I usually use Lonely Planet guidebooks, but also Rough Guide and Bradt.

I like to stay in Pest, the view is good and there is more choice of restaurants. I highly recommend these apartments:

https://www.oncf.ma/en/

Thurs- I will look at Pest more carefully. The link you posted led me to a train/transportation site. It appeared you were referring me to an apartment site. Please help me understand. At this point I am researching apartments in Pest. Good travels to you. As I recall you were quite helpful on travels to other areas. Thanks.

I don't use guidebooks for lodging (I use booking.com, and also check reviews on TripAdvisor), and I don't use them for restaurants (although I do use guidebooks to learn about the food of the regions I visit).

Sorry, should have checked that the "copy" worked. Try this:

Six Very Special Apartments in the Heart of Budapest

thursdaysd- Great site that shows the various districts of Budapest. Very nice apartments in the preferred area of Pest. Since we have a big interest in historical sites, which side of the river would be best for visiting historical sites ? I get the impression that most things are within walking distance. Thanks again for the good info.

You can check walking distances on google maps.

Pest has castle hill but is just a short walk from Buda the commercial center of town with sights too - I walked everywhere.

Budapest is loaded with history. Which period? I didn't walk everywhere, I bought a transport pass and used the metro and trams.

PalenQ, you have the two areas reversed.

That's great info. We will look for our favorite apartment, and plan on walking everywhere. It appears that we will not have to worry that the apartment is located near the sites we want to visit. We enjoy walking about as much as seeing the sites.

thanks joaanyc!

I would echo Kja's suggestion to use booking.com. We have had great luck with their apartments.

In Prague, it is most popular to stay in the Old Town. You might consider staying in Mala Strana, just over the Charles Bridge. It is a little quieter and really pretty, still very historic.

Unlike PQ I do not consider all the sights in Budapest to be within walking distance of each other, at least not the sights I have chosen to see. I suggest you list the sights you want to see, and then check the distances in google maps. Once again, public transport works well and a transport pass is a good investment.

Good idea thursdaysd. The sites we like will be all over the area. We will plan on using public transportation as necessary. As for an apartment, I will search many sites, including some suggestions on here. I was impressed by the number of great looking apartments listed on Booking.com, VRBO and other sites. The cost of an apartment seems to be very reasonable, so we will not consider a hotel. At this time, we plan to fly into Prague where we will stay for 6 days. Then we will train/fly to Budapest where we will stay 5 days. After Budapest we will do a Crystal River Cruise to Vienna. We will stay in Vienna for a couple of days (been there a couple of times), before flying home This checks a lot of boxes for us. Strange how things evolve with some research and help. We originally planned to spend about a month in Spain, and return home. Have spent a lot of time in Spain (loved it), so the new agenda makes sense for us. Since we are not going until next year, we still have time to make other changes ? Thanks for the help.

Unlike PQ I do not consider all the sights in Budapest to be within walking distance of each other, at least not the sights I have chosen to see>

Well I should have clarified at that time I was a super walker - walking all day at fairly fast pace - after all I had been jogging 10+ miles a day for years so a 20-mile walk was routine but should have qualified that.

Yeah right. You certainly should have. Try considering your audience.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...l_Hungary.html

Well actually most folks who were asked how walkable Budapest was on Trip Advisor nearly all said yes Budapest is rather easily walkable between main sights. But right I should have qualified so folks who don't walk so well like would check out public transit.

According to google maps it's almost an hour's walk from the Szechenyi baths to the Great Market Hall, and the Museum of Applied Arts is nearly as far. Andrassy ut alone is 2.5 km. And that's just the Pest side.

And there's no sights en route between one and another? Even so to me hat's very walkable then - but it depends on what one considers walkable - and the approproche one has - to me often the thing I pass on foot walking from sight to sight is just as or even more memorable and fun to see than the sight itself so yes what is walkable varies and that small an area to me makes a nice day's few-mile stroll - stopping at cafes or stores in between and being able to do one of my passions to do in European cities - people watch. Just taking public transit between main sights you miss all that.

And though that area in Pest is compact yes folks who don't like walking or are challenged are better off with public transit though IMO they miss so much!

Directing people to a site that allows them to decide for themselves -- like google maps -- avoids the question of what any one person might define as walkable. AND it gives them a tool they can use for all sorts of purposes. I'm not sure arguing accomplishes either of those ends.