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Located in a classy diplomat neighborhood, the Benczúr is close to Hero's Square, the City Park and the gorgeous Széchenyi Baths. Just watch out for some unexpected utilitarian touches.
OK, we admit it. Some aspects of the Benczúr are quite lovely and modern. Other aspects strike us as leftover Communist chic without, err, much in the way of "chic." Staircase railings are actually metal slabs painted steel blue. Carpets are 1970s-era orange.
And then there are the actual rooms. Welcome to an Ikea showroom, circa 2004! Beds, night tables, chairs, desks and lamps are modern and spunky. Within the hotel rooms themselves, pull-chain toilets in the en suite bathrooms are the only flash from the past. These are the sorts of rooms that kids love.
The first floor has a terrace in front, a souvenir shop and a cash machine by the front desk. The hotel restaurant was hosting a business lunch when we last visited, helping clue us into the clientele. The Benczúr is popular with members of both the business and economy classes.
More services and amenities can be found here than most Cheapo spots, but be prepared to live with some unsightly, strictly pragmatic finishes. We suppose that if the Benczúr was good enough for the Pope (who stayed here in 1994) it's good enough for today's proletariat.
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