Hotel Nemzeti Budapest - MGallery by Sofitel - A good Stay

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Hotel Nemzeti Budapest - MGallery by Sofitel

This was to be our final hotel stay, and we had a street taxi  from the Sofitel Chain Bridge at about 1800 HUF.

This area of Budapest seems popular with hotels, as there is a Marriott almost directly opposite, and a Novotel and Ibis just around the corner. The taxi driver had to "go around the block" as he could not drop us off on the other side of the very busy street.

The doorman opened the main door for us and assisted with the luggage. Once again we were expected and very warmly greeted by the GM on arrival. We had booked a standard room, and received a very generous upgrade to what he described as the "best room in the hotel". It probably was. Were given two welcome drink vouchers.

As normal with MGallery's they are in lovely restored  old buildings, and this hotel was not to disappoint in the communal areas. There is a lot of history associated with the hotel. However some of  the guest rooms had been shoehorned in and had some quirky layouts. Our room had a strange alcove area cut out of an adjoining room ( used for a desk by a courtyard window ) and was large and comfortable. The bath room and separate toilet were spacious ( the bath must have been the largest bath I have seen in a hotel Junior suite. Wifi was fast and very usable.

Breakfast was served in a very large room with lovely original decor and a beautiful stained glass ceiling. There was plenty of choice (as well as an ordering service for eggs there was Far East styled  offerings that is a nice touch.) 

We had free access to the non alcoholic mini bar (refilled daily along with water given on the turn down service), and the welcome gift was a small bottle of good quality Champaign and hotel branded chocolates. The Nespresso pods were also refilled.

We only had a snack meal in the dining area on one occasion as there are a multitude of choices surrounding the hotel ( including a kebab shop next door where the doorman was normally to be seen). The food was freshly cooked and very tasty. However the  area seemed "dead" and had no other people eating when we passed it later on many occasions. The hotel does not have a lounge.

We ordered a hotel car to the airport, and it was slightly cheaper (but took a longer time / distance than the original Mercure car at about 27€).

The GM gave us a small notebook on departure with a few hotel themed postcards. This was very nice and welcome, as he also wished us a pleasant trip back and thanked us for staying.

Overall it was a pleasant stay.

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Our Platinum recognition was excellent. We were not disappointed. However we did travel "out of season" and it may be highly probably that the double upgrade we received may not be available.

The other rooms seemed small, and crammed in. This was a conversion from a hotel to a hotel, and looking at the floor plans you could see where extra rooms had been made. Chose your room carefully on booking. If we had received what we had booked, we probably would not have been as happy with the hotel. They only have two Junior Suites so upgrade will be a gamble.

The area is "interesting". There seems to be a lot of challenges in this "just out of the tourist" area as one taxi driver told us. There was a lot of signs of hard spirit drinking ( lots of very small bottles on sale in local shops and smashed bottles outside), and as the hotel was totally non smoking you had to cross a busy main road to smoke, where you would be approached for a cigarette or offered ( for cash ) a chance to socialise with a local!

There was a small smoking area just outside the hotel next to a telephone kiosk, but it just did not feel safe. The doorman who helped us in with our luggage was often not to be seen.

For comparison the Sofitel felt safe and secure outside, as the door men were always around and the area was better even though it was about 2km away.

The hotel  did say that the square opposite was due to be refurbished and upgraded so hopefully the problems that we encountered outside the hotel will disappear.

There are excellent metro links from the hotel as the metro station is just outside as well as trams and busses.

We would not hesitate to stay in the hotel again,  and will be excellent if you are not a female smoker!

I am sorry that the pictures are in no particular order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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