Sisi's Godollo Palace Tour from Budapest

Must see

Must see if you want to know more about Sissi. Beware though, some rooms might be closed due to privatisation. Nice to walk where Sissi walked as well.

Nice place, not good tour.

The palace was lovely, if you have extra time in Budapest. However the guide was doing a dual language tour and she spent a lot of time speaking Spanish and next to nothing in English. We eventually asked if we could just go ahead and meet her somewhere. She laughed and said this is how it usually goes, one group always gives up and goes on. Nice to know.

Reconsider the tour company not the palace

Dual language tour in which one language got lengthy explanations and the other stood around waiting for their 30 seconds. Half way thru we asked where to meet them later and the guide said “this always happens, one group always gives up”. Palace was nice.

Wrong address

Please take care that the adress for pick up is clearly stated in the e-mail! We booked and traveled to the bathory street 19 which is the adress mentioned in the mail. Apparently there are two bathory streets!!! And they are miles apart, so when we were called by the guide they told us there was nothing they could do and there was no refund possible. We weren’t the only people affected by this so we complained a bit and they offered us a different tour which we had to quickly go to. So we booked a taxi and what followed was a wild goose chase looking for the correct bus. Eventually we made it, but of course we we’re really disappointed because this was a city tour where as we wanted to see the royal palace of Sissi. Really if you book this tour make sure you have the right address!!!

Great experience, needs smaller groups

Vera was a phenomenal tour guide! So knowledgeable and warm, absolutely nothing but praise for her. I did think that the tour company stretched her a bit too thin by having her juggle multiple different language groups at the same time - an admirable feat on her part, but as a result we all lost valuable time as she scrambled to accommodate everyone. Again, absolutely NO criticisms for Vera or the tour itself! I just think the company should consider limiting the sizes of tour groups rather than lumping everyone together (and potentially shortchanging everyone together). Love Sisi, love Gödöllő, just wish it was a smaller group!

Highly recommended

The tour was with Vera, who is an excellent and informative guide. It was a comfortable ride in an air-conditioned minibus, very welcome on a swelteringly hot day. The palace is beautiful and worth visting, while the café has very good cake. Highly recommended.

Wonderful woman with good...

Wonderful woman with good sense of humour as a guide! Too much tourist groups in the palace at the same time in the same rooms, but it's the problem of the palace and their staff- bad organisation!

A great time

I had a very nice time. My guide, Vera, was very knowledgeable. It was a lovely excursion. Having it in two languages made us feel a little rushed, since the guide said everything in English and Spanish.

Guide with fascinating story.

A fascinating story was presented. The guide paid attention to everyone. Sometimes we had a long pause because she had to tell it in English and Spanish. We could not drink in the cafeteria because it was reserved for another group.

Nice trip to Godollo palace

A nice trip to Godollo palace, a beautiful palace with an interesting story. Excellent guide mrs Vera , she gave us a lot of interesting information about the place .Worthwile trip if you have the time (lasts about 3 hours).

Quality

It was a beautiful, shiny day had a great group with us. The guide were very nice nice and high qualified. We had fun whole day and got rich historically. I can easily recommend this tour and so the company for everyone.

Disappointed traveler.

We traveled by metro and train to get to Gödöllö to see sissi’s palace. Took us two hours from where we were staying in Budapest. Unfortunately in the pouring rain. When we got there it was closed because they were filming a movie. So so disappointed !

Godollo tour with Erika: a unique experience

We want to thanks Erika, our guide, for this very unique experience. She explained us everything about the castle, from general knowledge about Sisi and her life to the most hidden details in the architecture of the castle and the pieces of art in it! And also thank you for the very nice surprise at the end of the tour ;)

As Good as it Could Be

George was a great guide. He knew his history and his English was very good. The problem I had is that I expected something different. I expected to see the castle as it might have been when it was lived in, ie the living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, etc. Instead we walked through rooms that had little or nothing to do with the original castle occupants. For instance a room filled with weapons, a room with a mannequin in an evening dress, a room with paintings/historical write ups, etc. You are not allowed to take pictures inside the castle. Almost all of the pieces in the castle are reproductions, since the originals were destroyed by wartime activities. This no fault of the tour operator, just things you should know before making a decision to visit Sisy's castle.

