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Galilei Hotel: Traveller Reviews

3.0 of 5
Vaci utca 79, Budapest 1056, Hungary
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Galilei Hotel
Ranked #253 of 333 hotels in Budapest
1.5 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
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chrissti
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Rip Off Restaurant. AVOID.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2011
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I am hardly surpirsed by all the negative reviews about this place. We fell for the same trick. We were offered 50% off food but were totally ripped off. We reckoned our bill should have came about about 6000ft....but it was 13000ft. We were the only ones in the restaurant, and the guy just stood there waiting for the money..he didn't go away and come back like in any other restaurant. I knew we had been had but all of a sudden we felt rather uncomfortable and we aware of a guy hanging around next to the door. We paid up and left without making a fuss. It was by far and away the most expensive meal we had. £45 ish for a glass of wine (which was horrendous and tasted like home brew), a large beer and 2 main courses. No starters, no dessert. They even had the cheek to charge us for the bread which we didn't ask for.

To be fair...the food was decent and the style of the place is quirky. It is such a shame that they have to rip off tourists who visit their city/country with good will and a genuine interest in their food and culture.

Fortunatley, there are many honest places...I would just suggest exercising caution on Vaci Utca restaurants offering a tourist menu.

AVOID THIS PLACE.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Scunthorpe, England
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Disgraceful rip off restaurant on Vati Utca”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2011
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Please please avoid this restaurant like the plague. My husband and I were staying at the Cosmo Fashion Hotel near this restaurant. Having jusgt arrived in Budapest we decided to have a walk up the Vati Utca to find a nice meal. The guy outside this restaurant started talking to us saying that there was 50% off Hungarian Food and it was very good food with live music so we decided to give it a go. We had one main meal each the potatoes and vegetable were extra and two beers. The bill came to 9,700 Huf we have previously worked this out in our head taking into account the discount of 50% for the main meals to be 6,380 Huf. When we argued this, the manager just did not want to know and kept saying "well the drinks are expensive here and you did have some bread". We had to pay up and were abslutely disgusted that this is allowed to happen in such a beautiful city. It certainly made us wary during our stay in the city and we avoided this place from then on. On passing this restaurant a few times we saw quite a few customers arguing about the bill. By the way the live music was a man playing a violin who insisted in playing ths right in yoru face and then asking for money!!!

PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
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“This isn't really a hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2011

This place is really a restaurant renting out rooms. The whole thing seems a bit shady. The rooms are in a building that has also locals living there. There is no real reception or hotel staff. It was cheap and the room was ok, we didn't spent that much time there anyways. The only time when we saw the staff was checking in and out. Someone had been there to clean the room once or twice during our stay. Location is very good a bit long walk to the metro, but tram stop was close by.

If you want to stay in a real hotel, don't stay here. But if you're ok in just getting a place to sleep, then this is fine.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Overbooking”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2011

The hotel is centrally located, but the entrance is through a restaurant and not really visible from outside.
We booked a night through the Internet but when we got there they told us the house was full. I showed my reservation but a very rude waiter (from the restaurant) told us to go. He called the manager on the phone, but they had solution to give us.
We finally got to the Matyas City Hotel, not far from it, a bit more expensive.

The good thing about the Galilei is their post-customer service, they refunded the difference between their fare and fare paid at the Matyas City Hotel.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Belgrade, Serbia
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Avoid a restaurant, in big big big circle”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Restaurant stuff will empty your wallet in cold blood and shamelessly explain you why your bill is so sky high for so poor meal and service. Menu has no meaning here.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Vaci utca 79, Budapest 1056, Hungary
Price range (per night):* 37 AUD - 66 AUD

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