Is The Magazine Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at The Magazine Hotel?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Magazine Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM.

Does The Magazine Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 38 per vehicle applies.

Where is The Magazine Hotel located?

Located in Budapest City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest Christmas Market, and Hungarian State Opera House. Szechenyi Chain Bridge and Parliament Building are also within 15 minutes. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street Station and Deak Ferenc ter Station are within a 5-minute walk.

The Magazine Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jared

Sep 26, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The pictures

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

SHAUN

Aug 6, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Listing for this hotel was misleading & if it wasn’t race weekend then I would have left and found somewhere else to stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Aug 24, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful

Our stay was wonderful and staff very helpful. Location was perfect to shops, cafes etc,,,

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Sep 18, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best view and location

Amazing location, our panoramic view room had direct views of the Basilica. Super friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely return and recommend

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

SHAUN

Aug 6, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I never received a single email from the hotel & I am guessing they have it wrong. The check in process was a nightmare. Claiming it’s a hotel is a stretch. It’s more like a bad Airbnb. They asked me to leave the money for the city tax in my room! I am willing to pay the tax, but not by just leaving the money unattended. The room was dirty & poorly maintained, paint was peeling off the wall. No idea where the breakfast was served. The stairs to the 2nd floor were very poorly lit. Wasn’t offered housekeeping until after my 4th night. This was the worst hotel experience of the past 20 years & certainly feel entitled to a partial refund.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

aldyne b.

Sep 22, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location. Easy to walk to many areas. Close to metro. A little bit hard to find as it’s basically a door with a sign above. Staff very friendly and helpful. Loved having a kitchenette with grocery stores nearby.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jul 23, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay for GP week

Great location and good value for money. A little noisy in the evenings and mornings but I would expect that for the central location. The shower could do with a curtain or screen as it was difficult to shower standing up without soaking the whole bathroom! Nice big room and lovely views of the church.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michelle

Jun 10, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome location

Great location! Literally right in the plaza by the basilica. It is a bit odd to find and they didn’t really give instructions now to get into the building in order to check in. So it was a bit weird at first when I got into the building and didn’t see a lobby. But overall great place. Would recommend.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Giulio

Sep 8, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

First of all I would like to thank the girls at reception who were so patient in being greeted and thanked in my very bad Hungarian ❤️ and secondly all the staff who run the hotel: never have I seen a hotel so clean and, in its small way, so welcoming. I slept very comfortably and the water jet in the bathroom was very strong. The air conditioning set to 'turbo' gave me the coolness I needed and there was a water cooler in the lobby. In front of the basilica, 5 minutes from the Deák metro/bus/tram stops, a great location at an extremely reasonable price.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Jul 9, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovey Location. Great Staff. Great room. Clean, nice, spacious. And friendly People. I love this place. I WOULD STAY again and again if I ever go back TO BUDAPEST. The people at the reception helped us to store our things and also helped to carry them into the room. Great manners. I give this place 100 points for sure. Price is good too. Please stay like that.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Apr 28, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

There is a key pad on the door which we did not know the code. We called a couple times on the pad and got no answer, but someone was leaving and told us wheee to go. From then on it was smooth, check in was good, the room was just a room with a mostly comfortable bed, perfect for what we needed.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Christa

Jun 18, 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The staff and service at this property were wonderful. They were warm and welcoming and eager to help. The location was amazing with a beautiful view of St Stephen’s out the window. However, the bathroom was a very difficult situation. The drain in the shower ran extremely slowly - even with the water just trickling out, the shower drain couldn’t keep up. My daughters and I took extremely short showers so the water wouldn’t pool, and even still we couldn’t run enough water to wash our hair. There was also a drain in the middle of the bathroom floor that had a broken cover - so essentially there was a treacherous hole in the middle of the floor. But the worst issue by far was a terrible odor that was present in the bathroom. It was sometimes very strong and sometimes almost undetectable, but it made for a very unpleasant bathroom experience. Overall, other than the bathroom issues, we would have been extremely happy as everything else was great!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Jun 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect location

