,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(19.05214,47.48417)/19.047947712242603,47.49154771686146,12.325503620692878/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Szechenyi Lanchid vs St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
Both Chain Bridge and Gellert Spa are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Chain Bridge ranks marginally better than Gellert Spa. Chain Bridge comes in at #16 in Budapest with approval from 5 reviewers such as concierge.com, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Szechenyi Lanchid
Fodor's
Concierge
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet
Over the Danube, Between Clark Adam ter and Roosevelt ter, Budapest 1013, Hungary
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"This is the oldest and most beautiful of the seven road bridges that span the Danube in Budapest. When lit up at night, it captures Budapest's radiance as do few other scenes."
Full review
Concierge
"This city icon was designed by Englishman William Tierney Clark and Scottish engineer Adam Clark and funded by influential aristocrat Count István Széchenyi."
Frommer's
"Prior to the building of this bridge, people relied on a structure on the water that had to be dismantled when ships passed and that was easily wrecked in stormy weather."
Full review
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Széchenyi Bridge, or the Chain Bridge, is the oldest in the city... and is magnificently lit at night. Two stone lions on pedestals keep proud watch over either end of the bridge."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This twin-towered span is the city’s oldest and arguably most beautiful bridge. It is named in honour of its initiator, István Széchenyi, but was built by a Scotsman named Adam Clark."
Full review
St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
Concierge
Frommer's
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Kelenhegyi ut 4, Budapest 1118, Hungary
From $0 /night
Concierge
"The quintessential city spa is fed by Gellért Hill's mineral hot springs, flush with calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkali, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride, and is good for what ails you."
Frommer's
"Once one of Budapest's most spectacular bathhouses, the Gellért Baths are located in Buda's Hotel Gellért, the oldest Hungarian spa hotel and a secessionist-style hotel."
Full review
Afar Magazine
"Thermal baths are integral to the city's culture."
Full review
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The baths feature a "bathing" and a spa section."
Full review
Fodor's
"At the foot of Gellért Hill the beautiful art nouveau Danubius Hotel Gellért is the oldest spa hotel in Hungary, with hot springs that have supplied curative baths for nearly 2,000 years."
Full review
