Buddha-Bar Hotel Budapest Klotild Palace

Great

The staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful. The location is great from a city point of view, with easy walking access to a lot of the main attractions. However, the hotel feels and looks "tired" in many places. In the bedroom there were a few niggly things, such as the mini-bar was stocked, but not turned on. The curtains were on rope pulls to close/open, but the rope pulls were broken. We were told that the air-conditioning was not to be set any lower than 20C, which is not cold enough for me at night. The bedroom was large (we got an upgrade), as was the bathroom, with a huge square bath. The spa facility was nice, with a Japanese pool, cold plunge pool, sauna, infra-red sauna and steam room. We used the spa a couple of times. We did use the hotel bar, but not the restaurant. The hotel claims to have the only authentic Lebanese restaurant in the city. as well as an Asian Fusion restaurant. We did not eat breakfast at the hotel - the cost was EUR25 per person per day (EUR20 if booked the day before), which we felt was too expensive, given that there are a lot of restaurants/cafes in the very near area where you could buy different breakfast options/coffee/tea etc. Overall, I'm not sure that I could recommend this hotel as a 5* property based on our experience.

Nice location. Staff really nice. Room comfortable. Good over all.

Wonderful stay at Buddha Bar - started off with an upgrade to a very spacious suite and a delicious lunch at their Lebanese restaurant, Baalbek and continued into a truly enjoyable stay. Buddha Bar is about the ambience, amenities, music and service. We have stayed at BB Budapest before and loved it and this visit didn't disappoint. The staff is super helpful with whatever you need and the room is designed as a place a relax and rejuvenate. We didn't go to the main restaurant, but visited the lounge each evening to enjoy the music and a cocktail. Buddha Bar is a cohesive concept that is very executed.

This hotel is over-designed and awkward. Clearly they spent a ton of money on the place and loaded the rooms with bells and whistles but most of mine didn’t work! The panel for alternate inputs into the TV: didn’t work. The do-not-disturb light system for the door: didn’t work. Full speaker system in the ceiling: only one-half worked. Fancy Japanese-style toilet: only the flush function worked. Even the non-adjustable rainfall shower with the non-adjustable glass partition was installed so poorly that it soaked the bathroom floor every time. The staff was friendly enough and the place has some of the feel of a luxury hotel but I found myself frustrated.