Budapest’s iconic Gellért Bath and Hotel stands silent today—its lavish balls, wartime drama, wave pool thrills, the famed Gundel (Gundel) restaurant, star guests, and legendary shoots fading into memory. But not completely. Imagine Budapest staging a playful time-travel performance that briefly brings the building’s past roaring back to life through the memories of an imagined chambermaid.
In your mind’s ear, music and dance spill again from the Gobelin Hall; Károly Gundel keeps setting fresh culinary creations on the table; outside, a young girl dives headfirst into the wave pool; in the lobby, Antal Páger rustles a newspaper. Lit hotel corridors beckon, the Espresso Bar serves hot black coffee, and the fairy-tale baths’ hot-water pools invite a lazy stretch. For a little while, you’re a guest of the house. Come along—Gellért’s legend isn’t over. Let’s keep writing it together.
Dates and Tickets
Price: 18.90 USD per person. Duration: 2 hours.
Upcoming performances in Budapest:
– 2026.01.15. 18:00 – Legendary Gellért Stories from the Hotel and Bath’s Past
– 2026.01.17. 15:00 – Legendary Gellért Stories from the Hotel and Bath’s Past
– 2026.02.05. 18:00 – Legendary Gellért Stories from the Hotel and Bath’s Past
– 2026.02.16. 18:00 – Legendary Gellért Stories from the Hotel and Bath’s Past
– 2026.02.24. 18:00 – Legendary Gellért Stories from the Hotel and Bath’s Past
Venue and Access
Venue: 1092 Budapest, Ráday Street (Ráday utca) 30. Entrance on Ráday Street (Ráday utca). Reach on foot from the M3 Corvin-negyed or M4 Kálvin tér metro stops.
Organizers reserve the right to change the schedule and program.
