It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Celebrate the Festive Season at Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest is preparing a magical program of seasonal feasts, inviting fairytale themed décor, festive Herend Afternoon tea, lavish Christmas Eve dinners and festive brunches culminating in a fabulous Gresham Palace Ball.

Winter in Budapest: Markets and Mulled Wine

Budapest offers the perfect winter escape with its sparkling cobblestone streets and crisp winter air filled with the aromas of spicy mulled wine and freshly baked chimney cakes. The city dressed in its festive finest welcomes merry visitors with a range of thrilling attractions, fairytale Christmas markets, illuminated tram rides and all the necessary ingredients needed for an unforgettable winter holiday. The cold weather offers the perfect opportunity for visitors to huddle inside one of Budapest's many museums or concert halls and soak in some culture. After a tour of the city or a visit to the picturesque ice skating rink in front of the Baroque Vajdahunyad Castle nestled in the city park, crown the day with one of the greatest pleasures of winter in Budapest - the city’s spectacular thermal baths. These architectural gems surround a labyrinthine network of saunas, steam rooms and naturally warm pools whose mineral-infused water springs straight from the ground. From Christmas Eve dinner to New Year's Day brunch, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest is the perfect place to enjoy festive treats. Whether staying over Christmas and/or New Year's Eve, this relaxing break includes delicious meals and a stay in the Hotel's luxurious accommodations with the Festive Package. This offer requires a two night minimum stay.

Enchanting Décor

This year Four Seasons Hotel Budapest has created a true winter wonderland inside the Gresham Palace – the themed “Once Upon a Time” decor provides the most Instagrammable backdrops for guests and visitors alike.

Live Piano and Herend Advent Afternoon Tea

Four Seasons Hotel Budapest guests and visitors are invited to experience a very special festive Herend Afternoon Tea under a magnificent glass cupola inside the historic Peacock Passage. Every day, exquisite Hungarian cakes and savoury delights are served in the famous Herend Porcelain Manufactory’s hand-painted fine porcelain sets. For an enhanced experience add a glass of Hungarian sparkling served in Varga crystal glass. Served every day between 3:00 and 6:00 pm accompanied by live piano music.

Holiday Turkey To Go

Four Seasons Hotel Budapest offers special Christmas turkey boxes to go until January 1, 2019 for the perfect family feast. The package contains among others roasted turkey with gravy and homemade cranberry marmalade, mashed potato and apple and pear pie. In addition, guests may choose optional wine pairing with the box as recommended by the Head Sommelier Gábor Becker.

Scrumptious Feasts

• Christmas Eve, December 24-25, 2018 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm

The Hotel's in-house restaurant KOLLÁZS – Brasserie & Bar offers a five-course festive dinner menu with optional wine pairing accompanied by live melodies by The Wonderland band. Gather around the table to celebrate and share a memorable and delicious meal with family and friends.

• Christmas Day Brunch, December 25, 2018 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm

Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with a lavish morning buffet in KOLLÁZS Brasserie & Bar.

• New Year’s Eve Dinner, December 31, 2018 with seating at 7:00 or 9:00 pm

Bring in the New Year with a five-course dinner menu, fabulous champagne and dancing to the beats of KOLLÁZS – Brasserie & Bar’s very own DJ Thomas Rush.

• Gresham Palace Ball “Bubble Bash,” December 31, 2018

The annual Gresham Palace Ball at Four Seasons Hotel Budapest offers a joyful celebration in style. The evening will start at 7:00 pm with a Champagne reception in the Andrássy Room followed by a seven-course dinner accompanied by different performances of modern and classical instruments in accordance with the "Bubble Bash" theme in the Zrínyi Passage. At midnight, guests are invited to toast together for the New Year, before the Gresham Palace DJ takes the stage to entertain guests until the early hours of the morning.

• New Year’s Day Brunch, January 1, 2019, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm

Four Seasons Hotel Budapest guests are invited for a lavish feast to kick 2019 off in style with a hearty breakfast served in KOLLÁZS Brasserie & Bar.