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Oct 18, 2022 | 10:22 am

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Originally Posted by acker

I'm at IC Budapest now. The location is beyond fantastic, the view from my room knocks my socks off.

The famous maxim "location, location, location!" has its limits, in a luxury market that has - fortunately - largely evolved since the glorious days of Conrad Hilton and the construction of the InterContinental Budapest.

While the InterContinental Budapest's club lounge is up to market standards, and while the rooms do have great views (like the Marriott just around the corner or some of the rooms at the Four Seasons), the fact remains that the rooms - including the suites - are tiny and inferior in design to a second-rate Holiday Inn (and it's embarrassing that the Crowne Plaza, the former Hilton that has since been refurbished, is more luxurious in design).

Beyond the usual suspects (the former Le Méridien now Ritz Carlton, the Four Seasons, the Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection hotel), there are some very superior properties in Budapest in terms of comfort (for example, Kozmo Hotel Suites & Spa).

Yes, the InterContinental Budapest urgently needs a complete renovation of the rooms (as does its neighbour Sofitel) if it wants to remain up to luxury standards. Otherwise, it will end up like its cousins in Prague and Bucharest.
And fortunately, a new Kimpton is planned.

As for the W Budapest, the project is still not finalised.

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