Carpe Noctem, Budapest, Hungary
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About Carpe Noctem
Internet Access 24 hour reception
WINTER SPECIAL (valid from November 12th 2009- February 19th 2010)
See the week with Carpe Noctem, book and stay for 7 nights and only pay for 5!
Please read our description of what we are like carefully, we can look after people 150% if they like what we offer, but are not suitable for everyone. For fun, please take our suitability quiz!
http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/how-right-is-carpe-noctem-for-you-quiz
Upcoming events:
Late November- December- Christmas Markets
December 6th- Miklos' day
December 12th- Cinetrip Sparty at Rudas Baths
December 24th- Hungary's Christmas Celebrations
December 25th- Carpe Noctem's special Christmas celebartions
December 31st- Chariot races and New Years Eve Celebrations
January 1st- Cinetrip Sparty Season Climax
(every night in Carpe Noctem has an organised event though.... we like to seize the night!)
Atmosphere
Do you want to...
- Be a single traveller or SOCIABLE BACKPACKER meeting other similarly like minded people in a friendly, lively and social atmosphere?
- Go out on PUB CRAWLS, karaoke nights, cheap drink nights, live music nights?
- Be taken out by staff to cool UNDERGROUND PLACES unseen on the common traveller's route?
- Be given a WARM WELCOME and a detailed introduction of the city with all the hot spots for PUBS, BARS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS and SIGHT SEEING?
- Be INTRODUCED TO OTHER GUESTS so you can instantly make friends for your travels...if not life?
- Feel like you are STAYING AT A MATE'S HOUSE, chilling on bean bags and drinking free tea and coffee until beer o'clock?
- Feel like you are staying in a SOCIAL place not just a bed in a room?
- SAVE MONEY by taking staff recommendations for cheap places, and using the specially negotiated food and drink deals for you?
- Be given all the HELP, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE for your entire stay in Budapest and beyond if needs be?
- Stay in a place that doesn't believe in hidden charges and wants to give you as much for FREE as possible?
- Have staff that want to COOK FOR YOU several times a week?
- Have LIVE-IN native English/Australian English speaking staff who have all moved to Budapest becuase they came and fell in love with it and are passionate to show you why?
Carpe Noctem ('seize the night', for those who rightly gave up Latin just after it died) is the perfect hangout and base for single travellers and young, sociable people who want to be part of an interactive and lively hostel experience as well as maximising the city in the day time and seizing the night when the sight seeing has ended.
Facilities
We are Aussies and Brits who having traveled widely and decided we wanted certain things...
* Free tea and coffee, not just when you arrive, all the time (and none of this european yellow label stuff, we get PG Tips imported from UK)
* Free padlock hire
* Free use of lockers
* Free use of electronic staff safe
* Free towel hire
* Free bed linen (who charges for that anyway???)
* Beds made for you when you arrive
* Free internet use and free wifi
* Orthopaedic mattresses
* Air conditioning
* Electronic entry system... (no more charges for lost keys!)
* Free use of skype headsets
* Smoking area
* Laundry service available
* 24 hour check in
* Very relaxed check out times (you can check out any time you like but you can never leave!)
* Free use of guidebooks and book exchange available
* Free use of kitchen for you to cook...or for us to cook for you!
* No curfew (it's called Carpe Noctem..... so seize the night!)
Location
Walking distance from:
House of Terror, Oktogon, Szechenyi Thermal Baths, City Park, Andrassy Avenue, St Istvan's Basilica, Freedom Square, The Danube & Parliament - all within 10-15 minutes.
For lazy travellers....public transport is in our immediate location: the blue metro (for direct metros from nepliget coach station), and yellow metro are only a few streets away; the trolley bus and tram are 1 street away and the night bus route is at the bottom of the road. We even have a direct train from the airport 2 streets away!
We are just off the main road which has pubs, cafes, bars, restaurants, 24 hour shops and clubs on it so there is no need to stray far for whatever you need, yet we are located on a quiet cobbled side street so you don't have to listen to the noise from traffic.
Building
We are located in a 19th century heritage listed building. We have a very cosy and intimate set up which means it is impossible not to meet people and make instant friends.
