I recently stayed at Anantara Budapest and found it didn’t quite meet expectations. The hotel looks beautiful in pictures, but the reality was less impressive. Check-in staff were not very friendly, and our room was disappointing — noisy, facing a dull courtyard, and the curtain was worn with holes. We couldn’t change rooms despite asking.
The bathroom was spacious but took a while to get hot water. Staff noise in the mornings made sleeping in difficult. On the plus side, the hotel shares a building with the New York Café, which is very convenient, and the lobby is truly lovely. Overall, it has charm, but I expected better.