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3 out of 5
Ábel Pension Budapest
Ábel Jen utca 9, Budapest

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 73 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
If you are into something modern and private then this is not the place for you. It is beginning to show its age on the inside but we were quite fine with that - a different experience for us on our 6 week trip across Europe. Overall staff were pleasant, in particular the young lady who checked us in and who was extremely helpful and ensured, after a mix-up, that we had off-street parking. Breakfast was adequate although it would be nice to have at least another 30 minutes as they clear up around 9am. Great place to meet some interesting people and we had a nice chat around the breakfast table with guests from Germany, Spain and Poland. Room and bathroom were nice and warm and it was only a short walk to public transport and local dining options.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

John

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Quiet and pretty guesthouse. Bathrooms could do with being modernised.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Antonina

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

ramesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pension (lodging) - Good B&B - Not 3-Star hotel
If it is publicized as B&B it is really a great place and highly recommended. But it is NOT a 3-Star hotel, as appears on hotels.com. As for breakfast, it should include more variety instead of the same stuff every morning. It is relatively basic compared with 3-Star hotels in Hungary.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel is very quiet. The rooms are Spartan but comfortable. The air conditioning work sporadically making it uncomfortable on hot days. Very nice breakfasts
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Don’t expect too much - very basic accommodation
The check-in process was relatively painless, but it was unnecessarily slow. The room I booked was a standard room and as per the description on the website, it had a balcony and a in-room safe, but it had neither. I didn’t mind the lack of a balcony, seeing that I visited in January, but a safe would have come in handy. The bathroom is very basic and only a bar of soap is provided, so you’ll need to get your own shampoo, shower gel, etc... The toilet in the bathroom was squeezed in between the radiator and the shower tray, so you end up either burning your leg, or having to sit with one leg in the shower. The location of the hotel is fairly convenient and the tram is just about a hundred metres away. On the 2nd day of my stay I slipped and fell on the wooden stairs leading to the reception area from the corridor. They were just recently mopped and there was no wet floor sign displayed. I ended up hurting my knee and having a limp for a few days. When I complained to the manager/owner he was apologetic, but I left with a feeling that more could have been done. Overall I would not recommend this hotel - for a couple of euros more there are much nicer hotels nearby. Abel Pension might be a good alternative to a hostel, if you want a little more privacy.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Abhimanyu

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Pension for the pensioners
Plus points - Very good location , close proximity to the Metro and Tram Stations and restaurants - Room was spacious and clean Cons - Breakfast wasn't great - very limited choice and doesn't even have a toaster! Room had Air condition fitted but no remote and only works during certain time as the control is from outside. They purposely switch off the mains probably to save cost.I wonder what was the point of putting a Air condition when you cannot use it!! So if you are planning a trip during peak summer please keep this in mind.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
interesting hotel
limited on-street parking and first glance looked like someones house not a hotel. staff was very nice and accommodating. other than air conditioning turning off at 10pm, the room was very nice. having windows helped keep the room at a comfortable temperature.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

NN, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Uniquely Charming Home in a Quiet Neighborhood
This hotel is more like a privately owned mansion than hotel. It was built around 1913 and the furniture still reflects this charming taste. It is more of a bed and breakfast type place than a traditional hotel. You feel more at home than in a hotel. It has 10 rooms and although I only saw just one and stayed in it, it is clear with the 2 or 3 floors the rooms are somewhat different; as you may notice from the photos on the website. The owners are very kind, and they have some drinks at the entry including water and sodas (in the kitchen fridge), and some spirit (hard liquor) in the main entrance. The breakfast table is a large beautiful table and you can have breakfast at any time between 7:30-9 in the morning. Yes, you will sit with others at the same table. Visitors tend to keep to themselves, but you can chat with them as well. It is an endearing experience. The breakfast is repetitive: a humble selection of 3 hams, 3 pepperonis type meat, 6 slices of two types of cheeses/person. I believe you can ask for more, but I never needed more. There is cold and hot milk, amazing coffee, tea, and orange and peach juices. The couple of baskets of bread every morning is fresh and really tasty. They never run of it! There is also some yogurt and two types of cereals. If you are looking for the traditional high rise hotel with and 24 hr desk service, and a happening outdoors within a block, then this place is not for you. If you like the home feel, Abel Penzion is perfect!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A little tired ..but still charming.
The pension is good value for the money. Bed was hard... and very low to the ground. No elevator, so if you are hauling a great deal of heavy luggage this is not the place for you. It was very dated.. shower curtains need replacing, cupboards are old. Towels were great! You could also get them to do laundry.

