Star City Hotel

Good value

Prós: For the price at the time, the hotel was very good. The location isn't great but there are plenty of things close by if you are willing to walk for 10-30 minutes. And Budapest just has so much to see that walking was always an option. In 30 minutes (perhaps a bit less), you can be in the middle of downtown where it's all happening. The metro/train station (hopefully it isn't shut down due to the immigration thing anymore, I was there a week before the craziness started) is like a 7 minute walk away. Then you can get to anywhere if you are not a walker. But there's also many things within closer walking distance to keep you occupied.

Contras: The free WiFi was terrible. Couldn't connect in the room. I had to sit in the lobby and even then it wasn't too fast. The only soap for both the sink and shower was a soap dispenser on the wall in the shower like in a public bathroom. The air conditioning was decent but you can control it. It needed to be colder. Free breakfast was so so. But at least free.