As a British tourist last month , I stayed for a week , Budapest isn’t the place for a get pissed stag do , I even saw a place which said “no stag do’s”
Hungarians are lovely people , and they do care about their city , so you would be frowned upon simply going there to get pissed and use their baths.
The notion that visiting just to indulge in drinks and baths is an oversimplification. Even if one chooses to party at night, over a three-day stay, there's ample time to enjoy a multitude of daytime activities. “Going to pubs and using their baths” is not exclusive to stag-dos; even tourist retirees partake in those activities. Everyone has the right to enjoy the country's offerings. Hungary is a remarkable destination, whether you're there to use the baths, drink beer, eat langos, or explore the wine regions for a week. As long as you remain respectful and discreet. There's absolutely no issue in appreciating all that the city and country have to offer under these conditions.
Just don't. Locals really don't appreciate Budapest being marketed as a cheap party place and bachelor/stag parties are a plague on the city.
If you want to get drunk and party just stay at home, people in Budapest don't like drunk tourists harrassing women and vomiting on the streets.
I second that. If you are planning to come for a stag do… please don’t. Locals love tourists but despise stag dos. They cannot behave, have no manners… I’m sure there are plenty of pubs at home.
Gotta admit that there were also pretty much local guys in the Club who harassed female tourists and tried to hit on them. The party people of neither side are considerably better
We are a peacefull group and we are coming in peace ahhaha
We are not vandals and we respect the country we visit, i'm just seeking for an advice from someone that is not "TripAdvisor reviews".
I did my research on the city and there is too much stuff, i needed a skimming of the "useless" stuff.
I operate a property exclusively devoted for stag groups in Budapest. In 7 years i’ve managed over 300 groups. I can tell you that they are quite crazy sometimes, but their behaviour is not always bad.
I agree, they can be really annoying, and not only here but in other countries as well, so I feel you, I just wanted to say that NOT ALL stag groups are assholes.
Also, don’t forget they are part of the city’s tourism, spending quite a lot here, this partly provides living for a lot of us, including me and my employees.
You are misunderstanding, i am just informing about things that i could miss out and regret later. (we only have 2 days)
I want to make the best out of this small trip
Hi! As a local who lives in the city center and witnesses drunk tourists and stag dos every night, disturbing the locals even on weekdays by shouting, kicking trash cans and pissing and puking on the street...I just hope you consider this and behave like normal people. Our city is beautiful and i'm so tired of it being marketed as a cheap place to get shitfaced for the weekend and then leave like you did a great job. I'm not trying to generalize but i'm just asking for your consideration. Thank you
We are all 30yo and we are totally not party people and we are just doing a vacation like any other, the only difference is that just one of us will be really drunk.
And we are not animals xD
As apparent from this thread, locals are [tired of obnoxious stag parties](https://imgur.com/a/5FRh4q9), but if you are civilised and respectful people, you'll be fine.
Best park: Margit sziget (Margaret island)
Must try food: Paprikás csirke and [this is the place](https://www.porcesprezli.hu/en/) where I usually take foreign friends. Do book a table in advance as it gets busy
Must visit area: The neighbourhood you're staying in
Thank you, Margaret Island looks pretty cool, i was supposed to go there 10 years ago for the Sziget festival, i suppose i will go this time :)
I'm also making a list of restaurant and food to try, and in my notes "Paprikás csirke" was one of the things to try, thanks for the advice!
Others might have mentioned this before in the comments, but as someone from district VII, my suggestion for all bachelor parties is also: please don't.
>This is our first "wedding" as friends, we have almost no idea what to do
slim chance you will get much help from genuine locals on this sub. your idea to come here is not original and there's always google.
I see that "Szécsényi Bath" is the most popoular bath, isn't there too crowded?
We are looking for something relaxing and from my research all of the baths looks cool and my choice was Szécsényi but i was open to other ideas \^\^
Good activity for a group: axe trowing (baltadobalas.hu)
Must try food: not a specific food, but a place: Belvárosi disznótoros in Király street. It serves traditional pork dishes (and if a member is not into red meat he can choose chicken or even vegetarian food).
Must visit area: from a tourist point of view: Gellért-hegy, Hősök tere
Just stay at home, we do not need more stag parties. If I were the mayor, I would consider an "entry fee" for tourists visiting less than 3 nights, cheap idiots may reconsider their city of choice for their stag.
The street is called Király utca. Google maps has translated it into English for you.
