City Hotel Matyas

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These hotel reviews are submitted by the guests who have stayed in Hotel City Matyas during their visit to Budapest. The ratings and comments reflect their individual opinions generated by their experiences at the hotel.

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Mature couple from Oxford, England
Guest score: 7.71 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 4 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 8 Dining 8 Location 10
+	friendliness
-	dirty and dingy entrance and stairways gives the wrong impression
read more: A Great Weekend in Budapest
2011. 10. 27.
Anneli Mindemo (Mature couple) from Jönĺker, Sweden
Guest score: 8.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 6 Services 8 Dining 8 Location 10
+	The location and the price
-	The floor
2011. 10. 22.
Sven Otto Frederiksen (Mature couple) from Broenshoej, Copenhagen, Denmark
Guest score: 9.67 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 10 Services 10 Location 8
+	Room and very good cleaning. Professionel and helpfull reception.
-	Breakfast was not excactly what we expected - but the staff was excellent.
read more: Hotel at a good price
2011. 10. 07.
Mature couple from Pasadena, MD 21122, USA
Guest score: 7.43 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 4 Services 6 Dining 10 Location 10
+	Room location on the first floor Excellent restaurant
-	Broken air conditioning
read more: Great Location to Stay in Budapest
2011. 08. 31.
Mature couple from New York, USA
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 4 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 6 Services 4 Dining 6 Location 10
+	Location
-	Consierge lied abt air conditioning being fixed. NO AIR/ NO TIV/NO INTERNET in room. Breakfast the same every day. Hotel in charming rubble.
read more: Hotel examp[le of post communist transition
2011. 08. 25.
Juliana Gutierrez (Young couple) from Vienna, Austria
Great option in Budapest
Guest score: 9.71 average,
2011. 05. 10.
Mature couple from Nastola, Finland
Guest score: 8 average,
2011. 03. 12.
Family with young child(ren) from Belgrade, Serbia
Guest score: 8 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 6 Services 8 Location 10
read more: Exactly what I look for!
2011. 01. 20.
Hans den Hertog (Mature couple) from 6988BX Lathum, Netherlands
Guest score: 9.14 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 10 Dining 8 Location 10
+	Location and double bed in the room. Good heating of the room.
read more: Excellent holiday in City Hotel Matyas
2010. 12. 17.
Gerrit de Jong (Mature couple) from Zandvoort, Holland
Guest score: 8 average,
2010. 11. 13.
Sari Vilen from Paimio, Finland
Guest score: 10 average,
2010. 10. 18.
Brian Harrington Spier (Solo traveler) from Luton, England
Guest score: 10 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Comfort (room) 10 Dining 10 Location 10
+	The location and proximity to city transport facilities
-	I suggest the street entrance needs more illumination at night
read more: No fuss, clean, and with all the requisite facilities for the solo traveller.
2010. 10. 02.
Family with older child(ren) from Girona1, Catalonia, Spain
Can be great if air conditioning system is changed
Guest score: 6.33 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 4 Services 6 Location 8
+	large and confortables rooms
-	Air conditioning does not work well and temperature in the rooms was too high to sleep.
2010. 08. 28.
Friends from Lausanne, Switzerland
Guest score: 7.14 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 10
+	Location of the hotel is SUPER. Room small but OK. Clean. The staff is friendly. The internet service is OK. Bathroom OK. Airconditioning: average. Breakfast: OK
-	Although the hotel is fine, the price seems to me just a little high.
read more: Weekend in Budapest
2010. 08. 06.
Friends from Klagenfurt, Austria
Guest score: 7.67 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 6 Location 10
+	location and price
-	Nothing really
2010. 08. 03.
Samuel Crispin (Young couple) from Exeter, United Kingdom
Guest score: 9 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 10 Location 10
+	A great location, a lot of character about the building, and very friendly staff
-	No air conditioning in the room, but with the window open it wasn't too bad
read more: A great hotel in a great city
2010. 07. 23.
from Ross-shire, SCOTLAND
Guest score: 5.71 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 4 Services 4 Dining 6 Location 8
+	The hotel is well located.
