St. Stephen's Hall — Attraction in Budapest

ST. STEPHEN’S HALL St. Stephen's Room, situated on the first floor of the Budapest History Museum, held a place among the "historical rooms" within the palace, a creation by Hauszmann. Alongside the Matthias Room and the Habsburg Room, these chambers embodied the three pivotal epochs of Hungarian history. Functionally, St. Stephen's Room linked the newly established Private Royal Apartments with the Old Royal Apartments in the Danube Wing, connected by an extensive passageway. Its design paid homage to the Arpad era, the early Middle Ages of the first Hungarian dynasty. The walls were adorned with richly carved dark wood paneling. Central to the room's allure was a grand stone mantelpiece adorned with Romanesque Revival architectural motifs, crowned by a bust of King Saint Stephen, the inaugural king of Hungary. The ambiance was further enhanced by medieval-style metal chandeliers and substantial wooden furnishings. Tragically, the room met its demise during World War II. However, in 2016, a transformative decision was made to reconstruct St. Stephen's Room, marking the initial stride toward the full restoration of the castle. Through years of meticulous research and dedicated efforts, the room was painstakingly revived and finally unveiled to the public on...

Although I went to the museum at the end of September, the attitude of the staff at this museum compels me to comment here. Because what I experienced here pissed me off so much.

When I was visiting, first a friendly lady (older one) gave me the English tablet guide, then I realized that there is a Chinese version of the tablet guide, then I wanted to change it, but then another young looking, tall woman, (not the previous one) I said to her that I want to change the Chinese tablet guide, and she didn't even say anything, she just threw the English tablet in my hand on the chair. She threw the English tablet I was holding onto a chair without saying a word, the sound of her tablet still on the chair was very loud ,and she looked very bored and impatient. Then she gave me the Chinese version, I said thank you, she didn't even look at me, she didn't even say "you are welcome “or something. But I saw her give the other white tourists the tablet and smiled , "have a nice day". Isn't that racist??

Although her colleague later apologized to me, she herself did not apologize to me. Every time I think about it, it makes me angry. This is the worst museum I've ever been to (because of this young lady's bad...

Visited St. Stephen's hall on Aug. 20th a national holiday . I am sure it is beautiful judging from the images. On this day free admission was advertised as part of the festivities. When we arrived, we were told to stand in line to get "registered". There were about 25 people are in front of us, and we were told by the attendants that it's going to be 20 to 30 minutes to get in. After waiting 30 minutes it was our turn. At that point we were informed that it's going to be another full hour to get in !?! At this point we left since we did not want to wait an hour and a half to get in. Sorry but not worth 90 minute wait... I would ask management that they train the attendants to be truthful to the customers regarding wait times. Respect the public by not...