Charles scores 76 with approval from 5 reviewers such as DK Eyewitness, Rough Guide and Oyster.
Hotel Charles
Hegyalja ut 23, Budapest 1016, Hungary
From $47/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Frommer's
"After opening in 1991, owner Károly Szombati has accumulated 73 apartments in a group of buildings in a less-than-eye-appealing Buda-side neighborhood." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Rooms on the quiet side of the building do not suffer from traffic noise in the morning. The hotel’s restaurant is very good, and breakfast is a real treat."
Rough Guide
"On the hill up from the Erzsébet híd on the main road to Vienna, this friendly apartment hotel was one of the first of its kind in the city."
Lonely Planet
"The Charles has 70 ‘studios’... with tiny kitchens and weary-looking furniture as well as two-room apartments." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Less than a 10-minute walk from the MOM shopping center, Hotel Charles is a mid-range hotel with a homey and inviting atmosphere." Full review
Prestige Hotel Budapest
Vigyazo Ferenc utca 5, Budapest 1051, Hungary
From $88/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster
Upscale
"Housed in a beautifully renovated 19th-century building, Prestige Hotel Budapest is an upscale hotel with 85 trendy rooms and suites and posh common areas." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This is a hotel with confidence and class." Full review
Fodor's
"This stylish hotel set around a gorgeous inner courtyard aims to conjure up turn-of-the-century Budapest, and largely succeeds." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With its enormous chandeliers, gold and white cloud mosaics and sofas in rust-coloured crushed velvet, this hotel is almost slipping into the kitsch category." Full review
Independent
"Old-world elegance dances with modern style at the Prestige Hotel, where the original features complement the orange velvet couches and stylised crystal chandeliers"
Michelin Guide
"Set within the walls of a listed landmark building, trades in a similar East-meets-West atmosphere...rooms paying homage to Budapest’s multifarious design history, in up-to-date contemporary style." Full review