CORTILE BUDAPEST HOTEL
Charming rooms in a hotel with a rooftop pool for a green stay in the heart of Budapest.
Four room styles inspired by nature can be found in this hotel opening in 2019 in the heart of the city: the colorful Flora, the green Moss, the pure Sky or the warm Terra. Breakfast takes the form of a buffet where fruit is sourced from local suppliers. A nature-friendly hotel committed to reducing its environmental impact through virtuous practices. The icing on the cake: a rooftop pool for a dip under the twinkling lights of Budapest. An ideal choice for an urban, eco-friendly getaway!
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The best thing about this hotel is the location. It's within walking distance of many of the best sights, bars, and restaurants that Budapest has to offer. There's also a Lime scooter bay outside the hotel, which was handy. I recommend the Lime scooters, by the way; they were so much fun and made getting around the city easy. To give you an idea of the location, it took us about 15 minutes to walk to the hotel from the bus depot where the 100E airport bus dropped us off. It also took us 15 minutes to walk to the Danube. There’s a great bar within a 10-minute walk called “Rumpus Tiki Bar,” which I recommend if you enjoy cocktails.
I loved the shower in our room as it was the rainfall-style shower, and the pressure was perfect. As a tall guy, it’s frustrating when the shower is mounted on the wall as I usually have to crouch to fit under the water stream, but that wasn't the case here; the shower was perfect. The bathroom was huge, very clean, and modern.
Other things I loved about this hotel were the rooftop pool and bar, the food options at breakfast (even Hungarian Sparkling wine... why not, you're on holiday!), the wonderful staff, and the amount of space we had in our junior suite. I recommend a junior suite; it was great to not feel cramped and to have space to move around.
What I didn't like was the slow Wi-Fi (it's 2024, there's no excuse for slow Wi-Fi). After a long tiring day of exploring, we love to get in bed with a movie on the tablet, but streaming from Netflix or Amazon Prime was impossible. It was buffering like it's 1999. Even uploading a few of my pictures of the wonderful sights of Budapest to my Instagram took forever. The Wi-Fi was truly woeful.
Secondly, the shower extractor fan was on constantly. Even when we were not using the shower, the fan was running. I understand the need for the fan to run when the shower is on, but it doesn’t need to be running 24/7. It affected my sleep; I prefer silence to fall asleep, so this was frustrating for me. Even with the shower door and bathroom door shut, I could still hear the fan humming away. Fortunately, by the 3rd night, I had gotten used to it and could fall asleep Ok.
The final issue was the duvets on the bed. Instead of one large duvet on the double bed, we had 2 single duvets. Maybe not an issue for some, but my wife and I like to feel close, and intimacy is important, especially when we’re on holiday. It was far from an intimate experience sleeping under separate single duvets. As this is an adults-only hotel (and as far as I could tell, all the guests were couples), it made zero sense to have 2 single duvets. At least provide the option to have one large duvet.
Overall, I do recommend this hotel. The things I didn't like are specific to me/us and may not bother some people. After all, this is just my opinion. The things I loved about the hotel overshadow the things I didn't like anyway. We had a fantastic time in Budapest, and I want to go back in the summer. I wouldn't hesitate to book this hotel again.
The coffee was free 24 hours (I know it is a huge plus, so there you go. ;) )
The highlight was their indoor pool with bubble bed, and terrace, exactly why we opted to go to this option, and it didn't disappoint a bit.
The breakfast was amazing with various options in both savoury and sweet.