6/10 Okay

LIsa

Liked: Staff & service
Pest Vs. Buda side????
I felt the hostess was awesome very helpful the place was old and bedspread could be updated it was off the beaten path in Pest University District the room I had was #2 and the main entry room was near my door entrance. You could hear cars on this street because traffic would cut through also the main street Szuret Utca tram was down construction and a replacement bus dropped a bit far off from location at night having to carry my luggage from the main tram area,was a bit of a struggle for me so travel light. People were kind at breakfast. Not sure what other rooms looked like if you don't want to stay in Buda with all the noise this place will be better and very green etc. I would advise not to take room #2 only if you cannot go up stairs otherwise if you are sound sensitive not a good choice off the main entrance dinning area the kept room clean and bed made nice people working here.

8/10 Good

Rod , Henley on Thames, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming small and friendly hotel.
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff especially Dora were delightful and most helpful. The room was comfortable and the breakfast although unremarkable was all we needed to start the day. Conveniently situated in a quiet street 2 min from the 61 tram we could be in downtown Budapest in 15 mins. Beautiful city with fabulous vantage points to enjoy the views. The transport system is superb and very easy to negotiate with announcements in English as well as Hungarian. I would recommend a visit to Budapest and if you want a budget hotel the Abel Pension is difficult to beat.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin P.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Black Dog, Cambridge, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Quirky
A quirky place for those who like something a little different from the typical hotel experience. We were well looked after for the 2 nights we were there. Fine old building with lots of character, run by a very nice, professorial gentleman. Free Internet. The "parking" mentioned on the website turned out to be anywhere in the street where you could find a space - about 100m away in our case, so not too bad.

10/10 Excellent

Chris, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and quiet
Very clean and comfortable room. Staff are very helpful if you had any specific request they would try to fulfill it. Despite of the central location of the accomodation it is a very quiet area.

8/10 Good

cb, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant.
The people were very nice. My room was big. It was the family room. I may have gotten because I booked late.The breakfast was good, a lot of food. Every room got their own plate of meat, cheese and vegetables, (I got more cheese because I don't eat meat.) There were lots of different kinds of bread and yoghurt, muesli and other cereal, coffee, tea, and juices. Breakfast was a pretty strict 7-9. Available in the the fridge for anytime was mineral waters, soda and beer. You were just to write down what you took. Also some liquor was available. I don't know what they charged for that. I took two waters and a beer and they ended up giving it as a gift. There was a porch and a yard you could sit in. Not right in the center, but there was a tram a block away. Only a problem if you stay out late. One night I took a taxi which was not expensive. The other night I walked a bit to the all night tram and then a little bit from it to the panzio (pension). Very pleasant overall.
Looking into main room from private hallway
Main room
Main room from window side
Huge wardrobe

10/10 Excellent

KOHEI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The owner was very kind and helpful. Very nice environment if you can keep track of your keys.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Anders

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Petra

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Daisuke

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
3泊してみて
・宿泊手続き インターホンを鳴らすと玄関を開けてもらえる。 基本的には問題ないのだけど、コピーを取るためかパスポートの写真ページを360度折られるのはちょっと勘弁してほしい。(折り目の白線が付いた) ・立地 閑静な住宅街にあるため、非常に静かで快適に過ごせる。近くには路面電車の停留所があり、観光にも便利。 ・清掃 基本的には問題なし。ただベッドメイクはある時とないときがある。 ・朝食 朝食は1つなしは2つのテーブルを多数の宿泊客で囲むスタイル。1人で行くと完全にアウェイな感じがする。提供開始時間に行くと変に気を使わなくて済む。 ・その他 滞在中、きちんと玄関のカギをかけるようにしよう。
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Irina

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Youth hostel with rude, stingy owner
I spent 3 nights there February 2023. It was my +20th time in Budapest, the first time on my own and my worst stay. I wanted to be away from the center and big hotels for a change. I was utterly disappointed and reminded of times long past when Hungary was still part of the Eastern Block. 1. Prices for 2 were the same as for one (I was by myself) when I stayed. Instead of a nice big room as in the pictures I got a very small room onto the street and next to the entrance. the staircase leading to the front door let people see right into my room. The noise level was extremely high til late at night (morning) as everyone had to pass past my room/door unlocking/locking and passing through 3 creaking doors. I asked for a bright, quiet room upstairs and out the back with a balcony. Even though there were empty rooms, the owner would not let me change. So even though I paid for two people i got the single room bum deal. Very discriminatory. 2. I was by far the oldest person (53) there. Every one else was in their early 20s. 3. Breakfast is not buffet. It's served (3 half slices of ham, 3 slices of salami, 4 small slices of cheese. Everything lowest possible quality.) Coffee is lousy. Bread is of the cheapest white kind, stale and old. Everyone sits down at one big table as in the picture. 4. Front door has to be locked at all times which no one told me. The owner treated me and scolded me like a misbehaving child for not having locked on day 1. The lack of respect for a grown woma
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Dorota

