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Facilities within the Property

Hotel Astra has at its guests disposal all the services of a three star hotel in order to make your stay with us as pleasant as possible. Included in the price there is a continental breakfast. Furthermore our friendly staff is willing to welcome you and help you with anything you might need such as restaurant reservations, advices about the best places to visit, tour information and all kind of tips about Budapest.

Additional services are:
- Cellar bar with snooker and highspeed Internet connection
- Concierge service
- Rent a car service, ticket reservation
- Car parking at a nearby hotel (fee)

Property Facilities Summary:
Bar	Billiard Table
Car Rental	Concierge Service
Internet Point	Public Parking
Shuttle To / From Airport	Ticket Reservation Service

Nearby Facilities

There are a number of renowned restaurants within a few minutes stroll from us. You can choose from the traditional Hungarian to Oriental ones, a variety of European restaurants, vegetarian restaurants and of course some excellent seafood restaurants. We are always happy to make our recommendations to you.

Some places to visit:

- Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya)
The Fishermen's Bastion (designed by Frigyes Schluek) is made up of seven round towers - each one symbolizing the seven Magyar tribes that effectively gave rise to the nation a thousand years earlier. Almost fairytale like in appearance, its decorative white rampart and flowing staircases stretch alongside the eastern front of the Mátyás Templom. According to tradition, the area directly behind the church housed a local fish market during medieval times - hence the name of the Bastion. During the 18th century, the Guild of Fisherman are also said to have traditionally defended this part of the castle wall. The glorious views of Parliament and Pest beyond are simply breathtaking. In fact, there's arguably no finer place in Budapest to propose to your nearest and dearest, or go for a romantic stroll on a warm summer's night!

- Gellért Hill and Gellért Statue (Gellért Hegy)
Gellért Hill is the perfect vantage point to view central Budapest. At the summit are the Liberation Monument and Citadella. The hill itself is named after Bishop Gellért who had been invited by St. Stephen to help convert pagan Magyars to Christianity. As legend goes, in the wake of Stephen's death, Gellért met his untimely death after being toppled off the hillside in a barrel by militant heathens. His bronze statue (Gyula Jankovits 1904) stands on the spot where he was martyred. To reach the summit you can either climb the winding paths from the statue or Hotel Gellért, or catch a bus to the top. The panoramic views from the summit are unparalleled elsewhere in Budapest.

- Heroes' Square (Hősök tere)
Built in 1896 to celebrate the millennium of the Hungarian conquest of the Carparthian Basin, Heroes' Square is a vast and grandiose symbol of 19th-century Hungarian nationalism. An imposing 36-metre high column which supports the winged figure of the Archangel Gabriel (György Zala 1896) is encircled on its pedestal by statues of the seven conquering Magyar tribal chiefs on horseback. Behind, are two semi-circular colonnades housing the statues of the most famous rulers in Hungarian history. The stone tablet in front of the main column, which on ceremonial occasions is guarded by soldiers, commemorates those who died for national freedom and independence. The square is flanked on either side by the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts) and the Múcsarnok (Palace of Art).

- Labyrinth/Catacombs of Buda Castle (Budavári Labirintus)
The labyrinth of caves and tunnels which stretch for over 10 kilometres beneath Castle Hill are said to have been joined together by the Turks during the middle ages for military purposes. In the 17th century, parts of the catacombs were used to store wine. More recently, the immediate area under Úri utca served as an air-raid shelter during World War II. Today, about 1.5 kilometres are open to the general public, with an area of the labyrinth set aside for a waxwork exhibition on early Hungarian history.