“Cannot praise hotel enough...highly recommend!”

Booked a long weekend package as a birthday treat for partner and he was blown away. For a 4*, we felt like it was more 5*. The decor is exquisite with live piano music playing every night which was perfect when we sat and chilled in the gallery. The room was of good size, very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was varied and plentiful which was great. There is also the pools and saunas which was very relaxing. Service was excellent too. Can easily walk to the centre in 10mins and there are nice local, traditional restaurants nearby. Overall, can't fault this place. If we went back to Budapest, this is the only place we'll stay. Don't hesitate... book it!

“Really a pleasure”

A wonderful hotel, simply beautiful, brand new (Aug 2010), extremely clean, very attentive staff. Really a pleasure. Be sure to visit the rooftop patio at dusk... Recommended!

“Amazing Hotel will definitely return”

A fantastic boutique feel hotel, the decor in the room and throughout the hotel are 1st class. The location is great for both Buda & Pest we walked everywhere though public transport is also very close by. The rooftop swimming pool and lounging area were fantastic as it was a heatwave weekend. The buffet breakfast had plenty of choice and was constantly replenished, I cannot recommend this hotel highly enough & will be back.

“Swanky!”

Very comfortable, clean and safe. Includes a very good buffet breakfast. Hotel service was excellent. Highly recommended.

“Extremely satisfied”

Great hotel, wonderful staff, very welcoming. The price is very decent. Breakfast incl. in the price was really good. I'll definitely come back to Continental Zara.

“Nice hotel and convenient location”

Some of the buildings in the area looked worn. This hotel is an oasis. Then you realize that the area is the real experience. Small, yet very nice and enough room. Book online as the rake rate was double the rate we got through Expedia.

“Lovely city & hotel”

Nice well equipped clean rooms, lovely spa area & rooftop swimming pool. Food excellent, wide range of food at breakfast buffet and good food and service in evening in restaurant. Staff very polite & helpful. Only complaint would be the length of time had to wait for service in hotel gallery bar when it was busy: 15-20mins for 2 drinks

“Excellent new hotel”

The staff were friendly and anxious to please. The decor in the public rooms, bar and dining room were all first class. The breakfast was a typical good buffet and whilst the restaurant food was also very good in the evening, the dining room was then a little too quiet to have much atmosphere. Overall, I would rate this hotel as excellent value for money and would most definitely stay there again.

“Would always use this hotel”

Arrived in November. The weather was just getting chilly and raining on and off. The hotel wasn't much to look at from the outside but stepping through the doors - Wow. This hotel was amazing. I would call it a boutique hotel, so different from the run of the mill Marriotts, Hiltons, Novotel, etc. You enter through a beautiful, huge copper doorway into a very bright well decorated lobby. Everything looks new and is well organized. I found out later that the hotel had just been renovated this year (2010). The front desk staff were kind, polite, efficient, friendly, helpful and for those of you who don't speak Hungarian they are fluent in English. Our reservation included breakfast and use of the spa. For the rate we paid you couldn't get any better accomodations. They thought of everything. The room was very comfortable, clean and well put together. The dining room was gorgeous and the buffet breakfast was large and delicious. This meal would hold you through lunch. The staff at breakfast was always available for anything you could desire although, once again, they did not skimp on anything. They even had tiny (clean) wastebaskets on the table with the swing door. There is a Metro not far from this hotel, maybe 5-10 minute walk and about a 10-15 minute walk to the Astoria Hotel where we picked up the Hop on, Hop off tour bus. I would recommend this hotel to any traveler to Budapest. lt is definitely worth your money. 5 star!

“Zara fan”

Continental Zara is a wonderful new clean hotel with nicely decorated rooms,very comfortable bedding and great shower. Staff was friendly helpful and English speaking.Location is good near subway and tram. Area is a bit dark but we never saw any problems or felt uneasy even when coming back late at night.The hotel is withing walking distance to many attractions,about 20 min.to most,but after a lot of walking in town we had to take public transportation back. Just stamp a new ticket everytime. The doorman had no problem calling a Zona taxi and negotiating the fare when we did not want to use the hotel's own taxi, which is a bit more expensive, to the airport. Breakfast was great,anything you could wish,hot or cold. Bar was great for drinks and light snacks. Hotel restaurant is gourmet and expensive . I would recommend Zara to anyone visiting Budapest,you will not be disappointed.