Budapest River Hotel

The room was disgusting, and we didn't sleep there. The bathroom smelled of bleach throughout the room, and the toilet seemed to be at the wrong end of its weekly cleaning schedule. The bed was stained, maybe from earlier guests or from complementary pets. It looked more like a place for dealing than sleeping. While we were there, a baby kept crying somewhere in the building. We arrived at the address listed on booking.com, which didn't match the one shown on Google. The reception was tucked into a basement corner used as a restaurant bar. Because it was late, we let them show us the room. They took us through a door into a building that might have been nice if it had been renovated sometime last century. Its hallway seemed to serve several apartments. Inside one, there was another hall with a washing machine, a bucket of dirty water, used flip flops, and numbered doors. One was our room. Our guide unlocked it with her own key, not the one I had. This is not a hotel.

The place is old and smells like garbage. They even break in and steal your belongings. This so-called hotel is run by thieves, so be warned and never go inside.

Great.

Nice place.