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Hungarian Parliament Building vs St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
Both Parliament and Gellert Spa are recommended by professionals. On balance, Parliament is preferred by most writers compared to Gellert Spa. Parliament has a TripExpert Score of 92 with approval from 6 publications including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
Hungarian Parliament Building
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Kossuth Lajos ter 1-3 Hungary, Budapest 1055, Hungary
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Fodor's
"The most visible symbol of Budapest's left bank is the huge neo-Gothic Parliament, mirrored in the Danube much the way Britain's Parliament is reflected in the Thames."
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Frommer's
"Budapest's great Parliament, the second largest in Europe after London, is an eclectic design mixing the predominant Gothic revival style with a neo-Renaissance dome."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Eclectic-style Parliament, designed by Imre Steindl and completed in 1902, has about 690 sumptuously decorated rooms."
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To avoid disappointment, book ahead (in person).
Afar Magazine
"Get a good glimpse of this ornate gothic building."
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Let's Go
"“The motherland does not have a house,” lamented Hungarian poet Milhaly Corosmarty in 1846."
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Seeing Parliament during construction on one of the building’s corners is not bad timing, but rather unavoidable as renovation is infinite.
St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
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Kelenhegyi ut 4, Budapest 1118, Hungary
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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."
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Afar Magazine
"Thermal baths are integral to the city's culture."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The baths feature a "bathing" and a spa section."
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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."
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