Our capital is full of buildings with a great history of which wewould not even think that they were built hundreds of years ago. Have you ever wondered which one is the oldest building in our capital or which is the oldest hotel in Budapest?
Where are these old buildings at all? Not all questions can be answered, but if you are interested in the topic, one thing can certainly be said; our hotel, Pest-Buda is the oldest hotel in Budapest.
When was the oldest hotel in Budapest built?
The construction work of the early-Pest-Buda finished at the end of the 17th century. It opened its doors to its guests in 1696, so we can state that our hotel is the oldest hotel in Budapest.
Of course, many hotels were waiting for the guests at that time, but by the years passing, the majority of them got closed or demolished.
The oldest hotel in Budapest, therefore, operates with minor interruptions since the end of the 1600s, and still enjoys unrivaled popularity.
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The Pest-Buda building located in the beautiful Buda Castle is connected to the name of Máté Nöpauer, who was also coooperating the construction of the St. Anne Church and the Chapel of St. Florian.
The inn hosted in the building opened in 1696, and by the end of the 1800s, thanks to its multiple transformation, it gained its final, still visible form. At this time, under the hotel on the ground floor, before the restaurant there was a pub which all was operated by the Wagenhoffer family.
The building with the stormy past has served many owners, including Ferenc Scmögler, an artist family and survived the nationalization as well. Subsequently, the Zsidai family won the right to operate the building, at which time the name Pest-Buda was given.
The rennovation works of the Zsidai family on the oldest hotel in Budapest
The new owner, knowing that the building he won was the oldest hotel in Budapest during the renovation works, did not miss the historical significance of the building, so he did everything in order to keep the baroque style of a hotel based on the medieval bases. The motifs of the old styles of the Buda Castle, which are still under the protection of UNESCO as part of the World Heritage, still decorate the oldest hotel's facade.
The Zsidai family was attacked several times because of the Pest-Buda. What is for sure that the oldest hotel in Budapest in the fortuna street has won its current look thanks to its huge renovations. Modern technology, antique wooden furniture and a friendly atmosphere make the oldest hotel in the heart of the Buda Castle district truly unique in Budapest.
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If you are looking for a really good program, you can go on a trip and go to the Buda Castle! Enjoy the glamorous panorama of the Fishermen's Bastion, admire the dazzling Matthias Church, then pop in the Pest-Buda just a few meters away, which is the oldest hotel in Budapest, where you can enjoy homely atmosphere and and in its restaurant delicious Hungarian cuisine!
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