Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Budapest - Hotel Express



This was a real find in Budapest.

Hotels can be very expensive but this is affiliated with Hostelling International so you get the luxury of a room and privacy at near hostelling prices. They like payment up front and the rooms are clean and tidy. Management told me that I would have a second guest. But no one arrived, i certainly would not object to another backpacker.

Situated in a very classy area of Buda, a short walk from Castle Hill this is a lovely hotel. Not far from Deli-pu so useful if you are coming from Warsaw and the Ukraine. The rooms are clean and tidy and a jolly Magyar with a big bristling moustache manned the reception. This was a great place to come back to after a day's sightseeing in Budapest.

We were the wrong side of Budapest for nightlife. The first evening was me in the Buda hills enjoying steak with a stunning view of the glittering city. Further nights were more welcome and I ventured off into Pest looking for some action. Many of the bars were small but I did find “Action Bar”. I saw this in a porn film a couple of years later and it had an extraordinary payment system for drinks. Of course, this being Hungary, the currency is next to nothing.

I stayed a couple of hours but headed back via the Metro. “Action Bar” means what it says and I distinctly remember a young lad winking at me

Of course the place is full of “rent boys” I am not sure it was my body he was after.




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