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Fuse Budapest

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Based on feedback from past students, you should definitely take a look at Fuse for your housing in Budapest — it’s a really popular option if you want a comfortable and safe place 🏡 Fully furnished spaces, ready for you from day one 📍 Prime city locations 💸 Fixed rent with all utilities included (yes, even WiFi) — no surprises 🤝 A vibrant community where meeting people and feeling at home comes naturally

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

550

Where was it located?

Dob street

How can someone find this place?

https://www.spotahome.com/budapest/for-rent:apartments/924868?utm_source=Impact&utm_campaign=Manuel%20%C2%B7%20Erasmus%20Play&utm_medium=Affiliates&irclickid=Xz03oRzrBxycU7x3KyWQO0GuUkpRvLzpBUEAUI0&irgwc=1&afsrc=1&partner=Manuel%20%C2%B7%20Erasmus%20Play&utm_source=spotahome&utm_medium=sharebuttonlisting&utm_campaign=sharer

Would you recommend it?

Its a nice place if you want to share the application with a friend. The location is great near to everything. The apartment is so big. Also kinda noisy cause it is in party area.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Best club is morissons and instant. Crazy night life. This city never sleeps

🎓 Uni life at Elte

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Idkk

Do you have some tips?

It was my only option. It wasn’t the best uni, but at least for my faculty attendance wasn’t mandatory

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

sloveniaa,vienna, day trip to bratislava

🌆 Budapest vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Budapest?

transport is cheap, groceries can also be cheap, travel also in Hungary

💡 Other Tips

Explore as much as you can this city

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Around €500 per month

Where was it located?

In the 5th district , Kalvin Ter

How can someone find this place?

Mycolive. Is the website

Would you recommend it?

Yes I highly recommend living here ! Such a good location. Probably the best out of everyone’s I seen. We were close to the Danube and all transportation and everything we needed was in walking distance. It’s right beside Aldi. The apartment itself had 4 rooms. The kitchen was tiny so if your going it would be good to know who you are already living with, however the bedrooms were nice, modern and more spacious. At the start I thought it would be hard to live in the small dining area but we all got used to it really quick and now I love how cosy it is. It’s a very well heated house. Which you will want in the winter here !! :)

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Definitely good for nightlife and social life for making friends. There was about 40+ of us Irish here on Erasmus and I got to know every single one of them. There are lots of Irish pubs and ruin bars, like szimpla kert and Fudge Udvar - a really good local ruin bar. We always went here. Morrisons on a Monday is where you will meet all the erasmsus people it’s such a good night out. The drinks are 60c until 11 on Mondays and on Thursdays it’s unlimited free drink until 2am when you pay €7 at the door. It’s a no brainer. A lot of us joined the Budapest GAA (football) where I made a lot of friends and we even played a match in Vienna. Erasmus life organises tons of trips aswell where you will make soo many friends ! And just really put yourself out there. It’s so worth it.

🎓 Uni life at Essca school of management

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I recommend picking the Hungarian culture class and the Hungarian language. These were both quite chill and I actually enjoyed learning a little bit of the language. It’s just the basics so really not too bad. Doing business in CEE is another good one to pick, there isn’t too much in it. I also chose humanistic management , consumer behaviour and the cross cultural class. None of them are hard but they are extremely long classes 3/4 hours so honestly are quite boring. A lot of people complained about the cross cultural class and we ended up getting a new teacher at the very end. So I’m not sure I’d recommend that one. It’s not a very organised college. But it’s way easier than UL and the exams aren’t bad at all. So honestly it’s great for Erasmus if you want the whole experience outside of college.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is absolutely tiny. It’s like a national school. It’s on the 5th floor of a corporate building and you just move around like 3 different rooms everyday. It did make it all very easy , we didn’t have to look for anything or ever get lost so I would recommend it for Erasmus. One thing to note is the your timetable isn’t set and class times and days change every week. But you can see a calendar of the school year online. It’s also a private French college. So you will be with all French people and it’s a highly recognised university in France. But if you want the big more serious university life the college right beside it - Cornivus would be for you and this has lots of activities and clubs you can join I believe. This was my original choice and a lot of my friends are there.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

One of the best things about Budapest is its Central European location and this is actually one of the main reasons I picked it so I could travel and I did loads of!!!! I went to Octoberfest in Munich , Prague , Vienna , Slovakia , Paris , Switzerland, Strasbourg and trips around Hungary like lake balaton. Other trips my friends went on include Krakow , Romania and Slovenia All of which eveyone highly recommended !!!

🌆 Budapest vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Budapest?

The city life was fantastic ! When we first got to Budapest in September it was 30 degrees everyday ! So pack summer clothes even though it will feel like it’s over in Ireland. You need to be so careful about not getting fined in the beginning in Budapest until you get the hang on transport. Buy a monthly transport pass on the Budapest Go App and you can use it on absolutely everything bar the airport shuttle bus. If you get a student ticket. You will have to have proof that you are a student in Budapest on you at all times or else they will fine you so in the end I just purchased an adult ticket and I never had problems again. Don’t chance not buying a ticket as you will be checked on literally everything and it’s really serious if you don’t pay the fine. There is so much to do in Budapest you will never ever be bored, there are so many sights to see and things to do. You will genuinely have the best time ever and if you are thinking about going you need to do it. It was the best 4 months ever ! I experienced so many things I thought I never would. Rent and drink is much cheaper than home but after that everything is pretty much the same. It gets really cold around the end of November so that’s when you will really need to wrap up. Try the goulash in the for sale pub it’s really good and just get to know the culture !

💡 Other Tips

If you are thinking about it at all , just do it!

Talk to Rebecca

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

510/month

Where was it located?

near the cathedral

How can someone find this place?

facebook

Would you recommend it?

it was with smart home

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

all bars are great, less famous -> cheaper nice bar : diofa Pinyó

🎓 Uni life at Corvinus

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

latin america introduction to accounting analysis

Do you have some tips?

i didn’t faced any trouble because my home school helped me a lot

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

pragua bratislava wiena italy zagreb

🌆 Budapest vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Budapest?

take the transport pass on budapest go

Talk to Alexia

Need advice? Got questions?

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Around €500 per month

Where was it located?

In the 5th district , Kalvin Ter

How can someone find this place?

Mycolive. Is the website

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at Essca school of management

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

🌆 Budapest vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Budapest?

💡 Other Tips

If you are thinking about it at all , just do it!

Talk to Rebecca

Need advice? Got questions?

💬Message Rebecca