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Bernhard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ungewöhnlich war dass die Bezahlung sofort erfolgen musste. Zimmer war nicht renoviert und im Dachgeschoß mit schiefen Wänden und Holzbalken mit Spalten. Es gab keinen Rauchwarnmelder. Das Zimmerschloss war defekt. Anstelle des vereinbarten Frühstückbuffets wurde eine kleine Wurst/Käseplatte serviert, die jeden Tag gleich war. Positiv ist die Lage der Pension zu öffentl. Verkehrsmitteln.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Simone

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
In 100m Straßenbahnhaltestelle und in 10 Minuten in der Innenstadt, perfekt. Die Unterkunft ist alt, das Kopfkissen gewöhnungsbedürftig, das Frühstück für 2 Personen 1 Scheibe Gurke, 1/12 Tomate, 1 Ring Paprika, 8 schmale Steifen Käse, 6 Scheiben Kochschinken, 6 Scheiben Salami und das an allen 3 Tagen identisch… Brot, Butter, Kaffe ohne Zuteilung… Zimmer klein und abgewohnt
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Devis

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kent

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hold jer langt væk fra Abel Pension
Hotellet har jeres vurdering på 8.2, de kunne måske gøre sig fortjent til 3.0 Det var nedslidt, spindelvæv, vinduer der ikke kunne åbnes, senge der var så slidte, at en rullemadras skulle holde fjedrene på plads. Det varme vand i bruseren var uden tryg, så når man brusede var vandet koldt. Morgenmaden var frygtelig, tørt brød, osten lå oven på den ungarske salami, den smagte af salami og ikke af ost. Men det hele toppedes af at der på hotellet blev røget igennem. Og da der ikke var muligt at åbne vinduerne, så trak røgen op på værelset, så man nærmest ikke kunne få vejret.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vlad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Уютный номер и милый дедушка
Все очень понравилось! При заезде нас встречал очень милый дедушка с красивой белой бородой. В номере вкусно пахло, было чисто и уютно. Было приятно каждое утро спускаться на первый этаж по массивной деревянной лестнице к большому столу в гостиной для завтрака, где всегда был свежий хрустящий хлеб! У нас в номере в потолке были окна, что придавало ему еще большей аутентичности . В общем, все очень понравилось, как и Будапешт, когда приедем сюда снова, обязательно остановимся именно здесь
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Miray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Betinna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful old villa with a lovely porch and art de
I really liked staying there. The area with old villas was charming and it was nice to stay in a quiet environment. There is a supermarket close by and a tram ride is just a few minutes away. Had amazing runs to the statue of liberty on Gellért Hill . The kitchen was open 24 hours a day and it was nice to have breakfast with the other guests around the large table in the living room. My bed was very hard and the breakfast very simple but it was minor stuff. Beautiful old villa with a lovely porch and art deco details.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

ELZBIETA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Polecam dla rodzin z dziećmi, spokojna okolica. Pokoje sprzątane codziennie, dobre śniadanie, parking pod pensjonatem bezpłatny, blisko wzgórza gellerta.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Erich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Udemærket pension
Hyggelig pension, praktisk belliggenhed
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Tímea

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Volat olyan kedvesek, hogy finoman eltanácsoltak mert munkás ruhában érkeztünk!!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

László

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A parkolás egy kicsit körülményes

6/10 Okay

Chi Chung

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple and authentic. Nice staff, beautiful neighborhood. Will come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyggeligt
Hyggelig pension og meget venlig engelsk talende vært. Fredeligt område på stille villavej.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Eduardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Buen hotel pero requiere algo mantenimiento
Magnifico servicio, pequeño hotel con atención personal, necesita renovar algo de mobiliario y darle algo de mantenimiento. cama muy deteriorada e incomoda.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Jannes, Vaassen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Net hotel voor goede prijs
goed
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017