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Danubius Hotels Group is the largest hotel group in Hungary, with 56 hotels located in Hungary, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.

History
Danubius Hotels Group was established more then 30 years ago by the then Ministry of External Trade in order to create and develop the spa tourism in Hungary. The company, state-owned at those times, started its activity in April 1972 with Grand Hotel Margitsziget and Hotel Helikon in Keszthely which were already in operation then, and with the building permit of Hilton Budapest.

The company developed into public company (Danubius Hotels PLC) on 31 July 1991, and it stocks were introduced a listing in 1992 to the Budapest Stock Exchange. In 1996 it successfully applied for the 85% of property right of Hungária Szálloda Rt. (HungarHotels) at the State Privatization Company’s (ÁPV Rt.) written contest, and it’s 100% property right was gained in 2004.

It started to spread to abroad in November 1999, the first step was the purchase of Hotel Villa Butterfly in Marienbad Czech Republic, one year later it was followed by the 65% property right of Lecebne Lázné a.s. (Marienbad, Czech Republic), due to this 31 properties, 4 spa centers and 40 thermal sources came into it’s own. In 2001 the Romanian Public Limited Company, as interest of Danubius Hotels, gained the 82,17% of 1000 hotel rooms and other properties and medicinal facilities located in Sovata, Romania on a privatization contest. Danubius Hotels acquired its hotels in Slovakia in 2002 with the purchase of 67% of Slovenske Liecebne Kupele a.s. spa complex.

Since the spring of 2004 Danubius became co-owner of operator of the world famous Gundel Restaurant and connecting businesses (Bagolyvár, Wine Public House, Winery in Mád and Eger), and currently it owns two-thirds of Gundel.

Danubius Hotels Group occupies the 103th place on HOTELS Magazine´s list of the world's 300 largest hotel operators.

Danubius Health Spa Resorts
Danubius Health Spa Resort hotels are located in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in Romania. Mostly 4 star spa and wellness hotels belong in this hotel brand. Services: opportunity for bathing, spa and wellness treatments, beauty care, fitness. Materials used for the treatments are natural (mud, natural spring).


 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Margitsziget (Budapest)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Hélia (Budapest)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Hévíz (Hévíz)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Aqua (Hévíz)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Bük (Bükfürdő)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Sárvár (Sárvár)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Nové & Centrální Lázné (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Hvezda-Skalnik (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Grandhotel Pacifik (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Thermia Palace (Piestany)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Balnea Esplanade Palace (Piestany)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Sovata (Sovata)

Danubius Hotels
Properties at Danubius Hotels are 4 star city hotels, which can be found in Budapest and in London.


 * Danubius Hotel Gellért (Budapest)
 * Danubius Grand Hotel Margitsziget (Budapest)
 * Danubius Hotel Astoria (Budapest)
 * Danubius Hotel Flamenco (Budapest)
 * Danubius Hotel Regents Park (London)
 * Danubius Hotel Villa Butterfly (Marienské Lázné)

Classic Collection
Classic Collection signs such classical, historical hotels belonging in Danubius Health Spa Resorts and Danubius Hotels, which have great reputation in Hungary and abroad as well. Properties are historical buildings, which sophisticated interior design and elegance quote last century’s atmosphere.


 * Danubius Hotel Gellért (Budapest)
 * Danubius Grand Hotel Margitsziget (Budapest)
 * Danubius Hotel Astoria (Budapest)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Nové & Centrální Lázné (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Hvezda-Skalnik (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Grandhotel Pacifik (Marienské Lázné)
 * Danubius Health Spa Resort Thermia Palace (Piestany)

Further members of Danubius Hotels Group
The following 3, 4 and 5 star hotels of Danubius Hotels Group have various offers. Among these, in Budapest can be found the Hilton, Radisson SAS and Best Western hotels operated in franchise system.


 * Hilton Budapest (Budapest)
 * Radisson SAS Béke Hotel (Budapest)
 * Best Western Hotel Hungária (Budapest)
 * Hotel Budapest (Budapest)
 * Hotel Erzsébet (Budapest)
 * Hotel Aréna (Budapest)
 * Hotel Annabella (Balatonfüred)
 * Hotel Marina (Balatonfüred)
 * Hotel Rába (Győr)
 * Hotel Helikon (Keszthely)
 * Hotel Palatinus (Pécs)
 * Hotel Pátria (Pécs)
 * Hotel Lövér (Sopron)
 * Spa Hotel Svoboda (Marienské Lázné)
 * Spa Hotel Labe (Marienské Lázné)
 * Spa Hotel Vltava-Berounka (Marienské Lázné)
 * Balnea Splendid (Piestany)
 * Balnea Grand (Piestany)
 * Vila Berlin (Piestany)
 * Jalta (Piestany)
 * Pro Patria (Piestany)
 * Sumava (Piestany)
 * Smaragd (Piestany)
 * Riviera (Piestany)
 * Vietoris (Smrdaky)
 * Centrál (Smrdaky)
 * Morava (Smrdaky)
 * Hotel Bradet (Sovata)
 * Hotel Faget (Sovata)