Budapest Guide
The Buda Hills
Accommodation
1 
Beatrix Panzió II, Szehér út 3 
1/275-0550 
www.beatrixhotel.hu . Friendly eighteen-room pension in the villa district northwest of Moszkva tér – take tram #56. There's a bar on the ground floor, a sauna, and parking too. Price: €70
2 Budapest II, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 47 1/889-4200 www.danubiushotels.com/budapest . Cylindrical tower facing the Buda Hills, opposite the lower terminal of the Cogwheel Railway, 500m from Moszkva tér. Rooms come with a/c, TV and minibar, and there's a sauna, fitness room and business centre too. The lobby's decor is rather 1970s, but at least there are excellent views over the city from the upper floors. Price: €94
3 Buda Villa Panzió XII, Kiss Áron utca 6 1/275-0091, www.budapansio.hu . Up in the hills above Moszkva tér, and a 10min ride from there on bus #156 (note that the last bus leaves about 10.45pm), this comfortable and friendly pension has a small garden that's perfect for relaxing in after a day's sightseeing, and a bar in the lounge on the first floor. Ten roomsPrice: €64
4 Csillebérci Camping XII, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 21 1/395-6537 www.csilleberciszabadido.hu Large, well-equipped site up in the Buda Hills, with space for 1000 campers and a range of bungalows. Bus #90 from Moszkva tér to the Csillebérc stop or bus #90A to Normafa, then a short walk. Open all year.
5 Zugligeti Niche Camping XII, Zugligeti út 101 1/200-8346 www.campingniche.hu . At the end of the #158 bus route from Moszkva tér, opposite the chairlift up to János-hegy, this is a small, terraced ravine site in the woods with space for 260 campers and good facilities, including a pleasant little restaurant occupying the former tram station at the far end. April– Oct.