Pollypaprika

We just went to go to the spa, but decided to come home as I am used to having the place to myself....darn holidaymakers having fun....how dare they

Had a cheeky vino and salad on the way home though

tonymac83

Hi heli2010, do you have any further details? thanks, tony

Rural Hungary

If you look where it is on the map, it is quite a distance from the usual route traveled by Western campers/caravaners. Personally, I think you might struggle if depending on passing traffic. I think this is the website

tonymac83

thanks RH, I've messaged you.

FenTiger

Szilvásvárad - Funny enough we visited this area back in August. We actually went to see the horse stud farm and old horse carriage museum. The area is quite touristy but most cars (not rental) I saw belonged to Hungarians. I think this is a great area for hikers and mountain bikers.

FenTiger

Bogacsz was jam packed too. Had to wait quite a while to get a large glass of barna sor!

Rural Hungary

Not a lot of Western caravaners I would imagine, they are only starting to venture as far as the Balaton and border areas, many haven driven up from Croatia. Apparently, having spoken to a few, the caravanning sites paint Hungary as a den of iniquity with villains around every corner!!

Carrot_Cruncher

There is a very good campsite near us, right on the banks of the Danube. I don't know if I can mention names, but Google Neszmely campsite and you will see it in the first results. It is very popular with the Dutch,provides all sorts of amenities and has been around at least as long as I've been backward and forward to this area. (13 years). It was out of action for a while following the Danube flooding but looking at it now you would never have guessed.

tonymac83

Thanks CC...i'll have a look

cathyg

We thought about doing this once. It was a few years ago but we travelled around Hungary in a motor home and found it difficult to find 'good' campsites. We didn't want much really just clean, modern, functional washrooms and basic kitchen facilities. Thinking about it now and comparing the campsites to other european ones that we visited it seemed like the attitude in Hungary was 'thats the way it's always been' and there was no attempt to upgrade facilities to attract campers from other countries. Dutch are a good barometer for quality campsites. The best ones were around the Balaton or Budapest. A very good one at Eger next to the wine cellars brings back good memories
The problem is the very short season. I think if you found a good location and spent a lot of time marketing it to the Austrians, Germans and Dutch then it may be worthwhile but it would be a big gamble. We don't see many caravans travelling around so the main market would be motor homes.
Apartments are so cheap as well. Three bedroom apartments near us rent for about £30 a night.
Also I am not sure about the bureaucracy involved in setting up a new campsite.

Always thought that Hungary doesn't do enough to market itself to tourists...

fidobsa

Yes, I don't understand why the season is so short. I found the same in France. I was there in September 2010 and the weather was still good but most of the campsites had already closed for the winter.

tonymac83

Thanks for your response Cathy!

Very much my thoughts as well from travelling and Hungary!

I think we could extend the summer season to October possibly depending on location for the renters and longer for motorhomes etc. Also looking at converting outbuildings or maybe build a couple of chalets as well!

I think the bureaucracy differs from area to area.....i might be wrong, that's just what ive gathered so far on research.

It should be (well hopefully) reasonably straight forward!! =D

Tomsky2012

Good Luck to you follow your dreams then at least you can say you have tried I wish you all the best ...this was originally our idea but we are diverting to a different audience now and things seem to be looking good for us ...
My motto is if its meant for you it wont go past you follow them dreams mate and enjoy

tonymac83

Thanks tomsky, im certainly going to give it a go!

What's your new venture?

Tomsky2012

we are going for a motorcycle audience knowing a lot of bikers that travel through hungary both ways from Bulgaria Russia and greece so setting up with them in mind a little biker comfort and the odd tour ... Hungary has the benefit of being right in the middle of Europe so for us is perfect just about to sort a new house and get the rooms ready in the UK at the moment tying ends up dying to ge home though cant say how much i hate being in the UK now...