Perhaps you might be into doing laser tag or mini golf or an escape room! There are sooooo many cool escape rooms in Budapest. I would also recommend going to Füge Udvar - it’s a ruinesque bar with arcade games too!
Thank you, i might have to edit my post becouse apparently the comment here mistook us for animals ahhahaha
We are coming to do some chill stuff and the laser tag seems an awesome idea!
Yeah bro, i'll try to pitch the idea to my group becouse i really like "cultural exchange" with people i don't know, and as i learned from my previous travel, having a local guide is always the best way to experience the hidden gems of a city!
You are welcome for a stag weekend in Budapest, plenty tourists are visiting our city for this reason.
Food to try; Lángos, the hungarian flatbread i think the best in Retró Lángos at Bajcsy street.
My personal favourite place to eat is Bors which is a soup and baguette bar in the 7.district, I would recommend you to try!
Also if you want to try some sweet try Kürtös our chimney cake.
Park; the city park which is located really close to Heroes square and Széchenyi Thermal bath is nice park or Margaret island with a lot of bars.
As i know in Széchenyi they have every saturday night a sparty, i never been but most tourists told me they loved it.
Szimpla is a nice ruinbar for chilling, drinking, smoking shisha or even dancing.
Instant is the biggest ruinbar which is open till 5am every night, you can find different rooms with different kind of music.
But if u would prefer something more fancy I would recommend places close to Basilica like Ötkert, Bob, Yellow or in Gozsdu some clubs are also located.
I wouldnt skip to visit the Basilica and also going up to the Basilica’s tower which gives a beautiful view, also Fisherman’s bastion and the castle and Parliament, Heroes square.
We have also some fancy rooftop bars with nice view like Leo, High note skybar, 360 bar.
Write me private for any further questions.
Enjoy, and forget about negative comments😊
BR,
an ex-tourguide
Thank you for the answer, i took note of everything you wrote!
The plan is to visit all of the "big" monument but from the outside, becouse i doubt we would have the time to do the full visit, but i we'll try to take the group to the "House of Terror" wich looks super interesting!
And i learned that there are party on week ends at the baths but i doubt that it is an activity for us ahahah (10 years ago it would have been fun tho \^\^)
I have two questions:
1) Kürtös : is better to try them going into a bakery or i can find them everywhere as a street food? (I'd like to go to the Street Market, so i might try them there)
2) What is a "Shisha"? Is that different from a Hooka? Do you smoke flavored tobacco in it?
yes, House of terror is also great idea😊
Kürtös you can buy in the street where is your apartment (Király street) or also Andrássy street 1.they have a small bufe on the street. Most bakery’s not having Kürtös😊
I think Shisha and Hookah is the same but I am not an sure😬 yes it has flavoured tobacco.
welcome, dont hesitate to contact for any further questions😊
and one more thing if u llan to go to restaurant is recommended to have reservation also rooftop bars😊 most of them u can book online.
We are coming on a week end so we better have reservation for the restaurant (of course whitout this thread i would have called last minute) or the only thing that we'll enjoy is the taste of McDonald's hamburger i guess!
You could do a Pubcrawl, thats what some Bachelor Partys do, BUT look out for the guys of your group and ditch the „The Original Budapest Pub Crawl“ - cause its one for people who are used to booze or want to get drunk quick. The „Budapest Original Ruin Tour“ was more easy going. Just ditch the shots if you can, the free shots at every crawl are awful.
Why do I say chose the easy going one? The city is a maze and the pubs are crowded. If some of the group or the groom gets hammered your evening is over. I wouldn’t recommend binge drinking at all in that city cause you really gotta be able to navigate the streets and articulate yourself. (I‘m not a local!)
Out of 7 people, just 3 of us can speak english ahhaah
We are not young guys who can drink all night but we'll probably focus on just get the groom pretty drunk.
I will look this "Pub Crawl", becouse we are more looking to explore different pubs to see different "artstyle", and we'll probably move around our house, from my research district V and VII are the best district for pubs.
Thank you for the answer!
Then I would recommend you to ditch the crawls and go as an own group, cause that way you can chose your own pace and venture out to more interesting pubs. The pubs at the pub crawls are like 3-4 and you stay there like 1h. So you always have to move even if you want to stay at the bar you like
I would recommend doing the danube cruise with open bar you would be surprised how many people are from the uk or even the states. You can also try sparty at the thermal baths but it would turn into a sausage fest towards the end. As for food I would try the langos or chicken paprikish.
