HIGHLIGHTS: The water park has three distinct pool areas: • a very shallow one for infants/toddlers (which lots of slides and play features), • a main one with several connected areas of varying depths (adults can stand throughout), • and one for “serious” lap swimming.
WHY WE LOVE IT: All pool areas are ringed by clusters of tall trees, so you can (but don’t have to) swim in the shade, which is perfect for those hottest, high-UV days.
Minor LET-DOWN: The three tallest slides (yellow, purple, blue) have a strictly enforced minimum shoulder (!) height of 120 cm (47 in), which was quite the disappointment for our 130 cm-tall 9-year-old. The wide kids slide (minimum should height: 90 cm/35 in) is still fun.
ADMISSION: DO buy your tickets online. Not only will you save a bit of money (between 5 and 10%), but, more importantly, you’ll get to skip the line at the admissions kiosk. Just walk up to the turnstile and scan your online ticket’s QR code. (A staffer might approach you after the turnstile and give a wristband, which serves as your proof of admission.)
PARKING: DON’T fret it. Just follow Google Maps directions to the pool, then continue for another 100 m (300 ft) or so past the main entrance to a clearly signed huge free grassy parking lot for pool visitors.
CASH: Leave it at home or in your car. All payments are cashless. (Non-Russian) Visa and Mastercard credit cards work flawlessly.
FOOD: All the local and most Western favorites are available, incl. lángos, palacsinta, all sorts of fried fish, kolbász, chicken, burgers, etc. Lángos is only available at the less obvious, smaller food kiosk near the lap pool. It’s excellent and (supposedly) award-winning. Sült kolbász (a unique Hungarian type of bratwurst) was excellent, too.
DIVERSITY: Most pool goers are Hungarians, but you’ll hear other languages occasionally. The pool appears to be LGBTQ-friendly 🏳️🌈, which is always nice to see in a country with such a homophobic national government. (Budapest isn’t representative of the ruling national...
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It’s a large area with tall trees, making it ideal for sunbathing or relaxing in the shade. On hot weekends, it becomes far more crowded than the changing rooms and pools can handle. In the swimming pool, it’s impossible to swim due to the number of people and children playing around. No swimming cap rule in the pool so if u swim a bit you collect log hairs floating in the pool. Because of the crowd the water is far from clear. The amenities also.
The prices for low-quality street food at the on-site restaurants are incredibly high. For example, two sausages with French fries and a non-alcoholic drink cost 4,500 HUF (about €11) — and you’ll have to queue it for around 10-20 minutes in the summer heat, right in the middle of the crowd. For that price, you could enjoy a proper meal in an air-conditioned restaurant with table service close to this place.
Lack of maintenance and development is noticeable throughout the area, with remnants of old changing buildings from the 1980s still visible. Overall, it’s a low quality, disappointing place with plenty of room for...
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