At the junction of Ferenciek tere and Kígyó utca in Budapest's Belváros district, a Moorish-Gothic palace completed in 1909 to designs by Henrik Schmahl stops pedestrians cold — its limestone facade layered with ogival arches, ornamental turrets, and gilded tracery that places it in a uniquely Hungarian conversation between Viennese Secession and Oriental Revival. The building was conceived as a commercial arcade and apartment complex, and its inner passage — a double-height iron-and-glass atrium with ribbed vaulting, intricate cast ironwork balconies, and original geometric tilework underfoot — survives as one of Central Europe's most intact Jugendstil interiors. The Parisi Udvar Hotel Budapest, which joined the Autograph Collection under Marriott's umbrella when it reopened in 2019 after a decade of closure, was restored by the Budapest-based practice Zaha Hadid Architects' local collaborators alongside conservation specialists, with interior design handled by GA Design of London across its 110 rooms. GA Design's approach across the guestrooms threads a restrained contemporary vocabulary through the building's extravagance — padded leather headboards in warm champagne tones, ebonised console tables with brass detailing, herringbone oak floors, and geometric lattice-patterned carpets that echo the tilework below without mimicking it directly. The restaurant interior visible in the images deploys a coffered bronze ceiling above leather banquette seating and a curved black marble bar, the whole space dense with atmosphere and clearly at ease with the building's ornamental confidence. The original arcade passage, now a café and retail galleria, remains the property's true centrepiece.

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Experience timeless elegance at the award-winning Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest, a restored architectural gem in the city center, just steps from the Danube. Recognized among Europe’s most distinguished hotels in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 and honored with a MICHELIN Key, Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest invites guests to experience timeless elegance in the heart of the city. Part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, our hotel offers exceptional service, exquisite design, and 110 luxurious guestrooms, including 18 suites and the city’s two largest presidential suites.