One of the questions we get from tourists is if you can buy alcoholic beverages, most notably beer at Szechenyi Baths? In short the answer is yes, you can if you are over 18.
In the building of Szechenyi Spa Baths there is a simple cafeteria, which sells not only hot and cold meals and foods, but also soft drinks and beers / wines / cocktails. The range of alcoholic drinks may not include outstanding Belgian beers or exquisite French wines, so do not raise your expectations. The cafe typically sells the most popular international alcoholic beverages in cans and plastic cups (as you can see it in the photo of the bath).
Szechenyi Baths strives to provide an environment where no accidents with glasses and bottles can happen, so real glass products are not allowed to be sold on the premises (maybe the exception is champagne on New Year’s Eve and Day).
Let us quickly add that alcohol dehydrates, so please make sure that you drink plenty of water in hot weather. It is prohibited to behave unruly and drunken in Szechenyi Baths, but there is no problem with drinking beers or wines in a civilised relaxed manner.
Please note that getting drunk does not only affects your behaviour but may cause serious health problems (drunken people are not recommended to swim either in cold or in warm water – the effect of lots of alcohol is just like having heart problems or being generally in a weak physical condition and risking cardio problems by entering into water).
NOTE: Kindly note that guests are not allowed to bring in alcohol to the thermal baths in Budapest. Thank you for respecting the House Rules.
Last updated on Oct 17, 2024
Hi! We are looking forward to visit Szechenyi Spa Baths in about 10 days.
I will book my tickets online. I find the links you provide on your websites very informative. But i have a couple of questins, just to make sure i understand everything correctly.
– You say that we can bring our own food and drinks. Does this include alcohol? (if it is not in glass containers). And also. Can we enjoy our food and drinks by the pools, or do you have restricted areas for consuming ?
– We are thinking about booking tickets that include the bath kit. This is for purchase, and to keep. Not rental?
– If we (3 people) want a taxi transfer from hotel to the bath, do we have to pay this for each person, or can one of us book the car (included in ticket) for all 3 to use. ?
I hope you can reply my questions.
Thank you.
Best regards.
Hello:
We are buying a BudapestCard which offers 20% off at Szechenyi. To use this discount, do we queue and purchase or can we use this discount online to avoid queuing? I’d love to be able to pre-purchase our tickets/cabins/towels using the discount. Thank you.
Hello Jamie,
I am afraid, the Budapest Cards cannot be used for online booking, they can only be used on the spot, when buying your ticket in the spa.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hi going here in April and wondering how much drinks are? Thankyou
Hi Lyn,
Thank you for your question.
Please see some of the drink prices below (prices in Hungarian Forint currency)
Mineral Water
Mineral water (still, sparkling) – 0,33l 500,-
Soft drinks
Pepsi Cola, Light; 7UP, Canada Dry, Schweppes Orange; Tonic – 0,25l 550,-
Juices (Apple 100%, Pineapple, Orange, Peach, Tomato) – 0,1l 250,-
Ice Tea (lemon, peach) – 0,1l 250,-
Lemonade (lemon, elderflower, strawberry) 990,-
Bottled Beers
Borsodi lemon/zitrone ; Staropramen – 0,5l 850,-
Stella Artois; Stella Artois alcohol-free – 0,5l 850,-
Leffe Dark – 0,33l 1100,-
Hoegaarden – 0,33l 1100,-
Draft Beer
Borsodi – 0,5 l 850,-
Borsodi – 0,3 l 600,-
Aperitifs
Martini Bianco, Extra Dry, Rosso – 0,08l 990,-
Campari – 0,08l 990,
We wish you a wonderful time in Budapest!
HI,
in looking at the Q&As I can’t see a reply to Lisa question on January 30, 2018 at 10:28 pm
The part I’m looking to know is, are we allowed to bring in our own food and drink (no Glass) and consume by the pools or is it designated areas only to consume such items,
And I’m looking to purchase 11 tickets is there discount for this many purchased together?
Many thanks
Hello Andy,
Thank you for contacting us.
You are allowed to bring your own food and drink and consume them in the designated areas (in the Bath cafeteria and restaurant).
Please note it is not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages to the Baths.
Unfortunately, currently there are no group discounts in the Thermal Baths.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Budapest!