Gellért Baths

Location

Budapest
Hungary
47° 29' 1.4784" N, 19° 3' 5.8356" E
HU
General info: 

The most famous part of luxury Danubius Hotel Gellért is their spa complex, for which many claim is the most famous one in the world. It is placed in Art-Nouveau building those associates of the times when this city was the center of the Europe.

The Gellért Baths spa center is located at the foothill of the Gellért Hill looking at the Hungarian Parliament Building and the Central Market Hall across the Danube. These baths and hotel have always been the favorite places of the Hungarian elite.

Today, Gellért Baths are extremely popular among tourists who want to experience the real way of life in Budapest.

Getting there: 

Take streetcars 19, 47 or 49 to Szt. Gellért tér station.

Costs: 

A day pass with a locker costs HUF 4,100 during the week (HUF 3,000 after 5 pm) and HUF 4,300 on the weekends (HUF 4,000 after 5 pm). A day pass with a cabin costs HUF 4,400 during the week (HUF 3,200 after 5 pm) and HUF 4,600 on the weekends (HUF 4,300 after 5 pm). A 30-minute aroma massage is HUF 4,200.

Interesting places nearby

The Heutal is a high-valley in the community-region of Unken in the Salzburger Land at the border to Bavaria.

The skiing resort Hinterstoder offers 30 km slopes and perfectly prepared runs (with snow making systems). The cable car carries you from the village center Hinterstoder to the ski resort.

Skiing is usually possible throughout the year in the glacier ski area Hintertuxer Gletscher.

No matter whether you prefer the sun or sports: The Tegernsee is always a special experience during the winter season. Enjoy the fresh breeze and the nature of the mountains!

Only 60 kilometres away from Graz, the ski resort Hirschegg is located. Whoever is on skiing-vacation in the wintersport area Hirschegg, will find several lifts and well prepared slopes in easy and semi-professional difficulty.

When the slopes and valleys of the Chiemgauer Alps are covered with snow, it is a pleasure to practise winter sport. At the Hochfelln (1 674m) skiers have a breathtaking view and snowboarders go crazy in the halfpipes and Fun-Park.