Hotel Memories Budapest: Basic but well located

After a rather long journey from London, I’m finally in Budapest for the French team’s match against Portugal the following day.

Here’s a reminder of the itinerary:

#TypeReview
1LoungeSalon Plaza Premium, London Heathrow Terminal 2 (not reviewed, but similar review herei)
2FlightLOT Business, London Heathrow – Warsaw Chopin, Boeing 737 MAX 8
3LoungeLOT Business Lounge Polonez, Warsaw
4FlightLOT Business, Warsaw Chopin – Budapest, Embraer E170
5HotelHotel Memories, Budapest
6LoungeMastercard lounge, Budapest
7FlightLOT Business Budapest – Warsaw Chopin, Embraer E170
8LoungeLOT Business Lounge Mazurek, Warsaw
9FlightLOT Business Warsaw Chopin – London Heathrow, Boeing 737 MAX 8
Today’s itinerary

Booking

The hotel was booked as part of a fan package. So I had no choice of hotel, nor any idea of the price of the room.

I’ll be sharing my room with a colleague.

Arrival

I arrive at the hotel in the late afternoon after a 45-minute drive from the airport booked with Sixt.

My colleague had left a key for me at reception, so I went straight to the room.

Room

Our Twin room is located on the 1st and only floor of the property, almost at the end of the corridor.

From the entrance you have access to the bathroom, equipped with toilet, washbasin and shower. Everything is clean… but there are hardly any toiletries offered. Just two sachets of shower gel, which will only last half a day.

The room itself has a desk, a Nespresso machine (and disgusting capsules!) and two uncomfortable single beds.

We’re still looking for those 4 stars!

I didn’t take many photos, but here are the ones from their website:

The bedroom, here set up in king mode. Ours was in Twin

Hotel facilities

I wouldn’t have used any of the property’s facilities, but it does have a Jacuzzi.

Food options

I’ll only be taking breakfast, which is served in a room in the basement.

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The coffee was awful

It’s of rather average quality, so we’ll only be taking it one morning.

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Only the Hungarian specialities were very good.
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The pastries and breads were pretty bad
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And what can I say about the poor quality of the cold cuts?
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Another Hungarian breakfast touch: vegetables with cold meats.

Departure

Having a flight before my colleagues, I left the room card to my roommate for two days.

Bottom line

A decent hotel… But it all depends on the price (it’s a 4-star hotel that’s actually worth 2).

Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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