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What ruined trips to Budapest

One sentence each, from people who were there. The thing they wish somebody had warned them about. Read them before you go; add yours when you get back.

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3 warnings so far.

“Formality that can tip into stiffness. It trades heavily on its own history. The City Park location means a metro ride from the centre, and the immediate surroundings are park rather than city.”

★★★★ Gundel, Budapest

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“Labelling in English is thinner than in Hungarian, and some rooms assume you already know the outline of Hungarian history. The full-price ticket at 3,500 forint is double what an EEA citizen pays, which is legal and co…”

★★★★ Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

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“The scam that keeps showing up in official government travel advisories is real and specifically targets tourists at night: taxi drivers paid on commission steer visitors toward bars and clubs that hand over inflated bi…”

★★★★ Budapest

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