Fun tour of Austro-Hungarian PALACE with Gyuri

Amazing palace showing the opulence of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the woman who stole a prince from her sister to become empress. The palace is like a giant selfie of Sisi, Empress Elizabeth. Every room has a portrait or statue of Sisi, showing how tiny her waist was and how glorious her hair. Apparently she starved herself to achieve that tiny waist and suffered from her mother-in-law and aunt. She was a Tom-boy and loved to ride horses. As empress she was pressured to be elegant and was apparently miserable. We also saw palaces on previous trips at Corfu (Achilleon palace) and in Vienna (Schonbrunn palace). Sisi seems to have spent all her time escaping her relatives and riding horses and starving herself to achieve beauty. She was pretty. It seems an odd way to chose the leader of a country. Today she would sell shampoo on commercials. Guari took great care of us and told good stories of the Russian invasion and the Austro-Hungarian empire. The palace was restored after being ransacked and devastated during the Second World War. Gyuri took extra care after the tour to return us to our hotel. He was a great guide. One thing to know about this tour is that a taxi picked us up at our hotel, and took us to the tour-van. However, no return taxi is included. Gyuri carefully dropped most of the tourists near their hotel. The traffic was very heavy near the chain bridge. Gyuri drove us to our hotel in the castle district to help with my twisted knee (twisted from a previous trip). Without Gyuri’s help we would have needed to find a taxi and try to return to the hotel. THANKS GYURI!!

2 languages in the same group - CHAOS, guide with no knowledge!

We choose the group in english but in the end there was a spanish group (8 people) and 2 of us extra in english. The guide (Hejmi if I remember good the way of spelling the name) was TRYING to speak in both ut not very succeful (I speak spanish as well by the chance so I was listening to everythig kind of twice, for me it was just annoying but to accept, my friend doesn't speak spanish and she got definitely less information than the rest). Anyway the guide was not good prepared about the information. There were totally basic and asked for us extra info coudn't say anything more. Nothing interesting honestly. I came out of there with no new news about Sissi and her life. I was expecting a lot more. Also the way of guiding th etour, she doesn't wait with talking until the group to get from the room to the next one so in fact only the people who were all the time next to her could hear her. When in one moment we were on the end of the queue to pass by the narrow door till we got to her she already finished. The tour started over 1 hour late because the spanish group has been given the wrong time of the beginning of the tour so we lost 1 hour in the beginning but we were on time as planned back in Budapest so they took us our time that suppose to be free to spend as we want at the castle. There is a nice bar with the tables outside if weather is good and professional photograph when you can take pictures in costumes from the times of Sissi. We would love to do this but with 20min time free we were given it was impossible. Really disappointed with organization and luck of knowledge of the guide. Before booking the trip check who suppose to be the guide on this tour because place is worth to see but not with Hejmi.

Very rushed tour told it was 4 hours...

<p>Very rushed tour told it was 4 hours and we could have coffee break. This did not happen.. Disappointing.</p>

Experiencia muy buena

Muy buena la visita. Excelente Guia Vera., las danzas y.musica nos gustaron mucho.Completa la informacion brindada y entretenida

An ancient fairy tale

Stunning place, nice to retrace the stages of Sissi's Hungarian life. Friendly, explanatory and professional, our guide in Italian, Mrs. Gabriella, was able to explain even the smallest curiosities to us.

A very pleasant setting

Nice visit. Sissi Castle is worth a visit, even though there are no original furnishings. The castle park is very relaxing

Vera is a wonderful guide

We really enjoyed the excursion thanks to Vera, our guide, who in addition to knowing a lot, it is clear that she enjoys her profession.

