Balassi Guest House

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Review Summary
Traveler Rating
6.86 / 10 Overall
What to expect
8.03 / 10 Staff
6.7 / 10 Cleanliness
7.6 / 10 Value for money
6.33 / 10 Comfort (room)
6.15 / 10 Services
5.85 / 10 Dining
7.98 / 10 Location
Recommendations
73.6 % Family with young child(ren)
71.9 % Group
70 % Friends
69.5 % Family with older child(ren)
69.2 % Young couple
66.3 % Solo traveler
65.7 % Mature couple
Based on 123 reviews

Hostel Balassi Guest House Budapest - Reviews and Ratings

City: Budapest
Somlói út 51. 1016 Budapest, Hungary
BHS Reservation Phone number: (+36-1) 225-3384, (+36-30) 533-4030, (+36-1) 225-3385
BHS Reservation Fax: (+36-1) 202-0319
BHS E-mail: balassiguesthouse-e-mail
All reviews
Solo traveler
Young couple
Mature couple
Family with young child(ren)
Family with older child(ren)
Group
Friends
Overall 6.86 / 10 6.86
Staff 8.03 / 10 8.03
Cleanliness 6.7 / 10 6.7
Value for money 7.6 / 10 7.6
Comfort (room) 6.33 / 10 6.33
Services 6.15 / 10 6.15
Dining 5.85 / 10 5.85
Location 7.98 / 10 7.98
Based on 123 reviews


