Just had to book this really cheap Xmas Market deal for us for late November for 59pp!

We've booked for the 27th-29th, our flight times are 2pm from Stansted and coming back at 6:30pm from Budapest on the 29th, so a decent couple of days' worth.

Hotel on these dates was more than 59pp on Booking.com so I think we've had a real bargain with flights included as well :raised_hand:

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Seems such a bargain, and I believe Budapest is beautiful.... are the markets near the hotel does anyone know? Don't want to book then and up spending loads on taxis to get around.
Sorry for all my questions but it will be a surprise for my fab Mum, so don't want it to turn out [email protected]! Haha x

anything for weekends ?

Good price and I would book this if it was from a North East airport.

How do you find out the flight times?

And do you mean 26th - 28th Nov?

@T21 - No idea sorry, haven't looked through all the dates.

@xcloose Have to buy the vouchers first then call to book before you know the flight times. Put mine up there as an example of what's on offer. And no it is the 27th-29th, sales agent says the date range advertised was the departure dates, so you can go on either the 26th, 27th or 28th :nerd:

Wish I had some holiday left haha, looks great. Nice find

What happens if you buy the vouchers then you can't find availability for dates? Can you get refund?

Petty it's £99 for Manchester flights :thinking:

Total bargain and a really lovely Christmas market with delicious food.

Budapest is a fantastic city! Excellent deal, hotel looks basic but the price is amazing!!!

@Savvy1 14 day cancellation period on Gogroopie, it's in a box on the right hand side of the page. Ryan/Brian (the sales agent that booked us in) said that once it was booked it was non-refundable though. :ninja:

Xmas market in late November?? :thinking:
Don' think so, but maybe I'm wrong...

@johnszi23 Budapest Xmas Market dates are Nov 10 - Jan 1 (link)

Went to Copenhagen end of November last year as well and Tivoli Gardens was very much Christmas-ified. I think they're trying to extend the Christmas period as much as possible which is fine by me as I struggle to get time off in December.

Oooooh so tempted to book for me & Mum, for 21st Nov from Manchester.... anyone booked the same and know the flight times by any chance please?
Is this a "just go off and do what takes ya fancy in your own time" kinda trip, or is there a tour around the market or anything? Anyone know what eating out is like, we're not fussy!.... expensive?
Thanks ❤

Budapest is coldddddd during winter...but a lovely city nonetheless

Thanks

@Pinksparkles1973 Sorry I don't know flight times but the price is for flights and hotel, so no tours or schedules to stick to. More time for shopping at a relaxed pace and enjoying a mulled wine or two :joy:

Probably more risk at home in major City's like London, Manchester, Birmingham etc.. Don't let them win.

How do we book with a child?

I really hope they don't leave their house. They can sit at home reading the Daily Mail and fretting.

Is luggage included or an extra cost, do you know?

There are some complete idiot's about. Stop spreading fear, you're still far more likely to die on the roads.

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated!

I just booked for 2 nights in early Dec (3rd to 5th) for £99 pp, the cheapest flights would have been fine but were late out on the 3rd and early home on the 5th, however for a small fee of £25 pp we now have amazing flights which give us 3 full days in Budapest. The customer service agent was very helpful and very efficient at his job.

any dates from dec Fri 1 too 4

Ice cold - use of the 'word' 'xmas'.

Wonderful and inexpensive city. Also a short train ride from Vienna. Great deal!

I booked this deal and I recommend people don't. the customer service has been stressful, the hotel they are advertising isn't even available and they offered a cheaper hotel and are trying to pass it of as more expensive, they've told me my voucher isn't worth the 128 pounds advertised but only 59 pounds. its cheaper to book this hotel and flight seperately.

I didn't realise London and Manchester were the only cities with Airports in the UK

Are the flights with Emirates or Singapore airlines? If so, this is a good deal.

OP, next time it would be useful to mention the carrier in the deal.

I'll vote this cold for now, as this vital info is missing.

Sorry.

With kindest regards.

We went last year for the markets and it was lovely. I would consider paying a little more and staying more centrally- we stayed at the Roombach hotel in the Jewish quater for around £30 a night. Free breakfast and walkable to almost everywhere. That's just one example as well, loads more central hotels for a decent price via Trivago, so you might be able to get just as good of a deal pricing this up seperatley yourself. Although as mentioned the public transport is good even if you are a little far out.

I went to Budapest for a dental vacation, could not imagine at all how great and clean it is. London is a rubbish depot in comparison. One recommendation, bring your own plastic bags, they cost a fortune at the food markets something like 30p if I remember well, lol.

Good luck with actually getting any decent flights at the stated price. I've just spent a very painful 45 minutes trying to find out the flight times, only to find that there is nothing from Gatwick and it's a £48 supplement per person to fly from Stanstead at reasonable times. I've paid the supplements but would warn everyone that for me this hasn't turned out to be quite the offer I'd expected...

Sounds like a great money making idea.
Let scared idiots buy terrorist insurance, the chances of an attack are so low that the money would coming flowing in.

Are they returned flights

I wish it was over a weekend.

don't buy this deal, book it yourself.
you can book flight and accommodation in Sun Resort apartments, going out at a reasonable 12pm on Mon 4th Dec, coming back 3.35pm on Wed 6th for,£276 all in.......which is considerably less than the price( inc supplements) I had to pay from this company.

not to mention the 45 minutes I had to endure while they offered,me flights arriving at 9pm on day one and leaving pre dawn on day 3, staying in a hotel which tripadvisor had down as ' not suitable for syour worst enemy.'!

I am happy with the flight and accommodation I have now got but not with the v inflated price I had to pay. Nor with the operator,telling me that the act of ringing to check on available flights and giving him the codes meant I had redeemed the vouchers so couldn't cancel the deal. He wouldn't talk to me about flights until I gave,him the codes and I didn't realise that this act would commit me to not being able to cancel...

all that said, I am really looking forward to Budapest but this has been a very,poor experience and I am embarrassed by my naivety

As someone has previously stated the hotel is in buda, which is kinda quiet and not a lot going on you'd be much better off staying in pest. We done budapest at xmas a couple of years ago and it was lovely. The weather was oddly warm however restaurants and bars still had their heating blaring like it was freezing outside. We go and do an xmas market each year and the budapest are pretty much the same as krakow, amsterdam, prague etc etc.

Are the prices based on 2 people as I am looking to go by myself

I don't get this. At the top of the page it says Buy for £118, not £59 pp
Am I missing something

Just checked website.
FROM £59 pp!
Still good value.

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