Our apartment on the top floor is newly renovated and we have added our personal touches; hand made bean bags which means you can chill wherever you want around the house, a large corner sofa to watch films on, tables to eat on or play drinking games, depending on your mood, murals of the sights of the city across most walls so you can decide what to see that day (if our 30 minute run through of everything hasn't been enough info for you!).
We have a fully equipped kitchen for you to use, apart from the times when we are cooking up roast dinners, gypsy gulyas (goulash), breakfast of champions, or whatever else we think the hostel needs to prepare it for a good night out or to deal with a hangover! We are located on the top floor, and due to the status of the building we have no lift...so if you are lazy, you may be better off going to a ground floor hostel!
Conditions
We are ideally suited to single travellers, or groups of two or three who wish to meet people so if you just want an isolated stay with just a bed in a room, we are probably not for you.
Regrettably and due to previous experience we can no longer accept groups of any kind (more than 4 people), nor can we take bookings for guests over the age of 40. Nor can we accept bookings for people taller than Craig. We reserve the right the refuse any bookings that fall outside this criteria.
On a final note, we are from England and Australia and often miss certain things from home....if you want to bring us something from home to put a smile on our faces or potentially knock a euro or two off your stay, please email us!!!!!
Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- 24 hour reception
- Travel Desk/Travel Info
- Internet Access
- Towels
- Common Room
- Web access in lobby
- Air Conditioning
- WiFi in lobby
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Guest Kitchen
- WiFi in room
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Important Information
Conditions
Please check your arrival time carefully. We have 24 hour check in, but we can only hold you bed for three hours after the mentioned arrival time, so please keep us informed of when you will get here.
Can we remind you that we cannot accept bookings for people over the age of 40 or accept groups of more than 4 people. We reserve the right to find you alternative accommodation on arrival if you are outside this criteria, many thanks.
We do have a smoking area inside the apartment, so if you do not like smoke or are asthmatic please contact us and we will try and find you alternative accommodation. We should also mention that we have a noise curfew at 9pm so that if you want to party, we will take you out in the city to do so to allow resident guests and neighbours to sleep in peace, or people to chill in the hostel after this time.
We have very few rules for the hostel which are carefully created and are with regards to consideration to our neighbours, staff and other guests. If these rules are not oberyed, we reserve the right to evict you from the property without warning or refund.
In Hungary, you may find with British or Canadian cash cards that you have problems with the cash machines, please try and find the OPT green banks if possible when you arrive. Please also be aware that the airport and train stations run very expensive 'rip off' exchange places, so please try to avoid using them (unless you don't mind losing 25% of your money instantly!!).
We look forward to meeting you!
Location
- Address
- Szobi utca 5, 3/8a
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Directions
Address: 1067 Budapest (6th district) Szobi utca 5, 3/8a
- From Nyugati train station
Come out of the station and turn left along Terez Korut. You pass over Podmaniczky utca and then when you get to the next corner, just past the bakery, take a left onto Szobi utca. We are on SZOBI (not Szondi) utca number 5 (the building with the Invia sign and opposite 'Parazs Presszo' with the orange fire sign) on the top floor (up 100 steps so tell us if you want a hand with your bags!), please ring doorbell 13. Please note, as we are in a heritage protected building, there is no sign on the door.
- From the airport
Ferihegy 1
Get the train straight from the airport which takes you to Nyugati station (every 20 minutes, journey takes around 25 minutes) see above from Nyugati
Ferihegy 2
Get tickets from information and get the 200 shuttle bus headed for K'banya Kispest, from here you can get the blue metro line to Nyugati Palyaudvar. Take the exit at the metro marked Szent Istvan not Vaci Ut and see above
- From Keleti station
Get the bus or the red metro (or walk) to Blaha Lujza Ter and then take the tram 4 or 6 (soon to become your best friend) to Nyugati. Please note that most international trains come in to this station, so check before departing! then see above
-From Nepliget bus station
Get the blue metro line to Nyugati and see above
If you are coming in late at night, please contact us to check the best way of getting to us. You can get a Zona taxi from the airport from 5100 HUFs or there are night services from all stations to get to us. Should you wish to call a cheaper taxi, please call 003612000000 (taxi 2000) and they should be there within 10 minutes or so).
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