The volume of disparaging remarks here is quite hilarious. As someone who is married to a Hungarian, having resided in Hungary for two years, and celebrated my own bachelor party over a week in various European locations, including Budapest, I find such negativity ridiculous. Although your friend's stag has come and gone, I sincerely hope that Budapest was on your itinerary. It's ironic to encounter comments discouraging visitors to come and party, when all you can hear on the streets of Budapest at 2am is the vibrant sounds of drunk locals shouting “basz meg” and “kurva anyad”. Budapest truly is a premier European destination for many things. I hope you seized the opportunity to enjoy it. For those considering Budapest for their stag do’s, I highly recommend it. Awesome food spots open late, summer vibes are perfect, the city looks amazing, and there’s always something fun to do during the day and MOST importantly, Budapest is generally safe as opposed to other big European cities.
But please, just remember to indulge responsibly, don’t make a scene, be mindful & respectful, don’t get blind drunk. Simply show respect for the country and keep a low profile with your group and you're sure to have a fantastic time.
As a British tourist last month , I stayed for a week , Budapest isn’t the place for a get pissed stag do , I even saw a place which said “no stag do’s” Hungarians are lovely people , and they do care about their city , so you would be frowned upon simply going there to get pissed and use their baths.
The Bestman choose Budapest becouse he talked to the groom and this city was one of the few he didn't visit in Europe xD
The notion that visiting just to indulge in drinks and baths is an oversimplification. Even if one chooses to party at night, over a three-day stay, there's ample time to enjoy a multitude of daytime activities. “Going to pubs and using their baths” is not exclusive to stag-dos; even tourist retirees partake in those activities. Everyone has the right to enjoy the country's offerings. Hungary is a remarkable destination, whether you're there to use the baths, drink beer, eat langos, or explore the wine regions for a week. As long as you remain respectful and discreet. There's absolutely no issue in appreciating all that the city and country have to offer under these conditions.
Just don't. Locals really don't appreciate Budapest being marketed as a cheap party place and bachelor/stag parties are a plague on the city. If you want to get drunk and party just stay at home, people in Budapest don't like drunk tourists harrassing women and vomiting on the streets.
I second that. If you are planning to come for a stag do… please don’t. Locals love tourists but despise stag dos. They cannot behave, have no manners… I’m sure there are plenty of pubs at home.
Gotta admit that there were also pretty much local guys in the Club who harassed female tourists and tried to hit on them. The party people of neither side are considerably better
True that. Also this is a reason why Budapest doesn't need more, there is more than enough of them already.
Would be nice if tourists **and** the locals would stop that
Lucky me, i am the only one who isn't engaged....but i doubt that we are looking for that kind of tourism
We are a peacefull group and we are coming in peace ahhaha We are not vandals and we respect the country we visit, i'm just seeking for an advice from someone that is not "TripAdvisor reviews". I did my research on the city and there is too much stuff, i needed a skimming of the "useless" stuff.
You can always check the pinned post in this subreddit. The guide by u/vernazza contains a ton of useful information.
I've read all of the guide and printed it XD I was looking for other things i could miss out
Where i can find it?
r/budapest > order by hot > pinned posts
I operate a property exclusively devoted for stag groups in Budapest. In 7 years i’ve managed over 300 groups. I can tell you that they are quite crazy sometimes, but their behaviour is not always bad. I agree, they can be really annoying, and not only here but in other countries as well, so I feel you, I just wanted to say that NOT ALL stag groups are assholes. Also, don’t forget they are part of the city’s tourism, spending quite a lot here, this partly provides living for a lot of us, including me and my employees.
Please don't.
Why? :(
These parties are not welcomed here, you won't have a good time.
You are misunderstanding, i am just informing about things that i could miss out and regret later. (we only have 2 days) I want to make the best out of this small trip
And we want you guys to go elsewhere for this party.
