Abel Pension Budapest in Budapest

Location quiet neighborhood,and that's where the positive ends.The owner/s are something else,older couple,whose home you are staying in.First question asked of us is if we smoke,and owner pleased to hear we did not,because he said there is no smoking allowed,except for outdoors,well...the cigarette smoke permeated the whole house,and got worse,as it got cold out and windows,were closed. Complained to staff,was told one of the owners smoked!!! As a non smoker I can smell smoke very easily,and it was overwhelming in the hallways,etc. So,if the wife smoked,then WHY ask us if we didn't!? It was horrible,it permeated our clothes everything,disgusting! Then got told of the "breakfast" times,which ended at 9a.m ,at exactly 9:02 the owner,in his robe,walked out,as 4 people were just finishing our coffee's and we're sitting there chatting,and being told by staff,that it was ok to sit and finish coffee,the old guy in robe,just walked out,didn't say a word,just raised arm with watch on it ,and made motion of pointing at watch,and then motioned with finger to get out,not a single word!!! Are you kidding me?!?! How RUDE,and childish,and totally unnecessary and unacceptable, at 2 minutes after 9:00 a.m !!!! The room was clean enough,was asked for 2 separate beds, and was given one,and a cot unmade!! The towels,a whole another story,they were SO stiff that I truly thought they were starched,hard as a rock,and nearly scratching ones skin off their body,found out elsewhere,when asking about water,and telling our horrible towel story,that water very hard,and there is a definite need for softener when washing anything,so quit being so cheap,since I've seen others complaining of rough towels,and use fabric softener!! It was horrible! The house is a fire hazard,as one is locked in the home,and without a key,cannot exit! In case of a fire or emergency,one cannot go out the front door,no manual lock from inside,rather a keyed lock. So if fire,and key not on hand,you cannot open front door at all,I was scared. Not going to even talk of the breakfast,it's been already mentioned by many how very poor it is. I feel sorry for staff,who seem scared at all times. I would NOT recommend this panzio/hotel ,unless you smoke,don't like breakfasts and don't mind being locked inside,and cannot get out unless open door from inside with a key,and wouldn't mind being burned alive,in case there is a fire!

We booked this place for the decent prices and the claims that they have AC in the rooms as we were travelling in peak summers. But we learned our lesson the hard way. The guesthouse offers Air-conditioning on conditional basis for a few hours in the day. You absolutely have no control over that. They switch off the AC in the nights. No amount of requesting will make them turn it on for you. The room lacks any proper ventilation so you are forced to open the windows for air and for relief from the summer heat. The hotel is located in a noisy neighborhood. So you can't sleep with the windows open post say 5 am. So we had sleepless and sweaty nights here. To add to the misery, the creaky bed is uncomfortable and the flat as a crepe pillow doesn't help. The manager is bitter and very insensitive to requests and doesn't care a bit about the customers. Was happy to check out of this hotel, never to go back again. The breakfast is just mediocre with some basic items off the supermarket shelf. No toiletries except for a tiny piece of soap.