Carpe Noctem (“seize the night”, for those who rightly gave up Latin just after it died) is more of a community than a bed and a room. It is the perfect hangout and base for single travellers, and backpackers who want to meet young and sociable people and be part of an interactive and lively hostel experience as well as maximizing the city in day time and seizing the night when the sightseeing has ended.

Atmosphere:

Do you want to...

- Be a single traveller meeting other single travellers in a homely, cosy and friendly atmosphere?

- Be given a warm welcome and a detailed introduction of the city with all the hot spots for sight seeing, pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs?

- 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?

- Go sight seeing with guests/friends you have just met?

- Go out every night on pub crawls, karaoke nights, cheap drink nights, live music nights?

- Be taken out by staff to cool underground places unseen on the common traveler’s route?

- Have the option of staying in and watching films or chilling on the free Internet if going out is too much for you?

- Feel like you are staying in a community style 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…

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Location:

You will soon discover that Budapest is a large spread out city, but we are extremely fortunate in that you can walk to all the main sites including, 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. Should you want to feel lazy and take public transport, we are surrounded by the most amount of public transport options, with the blue metro, yellow metro, 4/6 tram route, night bus route and trolley bus routes being just on our doorstep so there is no excuse to ever be stranded. We are a 10 minute trolley bus ride from the international train station, 8 stops on the metro from the international bus station, and just one direct train from Airport 1. In addition to this 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.

From Nyugati train station. Come out of the station and turn left along Terez Korut. You pass over Podmaniczky Utca and then take the next 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 third floor, please ring doorbell 13.

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)

Ferihegy 2
Get tickets from information and get the 200 shuttle bus headed for Köbanya Kispest, from here you can get the blue metro line to Nyugati Palyaudvar.

- From Keleti Station,walk to from Baross Ter and get the blue bus number 73 direction to 'Arany Janos Utca' and get off at Podmaniczky Utca. Or get the bus or the red metro 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!

-From Negliget bus station, get the blue metro line to Nyugati and see above

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