“The first impression of the apartment is to be pleasantly surprised by its size and airiness. It is modern and well-appointed, and has an excellent location, near the Basilica of St Stephen. There are umpteen restaurants and bars in the vicinity, grocery shops are a 5 minute walk, and trams in under 10 minutes. Edit, Stefano's assistant, was friendly and helpful. Although I was in Budapest for a conference, and did not have much time for play, I very much enjoyed my time, and hope to return to Budapest for a holiday. If so, I will be calling on Stefano. ” LEON BENADE [lbenade@aut.ac.nz]

“We stayed at the Strauss apartment for approximately a week this May. It is a truly beautiful apartment in an excellent area very close to the Basilica. It is also within walking distance of the Parliament and grocery stores, souvenir shops, etc. I would highly recommend and would stay there again if returning to Budapest. Both of the assistants that I worked with were also very nice and helpful, and a pleasure to deal with. Thank you again for a great stay! ” LISA

“Dear Stefano,I would like to say thanks for all your assistance and service during my stay in Budapest. Strauss apartment has a perfect location in historical part of the city with a short hand distance, to enjoy surround views. Apartment was well design,clean and feel comfortable, suitable for a family or group of people. Also, especially thanks for good price and your guidance about "city life and what to see". I would like to recommend this apartment for my friends. Thanks, one more time for a pleasant stay in Budapest. Igor” IGOR [ganevig@gmail.com]

“Perfect Apartment. It is in the best part of the city. Everything is close by. Riverside just around the corner and directly in the shopping street with all the shops you need in 10 minutes. Directly down the street are nice restaurants to eat and drink. Metro is just 50 meter from the apartment away. I certainly recommended this apartment and location Kind regards from Holland ” ROBERT

“This apartment was very good for us five ladies. The location is very good in the middle of everything. We want to recomend a close restaurant, Kheiron on Arany Janos utca with nice food and excelent service. This was my third time in Budapest, a city I like a lot and I will return. ” MAJ-LIS MANIERI [manieri@telia.com]

“Me and my wife visited Budapest last time on May 1999. Before that I was there several times mainly due to business. I must say that the last 10 years have been very good years for Budapest and it has changed a lot, even though many things are still the same. Obviously buildings, bridges and other similar things are still the same (or in a better shape) but now the city is a lot more tidy than on 90s. General look is in a better shape, big time! Also now my limited foreign language skills were more useful than on those “old” days. On 90s not so many people were able to speak English or other languages I’m able to so on those days Finnsh together with sign language and smile made the job. During this visit we were not able to find any bar, pub, restaurant or any other place were the staff wouldn’t have been able to speak English and I guarantee we didn’t spend our time on Vaci Utca. So you have really done your home works at school. During this visit there five of us all tohether so we decided to rent an apartment and stay all in one place. After a short googling I found an interesting two bed room apartment close to Vaci Utca. From description and pictures it seemed to fit perfectly to our plans and during the stay the apartment also fulfilled our demands. The aparment is well equipped, very nicely renovated and in a good shape. BR, Mika from Finland ” MIKA

“We had a fabulous time in Budapest and the apartment allowed my husband and I, our two teenagers, and my husband's parents, all to stay together. It was near the market, so we were able to buy items to try and then cook them in our lovely kitchen. It is a great location as well. It is just as beautiful as the pictures on the internet indicate. We would definitely consider it when we return in the future and I would also recommend it to others.” TANYA AND PAUL SIMON [maui.simons@gmail.com]

“This flat was excellent, plenty of space and an excellent location. Everything was lovely.” ANGELA MORAN [angelamoran64@gmail.com]

“Dear Stefano, We had a great stay in Budapest during the month of August. The apartment could not be more centrally located (one block from the Danube River). The apartment is ideal for traveling. The staff was efficient and friendly. We will definitely recommend the apartment to our family, friends and collegues. Warm regards, Bryan Scoular and Regina Castillo” BRYAN SCOULAR AND REGINA CASTI [bts200@nyu.edu]

“The apartment was wonderful! It is in a location that can't be beat - close to Vaci Utca, with tons of shopping and wonderful cafes within walking distance. The apartment was the nicest we stayed in on our vacation and still fell within our budget. We are recommending this flat to our friends! ” LAUREN [LaurenAMatchette@yahoo.com]

“Thank you so much for the wonderful place to stay during our visit. We found the apartment so much more practical, warm and relaxing than a hotel would have been, and we certainly appreciated the cost savings. If anyone ever wants a reference, we'd be happy to oblige. It might be a good idea to have instrucions or a warning on the stove top, for those of us who come from different types of kitchen appliances. That way, the problem will not happen again. Once again, we thank you for a lovely home for a week. Sally Rendell ” SALLY RENDELL