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The five of us had a meal and drinks and although we had an inkling we would be “ripped off” we did not expect the jaw dropping £360 final bill! Because the place is on the second floor there is no way out, except via the escalator (which the owner controls).

Also, conveniently for us (i.e. the proprietor) a service till is present on the premises so no excuses about not having funds!

All prices are fully displayed on the menu at the foot of the lift and it is the girls’ job to get you into the lift before you have chance to have a close look.

All very clever as you have no real excuses for not paying, apart from being stupid!

Once we wised up, over the course of the weekend, we spotted about 12 different girls working in pairs looking to repeat the exercise. We even did a dummy run with one pair and were taken to the lift again.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11604 Ordering at bars and restaurants http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5013 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5013 Care with taxis http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5000 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5000 Don't go to these bars/clubs http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4978 - Városközpont (accessible by outside elevator) Budapest V district, Váci utca 16
- La Dolce Vita Budapest V district, Október 6. utca 8
- Nirvana Night Club Budapest V district, Szent István krt.13
- Ti'Amo Bar Budapest IX district, Ferenc körút 19-21
- Diamond Club Budapest II district, Bimbó út 3
- Pigalle Night Club Budapest VIII district, Kiss József utca 1-3]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4978 Validating your ticket when you get on the bus http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4933 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4933 Being wary on the underground http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4897
I discovered this the hard way. My daughter and I worked out how to get where we wanted to go by studying the map, but after we switched lines we were approached by two uniformed officials who demanded to see our tickets.

We were then required to pay a fine. I'm satisfied that the two officials were genuine but I suspect that they saw us - two tourists - as an easy target, because they followed us as soon as we got off the first train and on to the second.

The fine would have paid for several taxi fares, so other visitors to Budapest might wish to use that means of transport instead of the underground.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4897 Avoid eating near the baths http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4882 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4882 Using pre-booked taxis http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4968 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4968