Great location next to St Stephens Basilica. Very easy to get to from the airport via bus #100E. Very helpful staff person who checked me in, answered my questions, and walked me to my room. Their rooms are scattered in several nearby locations. Mine was on the 8th floor overlooking the Basilica and square. (Be warned that the church bells will greet you starting 6 am.)

One negative is that their reception is physically open daily only from 2 pm to 6 pm. This can present difficulties, although they're reachable by WhatsApp. In my case I was leaving Budapest on a night train. Normally in a situation like this I would just check out of my room in the morning, leave my bag with the hotel at the desk, and pick it up in the evening. But because Pal's reception is open for only a few hours each afternoon, I couldn't do that. I ended up going to the train station in the morning to store my bag during the day. Just a word of advice to think through your logistics, in case you're affected by Pal's short reception hours.

it was the best choice i made. Metro feels like 1 minute walking. Tram was near. Bus from and to the airport was 2 minutes. Alexander was one of the best receptionists i have ever encountered. Everything was great i recomend it to everybody. It litteraly is the best value hotel you can get in budapest, in my opinion. We had a small problem one day but they gave us a bigger room to make up for it and they let us stay in our old one too, because it was free, so we had 2 rooms for the price of one. It might look a bit creepy from the inside but that is really not the case.

nothing everything was great or handled great but the reception desk

The location is very strategic since it is accessible by all means of transport (bus, tram, metro). Our room is very spacious, it is also well-equipped and clean. The staff was kind and helpful even before our stay in Budapest because I had some inquiries, and our exchange in WhatsApp was smooth. On top of that, it is affordable too. Overall, it really really exceeded our expectations. 10/10 would stay here again if we visit the city in the future !

It's not something that bothered us that much but sometimes it was difficult to open the key to our room (needs a little bit of patience) but that's all !

My husband and I booked the double room, but was given the room for 5pax instead. I'm so glad as there're much space to open our huge luggages. Our room was Hostel 4 - quite clean and comes with a small pantry area with microwave, fridge, kettle, toaster, plates and utensils. There's a wifi router so internet was very good and stable. Great view of the side of St Stephen Basilica! The bell wasn't very loud and didn't annoy us as we woke up around 8am every day which was the time the bells start ringing. It also rings throughout the day, half-hourly. Many eateries right below it. Very strategic location so it's abit pricey for a hostel. The reception area lends plug adapter, umbrella, but charges for extra towel and laundry service. Receptionist guy seem unfriendly at first, but is quite helpful. We can also store our luggage at the reception after checkout. One small detail that we liked was that they google translated the check-in instruction / wifi sheet for us to our local language.

Water heater is furnace kind typically expected from an old, historic building, so sometimes the hot water in shower and basin isn't regular. But not a deal breaker, just need to wait for few seconds for the hot water to come through the tap. Our bathroom doesnt have a bath tub (the picture for double room with private bath shows theres a bath tub tho) and it comes with shower area with sliding glass doors. The shower area is quite small, so if you're big be careful of your elbows when you move around the shower. Reception is not 24hours which is expected from a hostel, but they gave us Whatsapp contact so that we can reach them (though replies are delayed).

Brilliant! This was our first hostel stay(with my group of friends), and it would definitely won't be our last. Don't be put off by the word hostel-it was basically a private flat in an amazing location for a fraction of what we would pay in a hotel. Of course, our experience is traveling with a group of friends, if you are a solo traveler, this might look different if you stay in shared dormitories. However, the value for money and location is unbeatable. The accommodation itself was spotless, had everything necessary for our stay, incredibly warm for end of December (we actually got too hot and had to switch the heating off for half of our stay-flat was still plenty warm, was lovely). The person who met us at reception (whom's name I sadly forgot)was incredibly polite and helped us check in , explaining everything in detail and the process of checking out , entering the building, etc. We also loved the cat- Angela, who was very cuddle and sweet. Also, we booked a transfer from the airport to the hostel through them, and again, I will recommend doing this too. Only have in mind you need to book it with 48h notice ,which we didn't know and unfortunately couldn't arrange one for our departure flight, as only messaged the the day before, as an alternative to this I will use Bolt. Overall, we absolutely loved our stay and knew and discussed while still in Budapest that if we are to come back, we will definitely stay here again!

Nothing was all good!

The location was awesome, close to everything! The eye-level view of St. Stevens (English version?) and the square were breathtaking from the massive arched windows. The apartment was huge with incredibly high ceilings. Immaculately clean. Pal was exceptionally accommodating. He was always concerned about your comfort, experience, and in constant contact. Value for the money was outstanding.

I really liked the apartment, but the Pal experience is kind of funky, and all the apartments are not in the same building. The furniture is very stark and is set up for multiple guests in the unit I stayed in.

The apartment was in a great location, short walk from Deak Ter to access all the metro lines. Air-conditioning was modern and perfect for warm nights. Bed was comfortable and apartment had everything you needed. We didn't arrive until 1am but they had someone on hand to show us to our apt., catering for late arrivals.

Be warned the bells from the cathedral may wake you on occasions, but the hostel provided ear plugs, which was a nice touch, we were aware of the bells in any case.

The team was very flexible with the check-in time and accommodated my late arrival, made later by a flight delay. The room I had was fantastic and very spacious. I had a gorgeous balcony overlooking the church which was beautiful to sit out by at night and take in the environment. It was very quiet despite being in a busy area so you got the best of both worlds.

Shower was short and small but fine for quick rinse to feel clean, could have been tough for washing my hair.

I really recommend to book this hostel for several reasons: first the location, in city center and in front of the St. Stephan basilika. Second, for the rooms, which are very big and with all the necessities to enjoy your staying in. Last but not the least, the staff is always available to help and to answer to every question you need. Moreover, there is the possibility to book some experiences in Budapest directly at reception. If I could comeback I would book at Pal hostel again!

Location is very good, not far from metro station/Deak Florenc ter. The reception guys are quite hospitality. I have to hang around after check-out (11am) and wait fr my night bus. They offered to keep my luggage and stay at the office area as I need. Thanks so much Alexander & Marcell!

We didn't got the air-condition remote-control on the first night and have to asked for the later day. Our room is at front of the street...so any noise could be hear from early morning. No light at the front door.of our room. When you are back at night time,it took time to open the old style door-locks.