Guests have spoken: Hungary’s top hotels in 2024!

Every year, tourism lovers are excited to see which hotel in Hungary will win the title “HOTEL OF THE YEAR”. This prize, which is awarded solely on the basis of viewers’ votes, is a huge prestige for the winner.

The seventh season of the competition ended in January of 2025, which also reached a special milestone: the 200th edition of the competition. In total, viewers had the chance to discover 28 different places in Hungary during the show, in which famous people, presenters, actors and musicians tested the places. By the end of the competition, nearly 100,000 votes had been cast, and the top five hotels from each region in Hungary were shortlisted for the final round of voting.

According to Szeretlek Magyarország, in 2023, Sárospatak, took the first place thanks to the outstanding services of Hotel Bodrog Wellness & Elix Spasuperior. The Royal Club Hotelsuperior in Visegrád came in second place, while the Liget Wellness and Conference Hotel* in Sarva came in third. Last year, the Balaton region triumphed, with Sirius Hotelsuperior in Keszthely as the winner, while Hotel Aurum in Hajdúszoboszló came second and Hotel Vinifera Vine & Spa* in Balatonfüred came third.

The Top 3: Hungary’s best

The winner of the 2024 competition is the Bordűr Wellness Hotel****superior and Carpet Museum in Békésszentandrás, which combines luxury wellness services with a unique combination of local carpet making traditions. The hotel, which opened its doors in December 2023, won 20% of the votes and was praised by guests for its sophisticated design and interactive exhibition.

Bordur Wellness Hotel Best Hotel Spa Hungary
Source: Facebook / Bordűr Wellness Hotel⋆⋆⋆⋆ Superior & Szőnyegmúzeum

Second place went to the Borostyán-Med Hotel****, located in the Nyíradony-Tamásipuszta area, which reopened in the summer of 2023 after a major renovation process. The hotel suffered extensive damage in 2021 due to a fire, but the reconstruction work not only restored the hotel but also improved it, so that it can accommodate even more guests. The hotel won the silver medal with 17% of the votes.

Borostyán-Medhotel Wellness Spa Hungary
Source: Facebook / Borostyán Medhotel

The third place went to Hotel Marina-Port****, a popular hotel in the Balaton region, which won the hearts of those who love relaxing by the Hungarian sea. The hotel from Balatonkenese made its debut in the first edition of the show and remained in the lead throughout the voting, finally taking third place with 15% of the votes.

Hotel Marina-Port Spa Hungary Wellness
Source: Facebook / Hotel Marina-Port

As the competition draws to a close, another big announcement has been made. The host of the show has announced that the “HOTEL OF THE YEAR” competition will continue in 2025 but in a special format: from October, the best hotel of the first half of 2025 will be selected in the “Best of HOTEL OF THE YEAR” super-final.

This means that the most successful hotels of previous years will once again compete against each other and viewers will once again be able to vote for their favourites. The television show, which can be watched on RTL, will continue to focus on personal experiences and give an insight into the atmosphere of each property through the guest appearances of well-known people.

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