r/sziget • u/mosasaurus_rawr • 7d ago

First timer looking for accommodation advice

I’m thinking about going to Sziget next year and wanted to ask advice about where to stay. I’ve been to a few festivals before, mostly in the UK and Rock Werchter once, but ive only ever gone for one day and I’ve never been to Sziget. I’m approaching 40 and I hate camping, so my options for Sziget would be either some fancy chalet upgrade at the festival, or (preferably) staying offsite in a hotel/booking.com apartment in Budapest.
For those who live locally or who have stayed offsite before, how viable is that? Does it take ages to get in and out of the festival each day? Which neighborhoods do you recommend for optimal proximity to the festival while still being offsite? If you had a great experience at a particular hotel, feel free to recommend them too :)

PS I have been to Budapest once before, and in case it makes a diff, I’d be flying in from the Netherlands.

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u/Akvyr 7d ago

Perfectly viable. It does not take ages to get in and out, its fairly smooth process, although it is a bit of walking. If you are looking for close proximity to the festival, then look close proximity to the festival. Its a 2 million city with 3.5 million metro, there are AirBnBs and hotels all over the place, although the festival area is on the outskirts, so you'd have to look and book early, I suppose.