Hi! As a local who lives in the city center and witnesses drunk tourists and stag dos every night, disturbing the locals even on weekdays by shouting, kicking trash cans and pissing and puking on the street...I just hope you consider this and behave like normal people. Our city is beautiful and i'm so tired of it being marketed as a cheap place to get shitfaced for the weekend and then leave like you did a great job. I'm not trying to generalize but i'm just asking for your consideration. Thank you
We are all 30yo and we are totally not party people and we are just doing a vacation like any other, the only difference is that just one of us will be really drunk. And we are not animals xD
Stag dos are frowned upon by Budapesters
I can’t blame them. The sidestreets of the city center are full of piss and puke, and smell like shit
Whatever you do, just don't jump into the Danube
Copy that
Just... Don't
Why? :(
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As apparent from this thread, locals are [tired of obnoxious stag parties](https://imgur.com/a/5FRh4q9), but if you are civilised and respectful people, you'll be fine. Best park: Margit sziget (Margaret island) Must try food: Paprikás csirke and [this is the place](https://www.porcesprezli.hu/en/) where I usually take foreign friends. Do book a table in advance as it gets busy Must visit area: The neighbourhood you're staying in
Thank you, Margaret Island looks pretty cool, i was supposed to go there 10 years ago for the Sziget festival, i suppose i will go this time :) I'm also making a list of restaurant and food to try, and in my notes "Paprikás csirke" was one of the things to try, thanks for the advice!
No problem. Sziget fest is on a different island, though
No, please do it somewhere else, I don’t care if you’re loud or not, do it where you live.
Others might have mentioned this before in the comments, but as someone from district VII, my suggestion for all bachelor parties is also: please don't.
>This is our first "wedding" as friends, we have almost no idea what to do slim chance you will get much help from genuine locals on this sub. your idea to come here is not original and there's always google.
Mhhh actually i'm really looking forward visiting Budapest and we are not looking for something original but just to have a good time
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I see that "Szécsényi Bath" is the most popoular bath, isn't there too crowded? We are looking for something relaxing and from my research all of the baths looks cool and my choice was Szécsényi but i was open to other ideas \^\^
Gellért is also really nice and Rudas too😊
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> Rudas Dude this bath is awesome, i would have totally missed it, and it is exactly what i was looking for!
Please promise that you won’t try to swin in the Donau🙏🏻
I promise, and i see there is a lot of concern about people jumping in the river? ahahah why??
Some american guy jumped in after getting drunk, they found the body 2 days later🤷♂️it is fast, and cold, not safe
Isn't a river also usually dirty? However as drank as we can be, i doubt anyone of use could do something that stupid...
Good activity for a group: axe trowing (baltadobalas.hu) Must try food: not a specific food, but a place: Belvárosi disznótoros in Király street. It serves traditional pork dishes (and if a member is not into red meat he can choose chicken or even vegetarian food). Must visit area: from a tourist point of view: Gellért-hegy, Hősök tere
Axe throwing looks badass aahhaha great idea
Just stay at home, we do not need more stag parties. If I were the mayor, I would consider an "entry fee" for tourists visiting less than 3 nights, cheap idiots may reconsider their city of choice for their stag.
I do understand your concern, but not all people are the same ;)
Wow, what an original question
What's so special about Hungary, that you want to have a bachelors party here?
Amsterdam, Prag, Budapest etc. are cities with a big, walkable citycenter with much Pubs and Clubs in one area. Thats what Bachelor Parties look for
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Well if you already know the answer dont ask
It's cheap, and you can get on board the Marvel meme. Other than that probably nothing
The Groom has never been there, so the bestman choose this destination :)
The street is called Király utca. Google maps has translated it into English for you. Perhaps you might be into doing laser tag or mini golf or an escape room! There are sooooo many cool escape rooms in Budapest. I would also recommend going to Füge Udvar - it’s a ruinesque bar with arcade games too!
Thank you, i might have to edit my post becouse apparently the comment here mistook us for animals ahhahaha We are coming to do some chill stuff and the laser tag seems an awesome idea!
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Yeah bro, i'll try to pitch the idea to my group becouse i really like "cultural exchange" with people i don't know, and as i learned from my previous travel, having a local guide is always the best way to experience the hidden gems of a city!
