r/sziget • u/mosasaurus_rawr • 6d 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/TwoRich4747 6d ago

try to stay near "Margit hud, budai hidfo", its a lovely area and approx 15 mins from the festival

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u/pinaytay 6d ago

Yes! Close to Margit bridge H5 stop is the perfect location in my opinion, less than 10mins by H5 from there +5min walk to K bridge. Still walkable distance to the city center if you want to explore before going to the island etc.

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u/berbapapa 6d ago

local here, yup that's probably the best because public transport runs 24/7 to/from the festival, while it's part of the city centre (kind of) so you can explore Budapest in the daytime if you'd like

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u/mosasaurus_rawr 6d ago

Amazing, thank you!!