I editied out anything that might start an off topic argument.
And I found myself walking past the Casati Hotel on the way home this afternoon.
So, the first video shows what the construction looks like.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Ai7Zk-szxfTJi9gN-sNjxydX07E5dQ?e=2dXmgU
The construction immediately adjacent is more than a simple interior renovation. It appears a company purchased the building and tore down all but the front wall. It will be another botique hotel. I am guessing 3 to 5 years. The construction further down to the right of the Casati is a vacant lot that has been that way for at least 15 years that I know of. Probably vacant since the war. It will be new high end apartments. I am guessing 3 to 5 years. The construction further up to the left of the Casati is the conversion of a basement into a parking garage and an exterior renovation. Should be done in a few months.
The second video is a walk from the Casati (almost) walking to Anrassy ut. Maybe you can see why its such a good location.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Ai7Zk-szxfTJi9gMArx1fMovJtDVww?e=EaUTJH
BUT, at about the midpoint of the second video, if you were to walk up the side street along the Opera it would take you to the K+K Hotel. Both are about equal distance (about 100m) to the same spot in the middle of Andrassy ut. by the Opera House. The area of the Opera House and the Budapest W Hotel across the street is I think the most beautiful place in town in the evenings. Sorry, didnt walk past the Moments but its onl 200m to the same point and a lovely walk up Andrassy ut; so not bad either.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. All three have merit. All are reasonably close the to Kadarka Wine Bar so not much else matters.
How do i know all of this. I live about 100m from the Casati. I've stayed in the Casati once too. But 15 years ago and it was called the Hotel Pest back then and it was a dump.
A little side note. Budapest does more tourist a year than Prague. But since the tourism area is so large we dont get the tourist crunch that Prague does. Here we are in the second week of August, high tourist season, standing at the one spot in Budapest that every single tourist comes to see (video two) ... notice the lack of tourist crunch. And the August weather? It was a beautiful day.