W Budapest
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Stylish hotel in historic palace with chic design, spa
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Budapest, Andrássy út 25, 1061 Hungary Get directions
Stylish hotel in historic palace with chic design, spa
Budapest, Andrássy út 25, 1061 Hungary Get directions
"Housed in the French Renaissance Drechsler Palace, I experienced W Budapest's clubby, jewel-toned ambience and modernist décor that deliver real wow-factor; the hotel also offers a great spa and a prime location amid the city's action." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team
"W Budapest is an exploration of duality. Housed in the Drechsler Palace, a building designed by architects Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos and previously home to the headquarters of the Hungarian State Ballet Academy, this is a hotel that firmly modernize the W brand while drawing deep influence from Hungary's past. A chessboard theme runs through the interior design, a homage to the city's national pastime: black-and-white tiles decorate every bathroom and elevator, and the two most splendid suites—the all-black Extreme Wow suite and all-white Wow suite—call back to both sides of the board, as well as the dueling black and white swans from Swan Lake. The Extreme Wow suite also houses a sculptural chessboard designed by artist Ronan Mckenzie, so you can practice your game while exploring the shops of glamorous Andrássy Avenue. Downstairs, the Away Spa is a veritable hall of mirrors inspired by Houdini's great illusions, and even a contortionist's sore muscles would be soothed by the clever massages. In the evening, enjoy refined Asian dishes at Nightingale by Beefbar, and then head down to Society25 for a nightcap. A speakeasy-style basement bar accessed through a bathroom mirror, it serves up a selection of intriguing cocktails, each inspired by the city's history: the Brew Bop is a coffee martini inspired by Budapest's 19th-century café culture, and the fun, frothy Strawberry Plié harks back to the era when trainee dancers rather than travelers roamed these halls."
"W Budapest, which opened its doors in the summer of 2023 and was a finalist on this year's Travel + Leisure It List, is a prime example of the timeless sophistication of the city's historic buildings. Housed in the UNESCO-listed Drechsler Palace on Andrássy Avenue, the property's spectacular interiors reference the building's past — at one point, it served as the headquarters for the Ballet Institute, so all bathrooms are outfitted with dressing room-like mirrors and lighting fixtures inspired by delicate pearl earrings that ballerinas wear — with the brand's design-forward approach to hospitality. There are spacious accommodations with custom furnishings, a spa with an indoor heated pool, an impossibly chic hidden speakeasy, and a very Instagram-worthy courtyard covered by a wave-like glass ceiling." - Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova is a freelance writer with over a decade of editorial experience in Europe and the U.S. She covers luxury travel, art, architecture, and design. Her writing has a
"At the 151-room W Budapest, a Neo-Renaissance building from 1886 once home to the Hungarian State Ballet Academy."
"In Budapest it was really great to see two fun new hotels. The W Budapest just opened—at the time that I was there, it had only been open a week."