-	Air conditioning is VERY poor. There is no lighting at the entrance to the hotel
read more: OK for a short stay.
2010. 07. 19.
Ulf Johnsson (Mature couple) from Växjö, SE
Great Weekend in Hotel City Hotel Matyas Budapest
Guest score: 8.33 average,
2010. 07. 02.
Mature couple from Milton Keynes, UK
good
Guest score: 6.57 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 8 Services 4 Dining 6 Location 8
-	No Hair dryer and no bath
2010. 06. 26.
Mature couple from Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Guest score: 6.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 4 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 10
+	Location; price; security; reliability
-	Not enough electrical outlets; poor ventilation/too hot
2010. 06. 18.
Claire Hickey (Mature couple) from Curramore, Australia
Guest score: 7.14 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 6 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 10
+	Location is ideal to do the sites with access to bus trains the river and tourist services
-	Lack of english speaking choice on TV and Pay Tv only offering porn!
read more: Aussie visits Budapest and Hotel Matyas
2010. 05. 17.
Young couple from Trebic, Czech Republic
Guest score: 8.33 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 8 Location 10
+	Great location and generally more than a very good hotel.
-	staff´s poor knowledge of the English language
2010. 04. 24.
Solo traveler from Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
Next year I go back to City Matyas Hotel!
Guest score: 8.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 8 Dining 10 Location 10
+	Staff, breakfast, location
-	none
2010. 04. 12.
Hans Lillevang (Mature couple) from Göteborg, Sweden
Easter weekend Budapest
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 8
+	Location, close to city and easy to find.
2010. 04. 09.
roberta sisti (Mature couple) from 40050 castello d'argile, italia
a pleasing holiday with tasting tipical ungarian cuisine in city hotel matyas
Guest score: 7.43 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 8
+	it wos the first time we went to Budapest and we like very , very much city and our location in the center of the city and near Danubio ,
2010. 04. 08.
Mary Pinet (Friends) from Chanteloup, France
Super breakfast spread in the old beer cellars
Guest score: 8.57 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 8 Dining 8 Location 10
+	The central location and the wonderful copious breakfasts in charming surroundings
-	Slight smell of smoke in corridors and room - another time would request a non-smoking room
2010. 04. 07.
Vinal Binner (Friends) from A-119 Vienna, Austria
Enjoyed 2 nights in Hotel Matyas
Guest score: 8.57 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 10
+	the location, the cleanliness
-	It is difficult to judge properly because of the construction taking place--but that is understandable.
2010. 04. 05.
Efren Teruel Dominguez (Friends) from Madrid, Spain
Guest score: 5.71 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 4 Comfort (room) 2 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 10
+	Location is great
-	We get a room where some workers start to work in the same front of our windows like at 7 in the morning, it was terrible, they were in our windows and the noise was terrorific, i couldnt sleep from 7 in the morning!!!!!!
2010. 04. 05.
Georgina Boyson (Group) from Bremerton, United States
Guest score: 9.71 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 10 Services 10 Dining 10 Location 10
+	Comfortable bed
-	Pillow too big for my head and neck, also would have appreciated tissue to blow my nose with.
read more: Close to Elizabeth Bridge and 2 hour tour bus
2010. 04. 03.
TINO COSIC (Young couple) from SPLIT, CROATIA
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 4 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 4 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 10
+	The location is great, right in the centre, helpful staff, nice restaurant, free safe.
-	Problems in the shower cabin, but we were offered another room. The building is old so no matter how well cleaned, it always looks a bit shabby.
2010. 03. 08.
Group from ,
Good choice for business trip to Budapest
Guest score: 8 average,
2010. 02. 08.
Leena Viitaniemi (Friends) from Espoo, Finland
Guest score: 9.14 average,
2010. 02. 04.
Mikhail Punkin (Solo traveler) from Khimky, Moscow reg., Russia
Guest score: 10 average,
2010. 01. 23.
Jan en Paula Kloks (Mature couple) from Molenhoek, Nederland
Guest score: 8.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 8 Dining 8 Location 10
+	Front desk service during daytime and the friendly service of the cleaning lady of our floor.
