Staying in District 8 Outside of Jozsef Korut

Its not really a small street, its pretty much a typical of many inner city strets. Looks to be recently renovated with nice pavers. A few more post war infill buildings than typical maybe but thats not bad at all. Looks like a pretty mostly pedestrian street. Maybe you did this, but if not, take a look around: https://maps.app.goo.gl/13E6U1y3Kymrdkiu7 From a safety perspective there are a few places in District VIII I wouldnt be crazy if my daughter were walking alone in, but this isnt one of them.

The trouble is that there isnt much out that way for a first time visitor. No tourist sights, no notable restaurants, no theater. There is a failry large modern shopping mall not far. Oh, and to be fair if you are into the history of the revolution in 1956 Corvin is a place you will want to visit and you will be less than a 10 minute walk from that.

The section of Futo utca you describe is about 2 football fields in length and depending at where along the street you are located it will take up to 10 minutes to reach the M3 Metro or 4/6 Tram, both of which you will need to use a lot because of the location.

I could say that it will work well for you but that would require a lot of assumptions and according to your name that disproves the location. But if its the cleanest 2 bedroom you can find within your budget, it is safe. The rest can be overcome.

You might get some more ideas with dates and a budget. In a nice well located 3 star hotel, 2 rooms can cost 100 euro each. A two bedroom suite about 200 euro. But thats very date dependent.

Thanks for the info so far!

To address the comments:
We have no problem, if not prefer, staying out of city centers for quiet and more "suburban" feel. We just got back from London, stayed in Hammersmith, and loved being outside the major noise. We don't mind taking public transportation at all.

We're going July 7-15. We have the 2-bedroom apartment (646 sg ft) for 586 euros which we think is a pretty good deal even for Eastern Europe. It has many great reviews (not that it's a guarantee, of course).

Oh - we're more concerned about walking home in the dark after dinner or whatever, not that it's not close to tourist attractions. Thanks again!

We have no problem, if not prefer, staying out of city centers for
quiet and more "suburban" feel.

That apartment is very much in the city center of Budapest. It’s not in suburbia, it’s just not in the part of town most tourists are interested in. But, again, it is a nice place. If you want suburban, then look across the river in Buda. But far out in Buda. It won’t take you much, if any, any longer to get to where there are things to do in the city and there will be trees. Well, a few anyway. The Buda hills have good restaurants too.

But the location where your apartment is located does have something going for it. I am an architect and I love good architecture. The apartment is in a lcoation with a lot of modern infill architecture. That is modern replacements for the classic architecure that was torn down for some reason. Maybe bombed, don't know. But its hard to find an area in town that has that much modern architecture and that much so well done. Really very nice stuff.

You apartment is in an area popular with the local Asian population so the best restaurants in the area are Asian. There are a few behind the new 3-story glass shopping mall at the south end of your street. I have been to two of them (I shop in the mall from time to time). One is Little Geisha Can Cook (sushi) and its pretty fair and easy to find in front of the Vegas Casino. The other one I have been to was Cortez, Tex Mex place next to the Casino ... I would avoid it. They face the city park with the giant statue of Bud Spence in it (Bud was a famous spaghetti Western actor). But it’s a beautiful green park where even the burger joint has outside seating and May is a beautiful time in Budapest.

TexasTravelMom posted a pretty good list of restaurants, and a few others contributed suggestions on the same thread. Find that for some good ideas. Most of her list and the suggestions by others are within 20 or 30 minutes of your apartment by underground metro so not terribly inconvenient. The good news is the metro is as safe as walking, even late at night.

ENJOY

Mr. É is the expert in locations, but I walk alone after dark a lot (but haven’t yet stayed that far from center). I keep an eye on things around me, but have yet to worry about safety. I think he may be saying it’s not the typically prettiest part of Budapest, but that’s not what you are concerned about.

I will add that is a really good price for a 2 bedroom apartment in July. I have a place reserved for a week in June - a one bedroom studio so much smaller - for more than that (although it’s more central). I would confirm that it has air conditioning, as well as the floor it’s on (which will determine whether or not an elevator is desirable). If no elevator, a good thing to know is that most buildings have very tall ceilings and one floor = what we would think of as 2 floors. But again, I haven’t yet stayed in modern style so that may not apply. Most apartments these days seem to have a washing machine these days, but certainly not all (in case that matters). Occasionally I forget to check for that.

You will for sure want your transit pass. But I love using public transportation in Budapest. :)

I have a friend that lives not too terribly far away from your apartment so I asked about restaurants you could walk home from. She recommended a place but it’s only open for lunch, but does look very local and does do some traditional homestyle Hungarian food: https://maps.app.goo.gl/va4DNk5qeKZrJmqm7

Another that isn’t too terribly far is OINOS Restaurant Winebar Brunch. I had lunch there a few years ago when I was out trying to visit all the market halls in town. They are open for breakfast through dinner so it might be a good place to start the day. https://maps.app.goo.gl/dod9i3K6mfWccjcBA The only word of caution is if you head north from your apartment try and stay close to the 4/6 Tram line. There are some seedy areas just north and east of your apartment.

Speaking of market halls. You must go in the Rákóczi Market Hall. It’s like a miniature “Great Market Hall” same vintage, same style. Not very well utilized these days. But it does hold a shop that if you bring your own empty 2L coke bottle they will fill it with wine for you. The same building also holds one of the better Asian markets in that end of town.

The market is surrounded by several cafes, none of which I know anything about. They all looked okay as I walked past. But one really fascinates me. It’s called Oliviks Nigerian Kitchen which illustrates the wonderful diversity of the population of the area. I have some shopping to do today, maybe I will make it that far out and give it a try for lunch. https://maps.app.goo.gl/N2kZxkNtGDLLpZXA9

If you go a couple of stops up on the 4/6 tram or walk about 15 minutes you come to Blaha Lujza tér. Don’t turn right at the intersection as that leads to the seedy area, but if you turn left, second building down is the one that houses Time Out Budapest on the second floor … all of the second floor (okay, here it’s the first floor). Time Out is a high-end food court. Some of the vendors are owned by Michelin Star chefs. You get a chance to try quite a few Hungarian specialties and there are some nice Asian restaurants too. The evenings are themed and can be live jazz or piano or a DJ. The clientele is most all locals.

Yes, it has air conditioning, an elevator and is on the 6th floor.

That's why I was wondering about safety since it's a great price and not that far from center. We had a similar setup in Krakow last July and it was just wonderful so we're hoping for a similar experience.

I am sure you will have a great week. Come back and report!

Mr. É is the expert in locations,

TTM there is a world of difference between knowing where the restaurants are and the metro stops and knowing what works well for, or will make someone happy. I don't even try and go down that road.

Of it weren't for the OP I would have probably never tried the Nigerian restaurant or met Susan and had the culinary experience. The review is in your restaurant thread. It was a good enough experience and unique enough to get a place on my list too.