Beautiful castle, great guides

Beautiful castle! The trip was great, the bus ride to the castle was very pleasant. Our tour guide, Nikki, did a great job in German. We were able to learn a lot from her, she talked a lot and spoke very well. She was also very friendly. It was also nice that we went through the rooms and the castle quite quickly, because I personally don't need to spend 10 minutes in each room. The free time afterwards in the park is also very pleasant, it's just a shame that there isn't really anything except the small café, because there were far too many people in it! Luckily we had brought something to eat and drink with us, and were able to enjoy it in the park. The only negative thing was the other participants on this tour! You are told that you have to be there by 9:45 because the bus leaves at 10:00. More than half of the participants didn't arrive until after 10:00 and no one apologized or felt embarrassed! The last ones arrived at 10:20 and we couldn't leave until then. Then they said that we had to be back at the bus at 1:00 p.m. to go back and this time everyone had to be on time! The same people were all late again and didn't arrive until 1:10 p.m. I understand that there could be problems, but I think the tour guides should just say at 10:05 a.m. that we're leaving, tough luck. That was a bit annoying but it wasn't the tour guides' fault and the tour was great.

Gödöllö Palace, a journey to the real Sissi

This long weekend on 08.12.23 we decided to go to Budapest, it was a success, we made various outings to learn about the history of this monumental city. It is worth visiting it thoroughly, there is a wide range of outings and tours, we stayed 4 nights/five days, The excursion that we liked the most was the visit to the Gödöllö Palace, just the night before it had snowed, just as we got on the bus to start the journey, one of our guides captivated us, Vera, a native Hungarian, with a very good command of Spanish explained to us the places and monuments we were passing through, he explained the history to us in a simple, clear and understandable way, just as it was. Already at the Gödöllö Palace, we were lucky enough to continue with her. Vera introduced us to the reality of the time, it was spectacular and her great knowledge of Hungarian history was evident, she told us the true story of Sissi, not the version we are accustomed to of princess stories. Highly recommended, the cultural level and the great information we received from this excellent native guide Vera, made this excursion one of the best gifts we took with us from Budapest. What can we say about his predisposition, attention, respect, good work and his good Spanish. Without a doubt, when we return, we will repeat. The palace is beautiful, although the quality of the restoration could be better; But the explanations, history and anecdotes that we received from Vera were worth it, it was the "plus" of the visit.

good excursion, but poor assignment of the guide by the agency

The tour was very good and the Palace is worth it. The only "downside" I found is that the guide Vera, with whom we did the tour, has a poor command of the Spanish language and since she did not know how to conjugate the phrases correctly, we did not understand well what she meant. It was obvious that his knowledge is high, but he could not (or knew how) to express it correctly. He tried very hard to explain, that's a point in his favor. But I think the agency should assign guides with a broader command of the language they are working on at the moment.

Magnificent royal residence, very well maintained. Very well prepared staff.

Magnificent trip. The guide, Vera, was excellent, she was very prepared. The fantastic palace, very well maintained. We will be back.

Guía genial

Hicimos la visita con una guía nativa, Vera, maravillosa, nos contó toda la verdad, no la versión edulcorada de las películas y el lenguaje ambiguo que se utiliza en google. Nos dió muchas anécdotas para el resto del viaje, y nos trasladó muy bien la sensación del pueblo de Budapest, que nada tiene que ver con la ensalzación que hay en Viena. Muy recomendable! El palacio no es destacable, pero sí la información. Vera!!!! Tus españolitos!!! A tope contigo! un 20!!!

Fantástica

Merece la pena esta visita pero sobre todo gracias a nuestra guía Vera que ha estado espectacular. De las mejores guías que hemos tenido aquí en Budapest.

Recomendable

Muy recomendable con una guía húngara que hablaba un perfecto español y que se preocupó de dar todo lujo de explicaciones durante la visita, incluso aprovechando el trayecto en autobús para salir de la ciudad. Con niños es una visita que merece la pena.

Superbe explications par madame Vera

Superbe explications par madame Vera, excellente guide qui aime partager l'amour de l'histoire de son pays

Excellent m

Excellent. La guide était très sympathique et très drôle. En plus, elle parlait plusieurs langues et s’est adapté à tous les passagers. Nous avons passé un très bon moment en petit comité. La visite était de qualité.

