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HOTEL DINING |
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The
Apicius
Restaurant:
Healthy,
trendy
Hungarian
cuisine with
international
highlights -
served to
perfection
with
Hungarian
hospitality
in a
friendly
ambience.
The place to
entertain
business
partner,
friends and
family. We
offer a
never-ending
choice of
delicious
and
colourful
salads,
spicy roast
meats and
vegetables.
Fantastic
desserts
will
complete
your dining
experience!
- An
extensive
choice of
excellent
Hungarian
wines are
available
from our
cellar!
- This
restaurant
is open to
hotel guests
and local
residents. |
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The Calix Bar:
Stylish meeting point in the heart of the hotel. Enjoy
international and special cocktail creations and sample from
the selections of snacks, spirits and cigars. |
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Aphrodite Health & Wellness Center |
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It is based on thermal water from
nearby Margaret Island, they look after the complete well-being and
relaxation of your body and mind. Their inviting swimming pool,
saunas, steam baths, modern, fully equipped fitness room and aqua
jogging exercises help
your body to get in shape, their wonderful wellness treatments
replenish and harmonize the energy of your body. |
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Swimming pool & 2 thermal pools
Solarium, jacuzzi, sauna.
Healthy specialities made
from the freshest ingredients
await you after a relaxing workout or treatment in the elegant
Aphrodite
Spa & Wellness Center. |
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THE SURROUNDING AREA |
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 The name Buda Castle covers more than
a castle or the Royal Palace in the capital city; it extends to the
historical quarter full of sites. On bright spring days people
invite friends for a "walk in the Castle", i.e. to wander around the
Castle Hill quarter. The Royal Palace is situated on the southern
part of Castle Hill. The medieval palace that stood here was
destroyed during the battles against Turkish invaders, leaving only
the fortified walls as a memento. The site was then filled in to lay
the foundations of the new grandiose Baroque palace started by
Maria-Theresa and expanded on Hungarian initiative in the 19th
century. The Palace itself was gutted during the Second World War.
Unfortunately there is no place in the Palace today that would allow
the visitor a glimpse of the lavish suites and interiors of past
royals. Today, it functions as home to important cultural
institutions and museums: Hungarian National Gallery, the National
Széchényi Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Budapest
History Museum.
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The most exciting way of getting to the Castle is by taking the
funicular, a little cable car up the Castle Hill. Opened in 1870,
authentic-style carriages travel between the stations. The journey
takes a couple of minutes. At the lower terminus, at the foot of
Chain Bridge, stands the 0 kilometre stone, from which all distances
are measured in Hungary. |
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ABOUT
BUDAPEST |
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The city is divided into two parts, the hilly side of Buda on the
western bank and the flat plain of Pest on the eastern bank of the river
Danube. These two parts of the city were once separate towns and were
merged together with Ancient Buda (Óbuda) only in 1873.
At the Buda side of the capital the Castle District houses are famous
for their medieval doorway sedilia.
Sedilia ornamented with Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance
stone
arches were probably used as a rest place for visitors' escorts. Today,
they serve as a "speciality" of Buda that distinguish it from other
cities of the world.
The Castle District is also renowned for the Ruszwurm confectionery
founded in the year 1827, offering cakes made according to famous old
recipes, as well as last century furniture and cosy little rooms.
The Trinity square is the current
centrepiece of the Castle District featuring a monumental Holy Trinity
statue, the discreetly reserved old Buda City Hall, and the world famous
Matthias Church. The best
restaurants and shops in the area are also nearby. The cellars of the
Hungarian Culture Foundation accommodate the House of Hungarian Wines.
The Fishermen's Bastion, completed in 1905 on the site of a former fish
market - this is where the name comes from. It has never served a
defensive purpose: it is an excellent lookout place. The floodlit row of
bastions offer a panoramic view onto the other bank of the Danube. The
cityscape opening up from there, including the Fishermen's Bastion, has
been part of UNESCO's World Heritage since 1988. The crypt of the
ancient St. Michael Cemetery Chapel (the first written record dates from
1443) was opened to the public in 1997. |
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