http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19390 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19390 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18541 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18541 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18283 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18283 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18279 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18279 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18268
Exceptional value for money and unique accommodation to boot. Worth considering.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18268 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14318
Very good experience, central, clean, spacious - a real home. The agency's employee (Andrea) was also extremly helpful. Location was just perfect, we got high standard accommodation for 60 EUR!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14318 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13577
It costs 300 Forints (about 80p) and takes about 25 minutes. Far cheaper than other options and faster than most, expensive taxis aside.

Most of the budget airlines fly to Terminal 1. If you're flying BA or another "normal" airline, you'll arrive at Terminal 2 and this tip does not apply to you.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13577 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12604 It's three-star accommodation, but the service is way better: it offers studios instead of rooms (with fully equipped kitchen and bathroom) and a buffet breakfast that easily competes with anything offered by higher category hotels. Plus, it is located only two bus-stops from the heart of the city, with a bus that drops you off basically in front of the entrance (arrives every 5 minutes or so). Don't be fooled by the cheap prices either - they have discounts for all seasons, but the quality is really amazing.
I booked it through a webpage (www.budapesthotelstart.com) that also offers other hotels, all for special rates as far as I could tell.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12604 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11606
The 'Castle District' is quiet, high up on the Buda hilly side of the city, so you get great views - especially at night. Hotel Burg has clean rooms (with free minibar!) and English-speaking staff. Best of all, the prices were very reasonable.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11606 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10026
It is Europe's third oldest cogwheel railway and when you go up into the snow covered hills in January its very pretty and very romantic.

It is also part of the BKV system therefore if you have day tourist travel tickets you can travel on the cogwheel railway along with the buses, trams and metro.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10026 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9857 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9857 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9719 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9719 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9035
From the town centre (Deak Ter) to the airport, simply take the blue metro line to the end of the line, then jump onto the clearly signposted no: 200 bus (complete with little aeroplane logo and English announcements). It goes to Terminal 1 first, then Terminal 2, and the entire journey to Terminal 1 takes about half an hour.

You need to validate one single ticket on the metro, and then another on the bus (or vice versa if arriving). True, ticket staff don't speak much English, but they are quite keen to help, and "2 single tickets" is widely understood (if various options are proffered, single tickets are the little flimsy orange ones with perforations).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9035 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8065 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8065 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5477 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5477 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4965 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4965 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4959 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4959 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4881 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4881