Hotel Blaha Lujza — Hotel in Balatonfüredi járás

In a very central location, close to the lake and the port, this hotel was apparently the summer home of the 'nation's nightingale', singer Lujza Blaha (1850-1926). Today, with its 27 small rooms, it doesn't give you the feeling that it was once inhabited by a female artist. When there during the week early September I was the only guest and there was only one elderly man present, who took came of everything, from reception to breakfast. He spoke German, but wasn't very talkative. I appreciated though that he drove me for free to the railway station at departure. He then told me also that only now there were no other guests and that during weekends the hotel is always fully booked with people from Budapest.||My room was on the first floor and there is no elevator. It was a very small room, where a large bed took almost the whole space, but it was still functional. So it had a writing desk, which is always important for me, a wardrobe, an empty fridge and light by the bed for reading. Also it was quiet at night with hardly any traffic on the street below my window.||At breakfast there was a buffet and the man in charge prepared me fried eggs. It had yoghurt, cereals, whole apples and oranges, jam, honey, cold cuts, cheese, different type of breads, sweet baked goods and a Lavazza...

My family stayed at Hotel Blaha Lujza for two nights in mid-June. It is a very small, old hotel but our experience was great! The rooms are tiny, but very clean and the ones we were in had great natural light and air conditioning. We got the sense it was a family run hotel and they tried very hard to make our experience enjoyable. We were a little nervous when we checked in, the hotel is old, rooms were quite small (in the twin room there is not much more room than the bed and desk) and felt empty because we came before peak season. We were pleasantly surprised! The service was great, the staff didn't speak much English, but were very happy to help when our AC wasn't working. They provided a lovely breakfast buffet in the dining room each morning and you can eat outside and enjoy the weather. The location is great! Very close proximity to the water and the row of restaurants, cafes, etc. I would not recommend this hotel if you are looking for something luxurious and want to spend a lot of time in your room, but if you just would like a place to sleep for a cheap price this...

We had three nights in this hotel at a very hot time of year.||||The hotel is lovely, and definitely has the most character of the hotels in Fured we looked at. Reception were polite and helpful (both in Hungarian and English), and immediately brought extra pillows to the room on request.||||Our room was quite small, but not tiny - so quite functional for three nights. The room itself was a little dated, but was well presented and charming.||||Breakfast was delicious, with lots of fresh food and friendly service.||||Being a couple of minutes to the waterfront means it is a bit quieter than most of the other hotels and therefore we had no issue with mozzies.||||One drawback was the lack of aircon - there was a portable unit put in our room but it wasn't very effective, so we had to open the balcony doors.||||Overall this is a great hotel with a bit of character (and a fantastic wine bar opposite!) and well worth...