Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Built in 1902, Matild Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest resides in a beautiful palace that was lovingly restored to its belle époque splendor in 2021. Princess Maria Klotild, the Archduchess of Austria, originally commissioned architects Kálmán Giergl and Flóris Korb to build the two mirroring palaces, the Matild and the Klotild on the opposite side of the street. Equipped with technological innovations such as Hungary’s first elevator in the Matild, the twin palaces earned UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Once home to Belvárosi Kávéház, a literary café frequented by famous Hungarian writers and poets like Gyula Krúdy, Matild Palace is a cultural icon.
Matild Palace's architectural heritage with stained-glass flowers, intricate wrought-iron details and plasterwork evoking confectionery blends harmoniously with Maria Katsarou Vafiadis of MKV Design's contemporary interior design. Art nouveau and Hungarian folk art pepper the décor of the rooms with original pieces by local artists inspired by the literary works penned in the palace's café, while the bathrooms clad with turquoise and gold mosaics are a nod to Budapest's famed thermal baths.
Aside from the rich history and design, the Budapest hotel offers 111 rooms and 19 suites, meals at Spago by Wolfgang Puck and cocktails with sunset river views from the rooftop bar The Duchess.
- Matild Palace's ornate architectural features, including Miksa Róth's stained-glass windows, wrought-iron details and signature neo-baroque plasterwork, have been beautifully restored or reconstructed.
- The contemporary design of the Matild by MKV Design fuses the original belle époque elements with a modern, elegant style that embodies the building's heritage. Hungarian art nouveau and folk-style floral motifs and mosaic tiles echo the Gellért Thermal Bath.
- Swan Spa in the basement features a hammam, a salt room, a sauna and steam rooms tucked behind a secret moving wall leading into a turquoise spa area. Treatment rooms offer massages, facials and body services with ESPA and L'Amia Natura products (the latter is a boutique Hungarian skincare line). There is also a fully equipped gym.
- The Duchess is the luxury hotel's hidden rooftop cocktail bar, with sweeping views over the Danube, Elizabeth Bridge and downtown with front-row views of the sunset. This secret liquor library is accessible by one of the first elevators in the city and was inspired by Archduchess Maria Klotild. The bar carries a wide selection of fine wines and liquors and an imaginative menu of signature cocktails.
- Spago by Wolfgang Puck is the Austrian chef's only Hungarian spot. It offers a blend of his innovative Californian cuisine from his Beverly Hills flagship restaurant with Hungarian produce, culinary skills and traditions. The restaurant takes up a wing on the ground floor with a 120-seat food hall, including a terrace.
- All accommodations have 24-hour room service from Spago by Wolfgang Puck.
- Stay in your own private tower in the three-floor Crown Tower Suite, set in a 157-foot-high tower with 360-degree views of downtown Budapest.
- Loft Rooms and Suites offer incredible panoramic views from the hotel's rooftop in contemporary-style rooms that resemble a modern artist's atelier.
- Suites have city or river views overlooking Elizabeth Bridge.
- The striking art nouveau Matild Ballroom, the former Belvárosi Kávéház, is available to rent for functions.
- Each room is decked in a palette of elegant grays, teal and gold, with art nouveau and folk art, like the ornate floral headboards. Loft Rooms are more contemporary with vintage accents and original local art, a nod to the duchess' artistic circle.
- Bathrooms have heated marble floors and rainforest showers. They are covered in turquoise glass mosaic with gold touches to evoke the feel of Budapest's famous Gellért Thermal Bath. Some suites are bathed entirely in white marble.
- Rooms come with a fully equipped entertainment station with an OLED TV set in the room's mirror, Chromecast and premium channels.
- You will rest easy in the Frette-covered beds. Matild Palace won the Hungarian Sleep Association's Sleep Friendly Hotel of the Year in 2024, meeting several criteria for excellent sleep conditions.
- Despite its downtown location next to the busy Elizabeth Bridge and the main road leading up to it, the Budapest hotel is soundproofed and climate-controlled, so all rooms and suites are quiet.
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