Muy buena experiencia

VERA la guía excepcional. Preparada y atentísima.Muy eficiente, para repetir. Como nota en Hungría la señalética no está en español.

Excelente

Muy bien Vera a la hora de hacer la visita, muy cercana y simpática,tanto en bus como durante el palacio, totalmente recomendable.

Belle visite

Ce château a une histoire riche et intéressante, ce n’était pas seulement le lieu de villégiature de Sissi. Très belle rénovation des pièces . Visite très agréable avec accès facile à quelques kilomètres de Budapest. Attention, parking payant et parkmètre n’acceptant que les pièces. Contrôles réguliers de la police locale.

Auf Sissis Spuren

Für Fans eine Empfehlung. Der Ablauf und genutzte Service waren ohne Beanstandungen. Unser Guide hat einen super Job gemacht. Leider war das Fotografieren im Schloss nicht erlaubt.

Erg mooi

Mooi paleis en genoeg te zien. Alleen een klein beetje rommelig met verschillende talen in een groep

una mañana muy bonita en el palacio de Sisi

Nuestra guia Vera, nos gustó muchísimo, nos explicó la vida de Sisi de una manera tan amena y con tanta información que parecia que lo estuviesemos viviendo. Vera muy divertida y muy buena profesional.

Lo contraté on line con Civitatis y muy mal, la duración extremadamente corta y el chofer y la guía fatal

Vale la pena ir con transporte público, es mas barato y en el palacio hay autoguías en muchas lenguas, no en catalán. El sitio es muy bonito i a pesar de mi experiencia lo recomiendo

Mala planifacación de un lugar bonito.

Reservamos el tour que ofrece Civitatys para ir A Godollo, y la verdad ,según van pasando los días , me siento más defraudada;te ofrece recogida el el hotel,traslado al lugar y la vuelta , un guía para que te vaya explicando el recorrido , en su pagina te explica que se hace en español, pero que si no hubiera bastantes personas para llenar un tour, se haría en otro idioma, hasta aquí todo correcto.Resultamos ser los únicos españoles mi pareja y yo, por lo que le digo que no hay ningún problema en que haga el tour en ingles , a lo cual responde que no , que debe hacerlo en los dos idiomas,..¿que ocurrió?, pues que al tener que repetir lo mismo en los dos idiomas, el tiempo destinado al recorrido se acorto a la mitad, el joven que nos acompañaba, seguramente sera un gran profesor de historia, pero como guía, no he visto a nadie menos cualificado, bostezando todo el rato, sentándose antes los demás clientes y su recorrido en español fue pésimo, le entendía mejor en ingles, además no se dio cuenta que al comprerderlo en ingles , me daba cuenta de lo pobre que era su relato en español. Lo definitivo fue que a falta de 10 minutos para acabar el tiempo establecido, nos indica que este es el tiempo que tenemos para o bien comprar un souvenir , dar una vuelta por el jardín o ir al baño.Todos los de allí nos quedamos a cuadros, .. a la vuelta quise disculparme con algunos de los clientes, ellos muy educadamente nos dijeron que no había sido culpa nuestra, que como ellos sabían , yo había dicho que se podía hacer en Ingles, y que era él quien no había sabido administrar el recorrido. De pena , una ilusión truncada.

Bello, bello, bello ma non bellissimo.

Interessante soprattutto per gli amanti della vita della principessa sissi. Portatevi delle monetine per pagare il parcheggio. L'audioguida costa 400 fiorini e c'è anche il lingua italiana. Se vi portate gli auricolari potete sentirlo in due pagandone una sola. Il giardino esterno non ha nulla di speciale, solo alberi e verde.

Un guide se surnommant André a ete au top de la visite.

Nous avons eu un guide hongrois. André, ce guide a été sensationnel il nous a tout explique correctement en français aussi bien sûr le château de godollo , que sur le trajet. Agréable visite c est un gars à conseillé fortement. Dans une visite le guide est très important.