-	We booked a room with Danube view which had a scaffolding for restauration work in front of the windows. A very good alternative was offered and we had a perfect stay
read more: Value for money hotel in the center of town
2009. 12. 19.
Solo traveler from 20015 Parabiago -MI-, Italia
Guest score: 7.43 average,
2009. 12. 12.
Group from neapoli, greece
Guest score: 7.14 average,
2009. 12. 01.
Young couple from Brno, Czech Republic
Guest score: 9.14 average,
2009. 11. 18.
koroleva tatiana (Family with young child(ren)) from moscow, russia
Guest score: 8.86 average,
2009. 11. 10.
Solo traveler from Montreal, Canada
Guest score: 8.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 6 Services 8 Dining 4 Location 10
+	Location, cleanliness
-	Breakfast at 10 euros
read more: Very good value
2009. 10. 27.
Solo traveler from Milano, Italy
Guest score: 8 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 6 Services 8 Location 10
+	the position of the hotel
2009. 10. 22.
Anne Sjöberg (Mature couple) from Flen, Sweden
Guest score: 7.71 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 8 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 10
+	The location, breakfast and the nice staff.
2009. 10. 11.
Anne Heltberg from Charlottenlund, Denmark
great week-end.
Guest score: 7.33 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 8 Comfort (room) 8 Services 6 Location 8
+	fine city and fine location of the hotel
2009. 10. 03.
Inger G Lia Staalesen (Mature couple) from SOEGNE, NORWAY
Great location
Guest score: 8.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 8 Services 10 Dining 8 Location 8
+	Location and staff
2009. 09. 24.
Mature couple from Helsinki, Finland
Guest score: 7.43 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 8 Dining 8 Location 10
+	Staff in the reception was excellent.
read more: Matyas is the best situated hotel in Budapes.
2009. 09. 23.
Friends from 9100 sint-niklaas, belgium
nothing special
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 4 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 4 Services 6 Dining 8 Location 6
+	staff was very friendly
-	rooms had very old floor not so clean also the shower The curtains detached
2009. 09. 20.
Marija Willibald (Mature couple) from Holzkirchen, Deutschland
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 4 Dining 8 Location 8
+	es ist direkt in Zentrun, die Lage ist sehr gut.
-	Kühlschrank war defekt, Bad-Lüftung hat Tag und Nacht gerattert, trotz beschwerde pasierte nichts, erholsamer Urlau ist was anders.
read more: City Hotel Mátyás-anstrengende Urlaub
2009. 09. 09.
Kenneth Patterson (Mature couple) from Newcastleupon Tyne, United Kingdom
Guest score: 7.14 average, see review details hide details Staff 8 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 10 Dining 8 Location 4
+	Character sense of age on balconies, front desk staff excellent, Matyas dining room is special, closeeness to river and metro
-	Lots of night time noise on streets, drunken homeless felt a bit threatening, grafitti and external condition of hotel. Sewer smell in first room, but we were offered a different one with no probelm...... but no air conditioning
read more: Tradition and Music in Hotel Matyas' Dining Room
2009. 08. 31.
Family with young child(ren) from Lerma, Edo Mexico, Mexico
Bus
Guest score: 6.29 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 6 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 8
+	Location
-	No air conditioned room was offered at first, it was until we complained and decided to leave the hotel, then the clerck offered air conditioned room.
2009. 08. 17.
antony fagan (Solo traveler) from skelmersdale, england
Descent hotel, would be happy to stay again.
Guest score: 6.86 average, see review details hide details Staff 6 Cleanliness 8 Value for money 6 Comfort (room) 6 Services 6 Dining 6 Location 10
+	The room was clean and shower was good.
-	One member of staff was a bit of a grump and the fruit at breakfast looked awful.
2009. 08. 08.
Patricia McCormack (Friends) from Hernando, FL, USA
Guest score: 9.14 average, see review details hide details Staff 10 Cleanliness 10 Value for money 10 Comfort (room) 10 Services 8 Dining 6 Location 10
+	Location, view from window
-	Missing washcloths to wash one's face in the morning
read more: We'll Come Again
2009. 08. 05.