We loved the location of this hotel. The room was clean, modern and overlooked the st Stephen basilica. We paid a little extra to face the cathedral, which made it special. There were shops & multiple restaurants nearby and a lively night life that quieted down by 11pm so was never a problem. 2 things were off putting with this hotel/our room. 1) Once you find the hotel, you realize that the rooms all seem to open to the lobby in an apartment that was converted to a hotel. The receptionist/reception area was about 3-4 meters from our room door, so our room didn’t feel particularly private. And since there was a large table about 1.5 meters from our room door, at anytime of the day or night random guests could be sitting there. On the other hand, maybe that means the rooms have more direct supervision. 2) Since the hotel is just above the ground floor, when the blinds on the room windows were open, it felt like people could see in, so we felt that we had to keep the blinds shut at night which defeats the purpose of having a view. I wish the blinds could have covered the bottom part of the window to block people in the square below but still allow a view of the cathedral. Overall we enjoyed our stay, but I would try a more traditional hotel next time given the many options.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

patrick

Sep 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

au coeur de l’action, parfait pour la vie nocturne, moins si vous êtes à la recherche de tranquillité. Le seul bémol est le manque de stationnement, il faut utiliser ceux sous terrain qui reviennent à 60$CAN le 24h. Sinon, la localisation et la vue sont parfaites.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

CRISTINA

Sep 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Perfect place for a three days stay in the middle if the city. Walking distance to a lot of attractions and activities, combined with great transportation options. Highly recommended.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beat

Jun 26, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sehr schönes Apartment in der besten Location direkt im Zentrum. Das Girl am Telefon war super nett und hat mir ganz schnell mit dem Tür-Code geholfen. Alles Bestens! Gerne wieder.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Solimar

Jun 2, 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Esta muy bien

La ubicación excelente, la habitación agradable, solo q no nos fueron hacer el aseo cuando pusimos que queríamos pero en si todo bien

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Manuel I.

May 19, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

La papelera del baño tenia basura de anteriores clientes, no hicieron limpieza durante nuestra estanciadedos días.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Apr 27, 2025

Great location, very convenient and walkable. Good if you just want a place to sleep. Getting there is a bit complicated, especially after hours. Rooms are nothing fancy, and not the cleanest. Dark hallways. Bed and linen/pillows weren’t the comfiest.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Mar 2, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Gorgeous quirky stay, very spacious room. Staff was friendly and location was amazing would stay again. Was spotlessly clean and beds where very comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Jan 18, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Location amazing.

Location is absolutely fantastic. Centrally located in a lovely location. I had the basic room with no view of the basilica but I was out the whole time so not important. I’m sure the rooms with views would be stunning. Clean rooms freshly decorated. Lovely girl on reception recommend a local restaurant to me which was amazing. Thank you and see you next time I’m in Budapest.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Dec 14, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The location was excellent for this property, but it is not quite the hotel you are expecting. The property is located beside St Stephen’s Church and is on top of all the major places to visit but the hotel is more like a concept, they are semi-modernised rooms inside a run down building where the lift (which is akin to something out of the shining) only holds 3 people and if you opt to walk up the stairs, at night it’s a little worrying as the lights don't automatically come on and you are walking in the dark. Reception is only open until 8pm and then is unmanned, there are no phones are in the room if needed. No extra pillows were given when asked for as they had none to give, but did however have extra blankets. It’s a little like a hostel, definitely not what I was expecting. Only provided one coffee each for one day in the room and the kettle was dangerous as didn’t switch off, but clean. Would not stay here again and should be no more than 2 stars.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Dec 9, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Room comfort

Läget var perfekt precis vid julmarknaden. Sevicen var jättebra och vi fick bland annat hjälp att beställa bad. Sängarna var dock extremt hårda. Frågade om täcke att ligga på som bäddmadrass och detta hjälpte lite.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roberta

Nov 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Nov 20, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Apartments “mixed” into the building the hotel is located. In common areas, constant strong smell of trash. Convenience and views are the only redeeming part of staying here

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

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