The Best Hotels in Budapest

"Named for the founder of London’s Royal Exchange and originally built for the London-based Gresham Life Assurance Company as the headquarters, the Gresham Palace is the hotel that set and continues to maintain the gold standard for the restoration and conversion of historical Budapest buildings into luxury hotels. Opened in 2004 after a $110 million dollar restoration and considered one of the finest examples of art nouveau architecture worldwide, the hotel occupies an enviable position by the landmark Chain Bridge, with views from rooms of the Danube and the Buda hills, old town, and castle beyond. A repeated motif of the building’s interiors is a love-heart, reputedly because the original designer was in love when he created his masterpiece; and this love is reflected in the attention to detail of the modern-day hotel, from the exquisite Múzsa cocktail bar to the refined and elegant rooms and suites."