- Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center in Budapest will not take reservations from November 1 through February 28.
- The 499-room hotel is located adjacent to the Budapest Keleti railway station from the late 19th century.
- News comes as a number of upscale Hungarian hotels have announced temporary closures.
The largest hotel in Hungary will close for four months as a result of rising energy costs as the nation struggles with inflation. The 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center in Budapest will not take reservations from November 1 through February 28 because it will be “impossible to run successfully during the winter season,” according to management, according to the Hungarian travel news website Turizmus on Monday.
The four-star hotel is located in a scenic area of the city, adjacent to the Budapest Keleti railway station from the late 19th century. It debuted in 1985 with its present name. The structure, which has undergone numerous renovations throughout its existence, opened as a hotel in 1915.
The owner stated that guests will still be accepted at its eight hotels in Budapest, Gyor, and Buk.
“We can offer our guests a variety of other accommodation options in our hotels in the capital, and it is equally important for us to take care of all our colleagues working in Danubius Hotel Hungaria, which will be temporarily closed from November,” Danubius Hotels CEO Balazs Kovacs said.
“Despite the difficult months ahead, our owner is committed to the development and refurbishment of our hotels, and is thinking long-term.”
The news comes as a number of upscale Hungarian hotels, including the opulent Kastelyhotel Sasvar Resort, housed in a 19th-century Gothic-style castle, announced temporary closures.
More than a quarter of the nation’s spa hotels may close for the winter, according to Tamas Flesch, honorary president of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, who made this statement earlier this month.
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