EXPERIENCE HISTORY
The St. George Residence Hotel opened its doors in April 2007 in the Castle District of Buda as the first luxury apartment hotel in Budapest. A 14th century building houses the hotel, which in the 18th century functioned as an Inn and had been the most famous place for an overnight and entertainment in the Buda Castle District.
HISTORY
On the basis of written documents dating from 1311 the contemporary building of the St. George Residence Hotel features a complete reconstruction of a baroque corner house built on medieval foundations. From 1784 to 1868 the building was used as an Inn by name of Fortuna, the Goddess of Fortune and since that time the street the Inn was located on bears the name of Fortuna. The 700-year old building and 200-year old hotel deservedly bears the title of the oldest hotel in Budapest.
The former Inn consisted of 2 Floors with 8 suites on the 1st Floor & 4 suites on the Ground Floor, to the left from the entrance a restaurant while to the right from the entrance a cafe and a billiard room had been welcoming the guests. The stable could accommodate 50 horses
The Inn hosted many famous travellers and dignitaries, representatives of cultural life. In 1835 the Turkish Ambassador and his escort of 32 persons, in 1837 Archduke Ferdinand and his escort had been the illustrious guests of the Inn. In 1848 a cannonball hit the Inn because it had given a shelter to General Hentzi. A cannonball can still be seen in one of the courtyard walls.
. It became an important intellectual center; the Inn was a meeting place for the Hungarian Jacobin movement. By the early 19th century the guests of the coffee house were mostly “high-ranking” merchants.
DINING
The St. George Restaurant & Café reminds the atmosphere of Buda at the end of 18th century. The menu includes dishes of Hungarian and International cuisine, while the daily special offers the opportunity to taste seasonal dishes.
The walls of the Restaurant and Café are adorned with 18th century paintings in the rare Colonial and Oriental-Hindi style depicting exotic plants and birds. These paintings were made by József Schöfft and József Serovits masters in decorative paintings and are an important vestige of the cafe art in Pest and Buda of the 18th century.
BANQUETS
The baroque style Gold Aries and Mirror banquet halls as well as the 700-years old medieval wine cellar could be excellent venues for private dining, banquets and dinners from 2 to 80 persons.
MEDIEVAL WINE CELLAR
The medieval wine cellar have been restored.
SUITES
The St. George Residence Hotel offers 26 spacious suites in three categories: Standard, Superior and Executive. Each suite consists of a living room, study corner, bedroom, bathroom and fully equipped kitchenette. Due to the historic nature of the building the suites are different even with the same category.
