Originally our booking was for Museum Guest House 1, but when we arrived there they told us they were overbooked and we had to go to Guest House 2. This involved walking 15 minutes back the way we came, so we were not amused when we finally arrived. Having said that, Guesthouse 2 is in the better of the two hostels in terms of location, as it is right at the metro and is easy for access to the main sights of Budapest. If arriving by train just get off at Déli p.u on Metro line 2 and take the Károly Körút exit and the hostels is just on you're left.
On check in we were upgraded to one of their apartments instead of the main part of the hostel for no extra charge by the very friendly and helpful girl on reception. The hostel doesn't accept credit cards so you'll have to draw cash out at some point to settle the bill. The main part of the hostel has plenty of beds crammed into the rooms with only a couple of showers for all those bodies. There are also two computers in a tiny room, which are free of charge but you need to get there early as it's a hell of a wait to get on them if you don't.
The room we were allocated was in a separate building from the hostel but just next door. If was pretty spacious and comes equipped with a balcony (good as long as no building work is going on) and lockers to sore your stuff in. The bathroom was pretty modern, thought the shower wasn't that great in terms of pressure and hot water. There is also a kitchen to make use of if you're on a budget. Everything seemed quite new and was all kept really clean each day.
The atmosphere of Guesthouse one seemed better to me, and it had a more hippy vibe to match the atmosphere of Budapest (plus there is a really cool bar called Frank Zappa's across the road). It was quite easy to meet people to go out with at night or during the day in Guesthouse 2 and it was an excellent place to say, but if I was to go back I think Guesthouse 1 would be our first choice.
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September 2006
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