The Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel is a five-star

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on the Grand Boulevard of Budapest's Erzsébet körút part, under Erzsébet körút 9–11, in the 7th district of

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. The hotel is part of the

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brand under

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History

The building opened on October 23, 1894, as a local office of the

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. It was designed by architect

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, along with

Flóris Korb Flóris Korb (born as Flóris Nándor Korb, Kecskemét, 7 April 1860 – Budapest, 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian architect.

and

Kálmán Giergl Kálmán Giergl (born as Koloman Giergl, 29 June 1863 in Pest, Hungary, Austrian Empire – 10 September 1954 in Verőce, Hungary), was a Hungarian people, Hungarian-German people, German architect and a significant figure in the Austro-Hungaria ...

. The famous New York Café (), located on the ground floor, has been a longtime center for Hungarian literature and poetry. The statues and other ornaments on the facade of the building, as well as the café's 16 imposing devilish

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s, are the works of Károly Senyei. The building was damaged in

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, and then nationalized during the communist era. The New York Café was renamed the Hungaria Café in 1954. In 1957,

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, Ödön Metky, and János Sóváry carved replicas in the café of the damaged allegorical sculptures of Thrift and Wealth, America and Hungary. The New York Café was returned to its historic name in 1989, with the

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. In February 2001, the structure was sold by the Hungarian government to the Italian

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chain for US$8 million. The building was completely renovated and reopened on May 5, 2006 as the New York Palace - A Boscolo Luxury Hotel, a 107-room luxury hotel, including the restored New York Café. In 2011, the name was shortened to Boscolo Budapest Hotel. In 2017, it joined The Dedica Anthology Hotels as the New York Palace Budapest Hotel. In January 2020,

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, a European investment and development company, acquired the eight hotels under The Dedica Anthology's portfolio, with these hotels subsequently managed by

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. In 2018,

, the parent company of

, acquired a majority stake in NH Hotel Group. It was renamed as the Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel on November 24, 2021.

Gallery

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* {{Budapest Minor International Hotels in Budapest Hotels in Hungary Hotels established in 2006 Hotel buildings completed in 1894 Landmarks in Hungary Erzsébetváros New York Life Insurance Company Coffeehouses and cafés in Budapest