Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel
Posh quarters in the landmark New York Palace
About this hotel
Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel occupies the restored New York Palace, a landmark 19th-century building on Erzsébet körút once home to a legendary literary café, keeping that historic ground floor intact while adding a modern pool and wellness level upstairs. The five-star property sits ten minutes from Szimpla Kert and three minutes from the Blaha Lujza tér metro stop, with TATI Farm to Table two minutes from the door. Posh quarters pair with ornate, fine-dining eateries, an indoor pool, a hot tub and a flashy spa, giving the property one of the most complete amenity lists in this evidence set. The airport runs roughly 30 minutes away by taxi, the shortest transfer among the properties covered here.
- Landmark 19th-century building
- Five-star rating
- Indoor pool and spa
- Fine dining on-site
Our take
A genuine architectural landmark is the reason to book the Anantara New York Palace: the 19th-century building on the Grand Boulevard houses the New York Café, worth seeing even for non-guests. Guests rate the hotel 9.4 across 6,996 reviews, and posh rooms, fine-dining restaurants, an indoor pool and a spa back up the five stars. It is my first suggestion in Budapest for a grand setting, though travellers wanting a riverside view of the Danube should look elsewhere.
- Ask specifically about rooms overlooking the original New York Palace café for the best sense of the building's history.
- Walk to Szimpla Kert, ten minutes away, for a contrast between the hotel's grandeur and the Jewish Quarter's ruin bars.
- Book spa treatments early in your stay, since the flashy spa's weekend slots fill quickly.
Why we love it
- The landmark New York Palace building itself
- An indoor pool, hot tub and full spa
- Ornate fine-dining eateries on-site
- Ten minutes from Szimpla Kert
Why guests love itStaying inside the New York Palace, a 19th-century landmark on Budapest's Grand Boulevard, turns the building itself into part of the trip for older children, starting with the famous New York Café on the ground floor. The indoor pool gives families a reliable option in any season, and the spa offers parents a quieter hour. Szimpla Kert is about ten minutes away, better suited to adults. I would recommend it to families wanting a grand five-star address with a pool.