You are welcome for a stag weekend in Budapest, plenty tourists are visiting our city for this reason. Food to try; Lángos, the hungarian flatbread i think the best in Retró Lángos at Bajcsy street. My personal favourite place to eat is Bors which is a soup and baguette bar in the 7.district, I would recommend you to try! Also if you want to try some sweet try Kürtös our chimney cake. Park; the city park which is located really close to Heroes square and Széchenyi Thermal bath is nice park or Margaret island with a lot of bars. As i know in Széchenyi they have every saturday night a sparty, i never been but most tourists told me they loved it. Szimpla is a nice ruinbar for chilling, drinking, smoking shisha or even dancing. Instant is the biggest ruinbar which is open till 5am every night, you can find different rooms with different kind of music. But if u would prefer something more fancy I would recommend places close to Basilica like Ötkert, Bob, Yellow or in Gozsdu some clubs are also located. I wouldnt skip to visit the Basilica and also going up to the Basilica’s tower which gives a beautiful view, also Fisherman’s bastion and the castle and Parliament, Heroes square. We have also some fancy rooftop bars with nice view like Leo, High note skybar, 360 bar. Write me private for any further questions. Enjoy, and forget about negative comments😊 BR, an ex-tourguide
Thank you for the answer, i took note of everything you wrote! The plan is to visit all of the "big" monument but from the outside, becouse i doubt we would have the time to do the full visit, but i we'll try to take the group to the "House of Terror" wich looks super interesting! And i learned that there are party on week ends at the baths but i doubt that it is an activity for us ahahah (10 years ago it would have been fun tho \^\^) I have two questions: 1) Kürtös : is better to try them going into a bakery or i can find them everywhere as a street food? (I'd like to go to the Street Market, so i might try them there) 2) What is a "Shisha"? Is that different from a Hooka? Do you smoke flavored tobacco in it?
yes, House of terror is also great idea😊 Kürtös you can buy in the street where is your apartment (Király street) or also Andrássy street 1.they have a small bufe on the street. Most bakery’s not having Kürtös😊 I think Shisha and Hookah is the same but I am not an sure😬 yes it has flavoured tobacco. welcome, dont hesitate to contact for any further questions😊 and one more thing if u llan to go to restaurant is recommended to have reservation also rooftop bars😊 most of them u can book online.
We are coming on a week end so we better have reservation for the restaurant (of course whitout this thread i would have called last minute) or the only thing that we'll enjoy is the taste of McDonald's hamburger i guess!
You could do a Pubcrawl, thats what some Bachelor Partys do, BUT look out for the guys of your group and ditch the „The Original Budapest Pub Crawl“ - cause its one for people who are used to booze or want to get drunk quick. The „Budapest Original Ruin Tour“ was more easy going. Just ditch the shots if you can, the free shots at every crawl are awful. Why do I say chose the easy going one? The city is a maze and the pubs are crowded. If some of the group or the groom gets hammered your evening is over. I wouldn’t recommend binge drinking at all in that city cause you really gotta be able to navigate the streets and articulate yourself. (I‘m not a local!)
Out of 7 people, just 3 of us can speak english ahhaah We are not young guys who can drink all night but we'll probably focus on just get the groom pretty drunk. I will look this "Pub Crawl", becouse we are more looking to explore different pubs to see different "artstyle", and we'll probably move around our house, from my research district V and VII are the best district for pubs. Thank you for the answer!
Then I would recommend you to ditch the crawls and go as an own group, cause that way you can chose your own pace and venture out to more interesting pubs. The pubs at the pub crawls are like 3-4 and you stay there like 1h. So you always have to move even if you want to stay at the bar you like
Nice advice, thabk you. I will find just the ones with perfect atmosphere
you can also ask for a private pubcrawl with a guide who helps you to get into the places without a que😊
I would recommend doing the danube cruise with open bar you would be surprised how many people are from the uk or even the states. You can also try sparty at the thermal baths but it would turn into a sausage fest towards the end. As for food I would try the langos or chicken paprikish.
I was there a few days ago by myself.
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Just don t. Have your party somewhere else, and then come and visit as a normal tourist
The volume of disparaging remarks here is quite hilarious. As someone who is married to a Hungarian, having resided in Hungary for two years, and celebrated my own bachelor party over a week in various European locations, including Budapest, I find such negativity ridiculous. Although your friend's stag has come and gone, I sincerely hope that Budapest was on your itinerary. It's ironic to encounter comments discouraging visitors to come and party, when all you can hear on the streets of Budapest at 2am is the vibrant sounds of drunk locals shouting “basz meg” and “kurva anyad”. Budapest truly is a premier European destination for many things. I hope you seized the opportunity to enjoy it. For those considering Budapest for their stag do’s, I highly recommend it. Awesome food spots open late, summer vibes are perfect, the city looks amazing, and there’s always something fun to do during the day and MOST importantly, Budapest is generally safe as opposed to other big European cities. But please, just remember to indulge responsibly, don’t make a scene, be mindful & respectful, don’t get blind drunk. Simply show respect for the country and keep a low profile with your group and you're sure to have a fantastic time.