Built in 1896 for Dr. Vilmos Tauffer, a pioneering medical practitioner, who used it as his city residence, office and practice in the heart of what was the glamorous and exclusive "Palace Quarter".
At the time, the building held one of the country‘s finest and most complete medical libraries and rubbed shoulders with the Hungarian parliament before it was relocated to its current situs.
The building survived the ravages of the Second World War, the Hungarian uprising of 1956 (that started at the Hungarian radio station a few doors down Brody Sandor street) and the fifty years of neglect and poor maintenance that followed.
Prior to its conversion into a boutique hôtel in 2009, founders William Clothier and Peter Grundberg resided in the property, along with their artist friends, hosting cultural salons and dinner parties.
They named the house after Hungarian writer, Sandor Brody, and "his" street at which the house is sited.
Brody House remains a work in progress, undergoing various loving restorations since its inception in 2009.
Prior to its conversion into a guest house cum boutique hotel, founders William Clothier and Peter Grundberg resided in the property, along with their artist friends, hosting cultural salons and dinner parties.
The founders named the house after Hungarian writer Sandor Brody.
With a strong dedication to the emerging art scene in Budapest, the hotel’s 11 rooms feature art by each room's eponymous artist who either used to have a studio at Brody House or have since collaborated with the Brody House Group.
"The coolest place to stay in the city..." according to Hotel Guru.
Choose from the 11 unique and individually designed bedrooms for short term stays.
All rooms have ensuite bathrooms, free WiFi access and air conditioning.
Each is unique and named after a Brody House artist whose
works feature in what were often their former studios.
Indulge in the eclectic mix of Brody made furniture, original art and original features of the building complete with cots free of charge for little ones.
The Brody beds can be transformed into twins for you and friend or left as a double for that special someone, all you have to do is pick a preferred style!
Featured Artists & Backstory: the spacious room features
prints from The Brody Collection.
Featured Artist & Backstory: Artworks by Hungarian artist Peter Weiler; his colorful and figurative images create a unique atmosphere, and in the luscious moments of everyday life people recognize the banality beyond the beauty.
Weiler's works emit smile and humor with his unique design-oriented images that are impossible to go unnoticed.
Featured Artist & Backstory: Alex Tinei, encouraged by the founders, set up his first atelier in the house and was the first artist to start working here.
He considers the move was instrumental to his professional career; Alex since has found success internationally.
Featured artist & Backstory: Etienne Claret de Fleurieu spent two years in Budapest living and working in the house.
Among his collectors is French fashion designer Agnes B. Etienne currently resides in Paris.
Featured Artist & Backstory: International artist and sculptor, Bo Droga (Australia) became friends with the founders while working in London.
On each periodic trip to Budapest Bo creates and contributes a new piece of artwork for his room; Bo currently lives and works in Paris.
Featured Artist & Backstory: another French artist, Ludo Thiriez, worked in Brody House and received valuable guidance from Etienne.
Ludo works between Sao Paulo, Paris and Budapest.
Featured Artists & Backstory: the history of Budapest’s art scene is intrinsically linked with famous photographers, such as Robert Capa, André Kertész and László Moholy-Nagy.
The Photo Room emanates this tradition by featuring the work Christopher Everard, Tibor Papp and Attila Lóránt.
Featured Artist & Backstory: Yan Yeresko from Belorussia was introduced to Brody House by Alex Tinei; Yan created the series
displayed in the room at his atelier in Brody Studios and spends his time in between Minsk and Budapest.
Featured Artist & Backstory: the artworks by Judit Navratil are mind-maps of different levels of consciousness; they compare the collective subconscious with the very personal stories and
memories of a person - examining archetypes, network systems and the tiny miracles of nature.
Featured Artist & Backstory: Eszter’s Nest takes inspiration from Terence Conran’s musings on small spaces and utilises his ideas to make use of the innate architecture, resulting in a second level
that stretches into the grand ceiling to house a double bed and a snug shower feature; not suitable for people with reduced mobility!
Large, very bright, 2 bedroom apartments with large living spaces. Separate kitchen area with breakfast bar.
Bedrooms both have en-suite bath or shower rooms, generous built in storage, accommodating 4-6 guests.
The hotel's team offers seasonal bistro dining featuring fresh, locally-sourced ingredients; the menus are available Monday to Friday and from Thursday to Saturday the hotel's team also have the chef's offer that changes on a biweekly basis; the bar serve gourmet cocktails and a wide range of unique spirits and home-made syrups.
Once a month the hotel's team encourages Brodyites to let loose and dress up for the seasonal parties such as Midsummer, Halloween, New Year’s Eve prompting one punter to write: "your parties have an earthquake effect in Budapest‘s social life and after life".
The hotel's team can help you host anything from a private dinner or a large corporate event for up to 300 people; from memorable weddings and birthdays, corporate events, press conferences, product launches, small family gatherings and everything in between the dedicated events team is on-hand every step of the way to deliver your vision.
Browse the walls of the various venues including the gallery space and see what the Brody Collection has to offer by way of original artwork, limited edition art prints, photography and illustration.
Brody Clublife members have access to a diverse and glam social life, club spaces and cultural events in BrodyLand and beyond. Gobble, slurp and be convivial.
The hotel's team caters for glam weddings, birthdays, family gatherings and formal corporate events (for the likes of HBO, BMW, Swarovski, Nike, Prezi) and numerous "kick-offs" and "wraps" for film production companies.
Brody House has numerous picturesque spaces that can be utilized for your own project or event. Many music videos, commercials, openings, talks have taken place in these rooms of the "House".
BRODY HOUSE
Bródy Sándor utca 101088 BudapestHungary