Frommer's Review
This is one of only two hotels on Margaret Island, Budapest's most popular park. Though two bridges connect the island with the rest of the city, vehicular traffic (except one city bus) is forbidden except for access to the hotels. Located on the northern tip of lovely Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube, this hotel was originally built in 1873. Destroyed in World War II, it was restored and reopened in 1987, and has a Bauhaus style and a lovely country hunting lodge feel to it, with lots of dark wood, green leather chairs, and marble floors and columns. An underground tunnel connects the hotel to the adjacent Thermal Hotel Margitsziget. While the majority of guests don't come for the official spa treatment, a number of spa-related facilities at the Thermal Hotel can be used free of charge, including the swimming pool, the sauna, and the thermal bath. The rooms are standard for a four-star hotel, and each is slightly different, some with balconies. Many of the rooms have retained the original light fittings and other features, but a few of them only have showers. The fitness room, sauna, and pools were recently modernized to meet the highest standards. The formal Széchenyi Restaurant serves International/Hungarian cuisine, including special diet dishes and kosher meals on request, along with live gypsy music. There is also terrace dining. There are several bars, including the lively Dreher Bierstube. Hotel is smoke-free.
Facilities: Restaurant; 3 bars; access to Thermal Hotel's swimming pool, thermal bath, spa, and sauna; shops; Jacuzzi; car rental; business center; salon; 24-hr. room service; laundry service; dry cleaning service; travel agency; wireless Internet in public areas; rooms for those w/limited mobility.
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