This is where world-famous stars live in Budapest and what their special requests are

Due to the filming of the second part of Dune in Hungary, a whole parade of stars came to Budapest. Among others are Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya or the Elvis movie star, Austin Butler. However, several other world-famous stars have lived in Budapest and even had some special requests. Read our article to find out about these!

Mfor.hu has asked Miklós Walkó, advisor to the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, and Tibor Meskál, former senior duty manager of Corinthia Budapest, about the effects of Hollywood stars living in Budapest on tourism. They also shared some interesting facts about the stars.

How does the agency choose a hotel?

Most of the time, celebrities sign in under a pseudonym. Security and discretion are expected, and if the hotel violates these, the agency will not choose that accomodation again. Before the arrival of the stars, the agent watches a video of the hotel, and then a whole team personally examines the area. It is important how well it can be protected or whether there is a back exit. Because no matter how beautiful the view from the Buda Castle is, if it is difficult for the crew and the media to approach it.

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The Dune stars in Budapest

Dune is not only a hit in the USA, but in the whole world. Now that the famous actors and actresses are in Budapest, everybody wants to meet them here. Dune stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgard, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh are also filming in Hungary these days. As we have written about it before, Timothée Chalamet was spotted at the Rosenstein Restaurant in the 8th district.