About the guest reviews


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


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Oleksandra Boliachevska (Young couple) from Kyiv , Ukraine
Guest score: 7.33 / 10 7.33 average,
+ central but quiet location, confort.
read more: A nice stay in Balassi Guest House
2007. 09. 03.
Karen/Knud Gaarn-Larsen (Mature couple) from , Denmark
Guest score: 6.67 / 10 6.67 average,
+ Low price. Central place.
- Hard - very hard - to find
read more: Stay in Budapest
2007. 08. 04.
Milla Lehtonen (Young couple) from Espoo , Uusimaa , Finland
Guest score: 5.71 / 10 5.71 average,
+ staff
- atmosphere
read more: Back to school in Balassi Guest House
2007. 07. 27.
CIUC GIGI (Family with older child(ren)) from Iasi , Romania
Guest score: 6.67 / 10 6.67 average,
+ Location, acces, parking
- No air conditioned and a bit to noisy
read more: Excellent location for Budapest
2007. 07. 24.
Yildirim CATIK () from Brcko , BiH
Guest score: 7 / 10 7 average,
+ preis and close interest of staff
- the room did not have television
read more:
2006. 09. 21.
BARBU-MIHAI BARBU (Family with older child(ren)) from Bucharest , Romania
Guest score: 8 / 10 8 average,
+ good location; fair tariff; nice rooms; very polite and nice staff
- should be opened for tourists all seasons
read more: Balassi Guest House: Excellent services
2006. 09. 17.
Melinda Laura Kerestely (Solo traveler) from Bucharest , Romania
Guest score: 9.14 / 10 9.14 average,
+ The location is splendid, the view from my room was very beautiful
- It was very hot in Budapest for the first 2 days of my stay and there was no air conditioning in my room.In future, it would be wonderful if you could fit the rooms with AC
read more: Enchanting stay in Budapest
2006. 09. 10.
Colin James (Young couple) from Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Guest score: 6 / 10 6 average,
+ Flexibility with booking.
- Not near subway [but bus is nearby]
read more: Flexi Balassi
2006. 09. 02.
Elitza Pavlovich (Family with young child(ren)) from Sofia , Bulgaria
Guest score: 9 / 10 9 average,
+ All staff members were kind, polite and gave us a lot of valuable information
read more: Unforgetable travel for my kid thanks to Balassi Hotel
2006. 08. 28.
Peter Prytulak (Young couple) from Ostroleka , mazowieckie , Poland
Guest score: 8 / 10 8 average,
+ hotel price
- nothing really
read more: Pleasant stay in Balassi Guesthouse
2006. 08. 25.
Young couple from
Guest score: 7.67 / 10 7.67 average,
+ location value for money friendliness of stuff
- spartan equipment
read more: Two weeks in hotel with good location for affordabe money
2006. 08. 23.
Paul Bladworth (Family with young child(ren)) from Glasgow , Lanakshire , Scotland
Guest score: 5.43 / 10 5.43 average,
+ Reasonable cost of room - perhaps a reduction for young child should be possible
- Having to pay with cash instead of card. Canteen facilities not available for breakfast.
read more: Balassi provides value for money if you just want the basics
2006. 08. 22.
Kenneth McFarlan (Family with older child(ren)) from Hvidovre , Denmark
Guest score: 7.43 / 10 7.43 average,
+ Very helpfull receptionists.Very cheap.
- Not always breakfast available
read more: Value for money at Balassi.
2006. 08. 07.
Lida Chroma (Group) from Nová Včelnice , Czech Republic
Guest score: 9 / 10 9 average,
read more: Nice weekend in Balassi Guest House
2006. 07. 30.
Peter Fung (Group) from Hong Kong , China
Guest score: 6 / 10 6 average,
+ The excellent view of the city from the guest house
read more: Great view
2006. 07. 20.
josé Presas Rodriguez (Young couple) from relevant , france
Great trip in Budapest in Balassi guest house.
Guest score: 8 / 10 8 average,
+ Really a very kind team, a plce from which you can go downtown accross beautiful gardens with spectacular view on the entire town about 30 min walking). Really cheap breakfast, quiet place.
- Basic comfort, but for young people not really a problem. You must have cash arriving in the hotel, forints or euros!!
2007. 09. 30.
Pamela Klores (Solo traveler) from San Francisco , USA
Guest score: 5.71 / 10 5.71 average,
+ Desk staff friendly and helpful.
- Accomodations were dormotory style - this was never indicated.
2007. 09. 13.
Ovidiu Aioanei () from Pitesti , România
Balassi Guest House: dormi si pleci.
Guest score: 5.33 / 10 5.33 average,
- Nu exista mic dejun în week end.
2007. 09. 03.
Liviu Miroiu (Family with young child(ren)) from Ploiesti , Prahova , Romania
24 h in Budapest
Guest score: 9.14 / 10 9.14 average,
+ low cost
2007. 09. 01.
Kaspars Karklins (Family with young child(ren)) from Kesterciems , Latvia
So, so, but for that price ....
Guest score: 5.43 / 10 5.43 average,
+ Quiet
- It was dorm, with not to comfortable beads, and without any breakfast in building - had to go to restorant ~400m away.
2007. 08. 31.
barbu nicolae (Family with young child(ren)) from cluj-napoca , Romania
miniholliday in Budapest
Guest score: 9.67 / 10 9.67 average,
+ excellent location
2007. 08. 31.
Friends from Bucuresti , Romania
Sedere placuta in Budapesta
Guest score: 6.67 / 10 6.67 average,
+ Vederea hotelului
- Camere cu dotari putine, invechite
2007. 08. 28.
CIPRIAN UNGUR (Young couple) from TG-MURES , ROMANIA
OK
Guest score: 8.8 / 10 8.8 average,
+ LOCATION AND PRICE
-
2007. 08. 27.
Eugen UNGUREANU (Young couple) from IASI , ROMANIA
Guest score: 8.57 / 10 8.57 average,
+ asezare si raport pret/servicii
- ceva mai multa atentie la detaliile din baie
2007. 08. 26.
Rene Sandoval (Family with young child(ren)) from Zalaegerszeg , Hungary
La vista dese la habitacion es increible
Guest score: 6.67 / 10 6.67 average,
+ No habia jabon en la habitacion Habia cucarachas en la habitacion
- el precio y la ubicacion
2007. 08. 23.
Bartek Kudasik (Family with young child(ren)) from Nowy Targ , Poland
Balassi Guest House
Guest score: 7.71 / 10 7.71 average,
2007. 08. 22.
Friends from Tilburg , The Netherlands
Good stay, except for one morning....
Guest score: 6.33 / 10 6.33 average,
+ The girl behind the desk that was willing to help any moment and was very kind.
- That we had to wake up on saturday-morning at 8 o'clock (!!!!) because they were putting in a new floor right above our room.
2007. 08. 22.
Group from Bucharest , Romania
Had a nice time in Budapest
Guest score: 8 / 10 8 average,
+ Price
- bathroom
2007. 08. 19.
Friends from Zagreb , Croatia
student dorm next to the city center
Guest score: 7.43 / 10 7.43 average,
+ location
- spartanious rooms
2007. 08. 15.
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