Penthouse Privates Hostel — Hotel in Budapest

This hostel was such a great find, I was heading to Budapest with a friend and we’re just a little older than the party hostel life, so this had the private rooms but still cheap and cheerful, I was pleasantly surprised. Be warned, there’s 133 steps (I counted) to the apartment, but it’s worth it, on the first level there’s a living room, kitchen, and two or three bedrooms with bathrooms, either side of the living room there’s a set of steps which lead to another couple of bedrooms and bathroom either side, we stayed in a twin room with two single beds, wardrobe and balcony, our room was clean, the bedding was clean and once we figured out the radiator, it was super toasty. There’s some food in the fridge, bread, jam, butter for you to help yourself to, as well as tea and coffee.||The staff are really helpful, we basically sat down and asked for help to plan our weekend, which was exactly what we needed, they had great tips and suggestions, they are also part of a bigger group of accommodation, just down the road there’s a party hostel, which came in super handy when we managed to lock ourselves out at 1am, a couple of hours and drunken attempts later, we got the correct code!||The location of this place is fantastic, plenty of shops and bars nearby, a short walk to the baths and the city centre, I wouldn’t hesitate to book up here again if I find myself back in...

We were traveling over the holidays so appreciated the Christmas Tree put up in the living room. Unfortunately, no gifts with my name on them ;o) It was great to have a kitchen, refrigerator and simple provisions handy and free (eggs, bread, coffee, tea, etc.) When we wanted to cook in and needed more, there were two small grocery stores nearby. It is a walkup several flights of stairs but the view from our little balcony made it worth it. ||The staff was AMAZING and FUN: Brownie, Lauren and Mel. They helped with directions (one wall is a huge map of Budapest), made reservations, gave tips and suggestions and just took time to chat. We had reservations at a hotel downtown but enjoyed where we were so much that we cancelled it. Loved having quiet rooms with either a shared bath, or private bath (we stayed long enough that we tried both). ||The location is centrally located. We walked or took the subway, busses and...

Booked PP as it was well priced for our low cost get away and it didn’t disappoint. Once recovered from climbing the 133 steps up to the hostel it was clean and the staff were accommodating and very keen to help! It was well situated on the “Pest” side of the city with good public transport links and short walking distances to some of the main sights. Stayed 4 nights and I was impressed with the supplies of bread, jam, eggs, tea and coffee for guests which saved some money as we could have a light breakfast before heading out for the day. ||Slight critisms would be that the blind in our room was slightly broken so we couldn’t close it over the skylight, and there were no spare pillows available (but I did make do with 1) but all in all enjoyed our stay and would consider it if returning to Budapest in the future. As my first European hostel experience the bar has...