{"id":309,"date":"2021-11-20T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T15:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2021-12-01T19:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:26:29","slug":"szechenyi-baths-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/szechenyi-baths-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Szechenyi Baths are a Must-Do in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I was a kid I hated baths. The thought of sitting in your filth (I\u2019m German and a bit of a germaphobe) just didn\u2019t appeal to me. But, as I\u2019ve gotten older I\u2019ve really started to enjoy the Sunday ritual of soaking away the week in a hot bath. When we were given the opportunity to check out the famous Szechenyi Baths courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/budapestbath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hungaria Koncert<\/a>&nbsp;we quickly jumped on it.&nbsp;<strong>I mean who could really turn down a day of soaking in a massive thermal bath surrounded by stunning architecture?<\/strong>&nbsp;We sure couldn\u2019t and were so glad we spent a morning lounging in these beautiful baths.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to bring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When reading up on the baths I struggled to find exactly what to bring. I thought about what I would bring to a day at the pool and it worked out pretty well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bathing suit<\/li><li>Towels<\/li><li>Shower flip-flops<\/li><li>Hair-tie&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can rent towels at the bathhouse, but the pricing seemed a bit unreasonable (1000 HUF + 2000 HUF deposit). If you can sneak a towel from your accommodation you\u2019ll save a few bucks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience with Hungaria Koncert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We visited courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/budapestbath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hungaria Koncert<\/a>&nbsp;with their bath and dinner cruise package. Unfortunately, the Danube was frozen during our visit so we couldn\u2019t do the dinner cruise, but we had a lovely time at the baths nonetheless.&nbsp;<strong>With Hungaria Koncert we were able&nbsp;to stroll right into the main entrance, pick up our entry bracelets, and enter our cabin in about 5 minutes.<\/strong>&nbsp;No waiting in lines?! That\u2019s my kind of service!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband and I aren\u2019t huge people, but we also aren\u2019t tiny. These cabins are pretty small and barely fit my husband and I. In short, while changing I elbowed my husband pretty hard in the face and we then decided it was better if we changed separately. \ud83d\ude42 The nice thing about the cabin is you can leave everything in there without any fear it might be taken.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the&nbsp;Szechenyi Baths are so special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 100 thermal springs teeming underneath the city&nbsp;there\u2019s no wonder why the \u201cParis of the East\u201d&nbsp;is also often referred to as the \u201cCity of Spas\u201d. A visit to Budapest isn\u2019t complete without a stop by one of the beautiful baths and while quite touristy I see why the&nbsp;Szechenyi baths are one of the hot spots (literally!) of Budapest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget the bath for second.&nbsp;<strong>The architecture of the Szechenyi baths is out of this world.<\/strong>&nbsp;I couldn\u2019t get enough of the huge columns, Roman-like statues, and the contrast of the blue thermal waters with the bright yellow walls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it weren\u2019t below freezing I could have sat here all day, but the hubs was getting quite cold and my hands were blue from snapping pictures so we had to leave at some point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s something about swimming outside in freezing temperatures surrounded&nbsp;by beautiful architecture. If we had to do it all over again we would still have chosen the Szechenyi baths over the others simply because the beauty of this \u201cspa palace\u201d is unlike anything else we\u2019ve ever seen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting the baths in winter (the BEST time!)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Budapest is COLD in the winter. Swimming in an outdoor pool doesn\u2019t sound like fun when the outside temperature is below freezing. But,&nbsp;<strong>floating through thick steam with snow flurries falling on our heads was absolutely magical.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you happen to be traveling with your loved one this will likely be one of the more romantic moments of your visit to Budapest. We felt so&nbsp;relaxed soaking up all of the thermal energies from these gorgeous baths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part of visiting in the winter? The baths weren\u2019t that busy! We\u2019ve seen pictures of the baths in the summer and were a bit nervous with how \u201ctouristy\u201d it would be, but we were so lucky. We never had to push past people and had plenty of room to lounge around without feeling pressured to take up less space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Spending the morning at the&nbsp;Szechenyi baths was a perfect way to wind down at the end of our trip to this gorgeous city. With Hungaria Koncert, our visit was free of any extra stress or worries that typically come with visiting tourist hot-spots. Would we do it all over again?<strong>&nbsp;Just look at how relaxed I look in the above photo and I\u2019m sure you can guess that YES we will definitely be back<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Trekking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2013 Boots not Roots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>**Special thanks to<a href=\"http:\/\/budapestbath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Hungaria Koncert<\/a>&nbsp;for sponsoring our morning at the baths. As always, our&nbsp;opinions expressed are 100%&nbsp;our own and we would never promote something we didn\u2019t 100% enjoy!**<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180123080248\/https:\/\/www.untoldmorsels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/faraway_files_travel_blog_linkup_badge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180123080248im_\/https:\/\/www.untoldmorsels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/faraway_files_travel_blog_linkup_badge.jpg\" alt=\"Untold Morsels\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid I hated baths. The thought of sitting in your filth (I\u2019m German and a bit of a germaphobe) just didn\u2019t appeal to me. But, as I\u2019ve gotten older I\u2019ve really started to enjoy the Sunday ritual of soaking away the week in a hot bath. 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