travel42 Hotel Review: Corinthia Hotel Budapest

Corinthia Hotel Budapest travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This impeccable period piece dating to 1896 lacks the intimate ambience and exemplary service of the Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton, but it operates at a high level, exemplifying fin de siecle grandeur.

It originally opened as the Grand Hotel Royal, and its cupola-topped and ornate facade lead many to call it the original "Grand Hotel Budapest," a nod to the movie of the same name. Director Wes Anderson is said to have stayed here and taken this hote...