Ferenciek Tere Apartments — Hotel in Budapest

Let's start with the obvious stuff before we get to the lies and the threats from the owner. First of all it is not easy to find, down a cluttered passageway behind massage parlours. you will get the impression the rooms are also available for short term use. There is no lobby, and access to the apartments is through what appears to be a rather insecure fob system. They say there is an elevator available. What they do not say is there is an elevator in the building but it will not necessarily get you to your room. And the claim that they offer a Select Number bed is completely false as the mattress was old and barely comfortable and definitely not adjustable by a select number. The rooms appear relatively clean and well kept, but all it takes is one spider skittering around the bed over your arms and legs at night to keep you up. There is no obvious way to control the temperature in the room. After 20 minutes of searching for a way to warm up the cold room in this relatively small apartment, I gave up. So that is all the basic stuff when it comes to a mid budget rental. What makes this place a deal killer is the management. While I was in route from Romania about noon I received a call that did not complete and then a text from the hotel asking if I would check in that day. Once I got to a station where my phone had reception I called back and said I was on a train that will arrive at 9:30 and I would be there after that. Due to a long delay at the border the train actually arrived at 10 p.m. Almost as soon as I got off the train I was called by them to ask my status. I said I had just gotten off the train and was on my way. The owner acknowledged that then told me there would be a €30 with a late check in after 10 pm fee. I did not respond to that statement because there was nothing about that in the rental agreement, and I figured it would be resolved when I arrived. Once I finally got to the room with the assistance of someone to help me up the steps, he asked for the €30 and I said that was not in the agreement He called the owner who proceeded to yell at me, said I was ruining his Christmas, said it was not about the money and he was far richer than I, claimed I did not read the agreement like everybody else, and if I did not pay the late check-in fee he would lock me out of the room and I would have to pay to get my stuff. In the same statement he said he would send somebody to collect the money from me so have it ready. Now the part about locking me out of my room was definitely a threat, the part about sending somebody to collect it sounded like a threat but might have just a contextual cultural misunderstanding. From the tone of his voice though I am pretty certain he was trying to scare me. I just got a laugh. The next morning his man arrived to collect the money, I said it was nowhere in the contract I had agreed to so no. The guy pulls out some printed documents of their online rental agreement where it says there is a late fee in additional options. Since when is a late fee and additional option? I am going to suspect that it was added in after the conversation ended the night before. Needless to say I left that morning. I called Travelocity about the issue, they spoke with him and said he claimed he had never threatened me, of course he would say that, and that I had called him and said I would definitely be there by 10 p.m., not that I had called them back and said the train was arriving at 9:30. When I checked into the new location a few hours later, I was informed this is apparently not an unknown situation with this location. So to wrap, make sure you check in early, don't mind the bugs, the cold rooms, or the potential short term renter renters just getting a massage, and try to avoid any conversations with the owner. I am sure it is obvious by now, but I would give this place a negative rating if I could. To note, I end up in a cheaper better place for the remainder of my stay. So I guess in some ways I should be thankful for the threats as I would have...

Very difficult to find - the taxi driver could not find the apartment...when we did get there (google maps) it was in a sort of tenement block just through from the Thai 'massage' parlour...It was old, tatty, but seemed clean...until the bugs appeared at night...up the walls, in the bed...ugh! We got moved quickly, to a much better apartment one floor down, but it overshadowed the holiday...Do some research...

This is a fake property. I made a booking 60 days before visit but I never recieved a response from host. I called them so many times but no one picked up the calls. Then I checked the reviews on Hotels.com and Tripadvisor where people already reported that there was no one at location when reached. Hence Hotels.com helped me and saved my trip by booking something else...