WHERE TO STAY IN BUDAPEST: A DISTRICT GUIDE -- True Guide Budapest

The city of Budapest covers more than 500 square kilometers. It is split down the middle by the River Danube, with the residential and hilly Buda on the west side, and the commercial, flat Pest on the east side of it. Budapest has 23 districts ("kerület" in Hungarian), which are numbered clockwise in widening circles (like Paris' arrondissements). It is easy to find the district from the address of a location, as the two middle digits of the four number zip code indicate it (for example: zip code 1056 means "5th district").
I created this district guide to help you choose where to stay in Budapest depending on the atmosphere and your travel style.

DISTRICT I.: romantic / first time visit
this is the castle district

DISTRICTS II., III., OR XII.: to enjoy greenery and relax
these are all on the hilly Buda side (Rózsadomb, Óbuda, Svábhegy)

DISTRICT V.: the downtown, ideal for business or for families with smaller kids
the city centre (Belváros)

DISTRICT VI.: on a budget and/or to enjoy the culture of the city
this are is called Terézváros

DISTRICT VII.: the Jewish neighborhood but also has great nightlife
this are is called Erzsébetváros

DISTRICTS VIII. AND IX.: cool but perhaps rough neighborhoods
they are called Józsefváros and Ferencváros

DISTRICTS IV. AND X.: they are mainly lower middle class residential and industrial districts
they are called Újpest and Kőbánya

DISTRICTS XI., XIII., AND XIV.: primarily upper middle class residential
district XI. is called Újbuda (on the Buda side), XIII. is Újlipótváros and XIV. is Zugló.

ALL OTHER DISTRICTS (XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX., XX., XXI., XXII., XXIII.) are further out from the city

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