Two nights with a benefits sheet and welcome amenity
Their take: A great experience over two nights, with the benefits clearly laid out.
Details
- Booked
- Two nights
- Check-in
- They were given a benefits sheet and a welcome amenity
Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG
Updated
- On The Edit, checked Nov 13
- $250 + $250 double credit
- 2 nights free after credits
Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG is one of 7 Edit by Chase hotels in Budapest. Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $247, fees included, the second-lowest of the city’s 7 priced Edit hotels. It also carries the 2026 double credit, so one prepaid stay of two nights or more can take $500 off.
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- $247Typical nightly rate
- JanuaryCheapest month, $180
- $168Lowest night, Jan 17, 2027
- $500 offDouble credit, 2026
- 5 starsIHG Hotels & Resorts
- Since Jan 2026On The Edit, checked Nov 13
What an Edit booking here includes
What a prepaid Edit booking here gets you, and how often each perk came through on the 7 stays cardholders reported.
The Edit benefits
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Daily breakfast for two
2 of 2 stays
Only 2 stays reported
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$100 property credit
2 of 2 stays
Only 2 stays reported
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Room upgrade
3 of 4 stays
Usually · 1 only a better floor or view
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Early check-in
When available
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Late checkout
When available
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$250 Edit credit posted
2 of 2 stays
Only 2 stays reported
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Free Wi-Fi
Included
Two $250 credits on one stay
- Cheapest two nights ending by Dec 31: check in Mon, Nov 16 at $202 a night, free after both credits.
- Book by Dec 31, stay later: check in Sun, Jan 17, 2027 at $168 a night, free after both credits.
- Two nights at $247
- $494
- Edit credit
- −$250
- 2026 select-hotel credit
- −$244
- You pay about
- $0
A credit can’t cover more than the stay costs, so two nights here use $494 of the $500. Three nights, about $741, would use all of it, and you’d pay about $241.
The Edit $250 and the 2026 select-hotel $250 both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more. The select-hotel credit ends December 31, 2026. It goes by the booking date, so book by then and the stay itself can be later. Check the terms in your account.
Check the rate first
Chase Travel often charges more than the hotel’s own site, so compare before you book. If you find it cheaper within 24 hours of booking, ask Chase for a price match: it has to beat their price by more than $5 a night, for the same room and refund terms.
Compare pricesWhen Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG is cheapest
Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG runs lowest in January, February and March, with January the cheapest at a $180 median a night, and highest in November at $282.
- January: $180 median a night, one of the cheapest
- February: $181 median a night, one of the cheapest
- March: $185 median a night, one of the cheapest
- April: $208 median a night
- May: $269 median a night
- June: $274 median a night
- July: $278 median a night
- August: $240 median a night
- September: $277 median a night
- October: $255 median a night
- November: $282 median a night
- December: $280 median a night
These are medians of the Chase Travel rates for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year, from 346 dates on our last check.
What guests say about Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG
7 Edit stays here, as Sapphire Reserve cardholders described them on Reddit, summarized in our own words with a link to each post. We haven’t stayed here ourselves.
What guests liked
- Welcome amenity3 stays
- Great value3 stays
- Friendly staff3 stays
- Benefits letter at check-in2 stays
- Breakfast included2 stays
- Upgraded room2 stays
What to watch for
- Slow or confused check-in
- No upgrade
- Breakfast buffet the same every day
3 nights in June for 19k points
- Breakfast
- $100 credit
- Better floor or view
- $250 credit posted
Their take: Satisfied overall: three nights for 19k points with breakfast, a Danube-view room in the end and a credit good for two or three meals, despite a bumpy check-in with two room changes.
Details
- Paid
- $988.49 for 3 nights (June 23-26), covered by the $250 Edit credit, the $250 IHG credit, a $100 Chase offer and 19k points at 2x
- Check-in
- They had booked a Premium Room with a city view and were moved twice, first to a premium room without the view, then to a city view room that was not premium
- Upgrade
- After a supervisor stepped in and they mentioned the Edit upgrade benefit, a premium room with a partial Danube view and a small balcony seating area
- Welcome
- 600 IHG points added automatically and a small fruit and macaron treat in the room
- $100 credit
- $100 (30000 HUF) for the hotel restaurant and bar; a burger and two glasses of Hungarian sparkling wine came to about 11500 HUF (US$36.75), so it can stretch to 2-3 meals
- Breakfast
- Continental buffet plus one egg dish from the menu
- Watch out
- Menu prices exclude a 15% service charge, and the cheaper lunch menu runs until 6pm
3 nights at about $250 a night
Their take: They saw it as a rare reasonably priced Edit hotel that also stacks with the IHG credit and points boost, though they could only fit three nights here.
Details
- Paid
- About $250 a night
- Points
- Eligible for 2x points boost, and it stacks with the IHG hotel credit
- Booked
- 3 nights, with the rest of the trip in an Airbnb
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Standout service and an upgrade without asking
- Upgraded
Their take: Service was the standout: friendly, honest staff who knew the Edit program well and upgraded them without being asked, with nice facilities and a great restaurant team.
Details
- Upgrade
- Given without asking
- Check-in
- Staff were well aware of the Edit program
- At checkout
- The front desk helped them get back a wall adapter left in the room hours after they checked out
A beautiful hotel, but a standard room
- No upgrade
Their take: A beautiful hotel, though their stay at the Corinthia across town impressed them much more.
Details
- Paid
- Covered by the credits as a separate booking from their Corinthia stay, so nothing out of pocket
- Upgrade
- None; they stayed in a standard room
4 off-season nights for $1.10
- Breakfast
- $100 credit
- Upgraded
- $250 credit posted
Their take: They would recommend it: a beautiful hotel with great service and staff who knew the program, every benefit delivered, and four off-season nights that cost almost nothing.
Details
- Paid
- $1.10 for 4 nights (Jan 20-24, off season), after two $250 Edit credits, the $250 hotel credit and points
- Before arrival
- They emailed to have two back-to-back bookings combined, and the hotel replied quickly
- Check-in
- Staff recognized the Edit booking and went through the benefits; a benefits letter and macarons were waiting in the room
- $100 credit
- One $100 credit across the 4 nights, as they expected for back-to-back bookings
- Upgrade
- To the top room within the same category, a little larger and with a terrace (not much use in winter)
- Welcome
- Two drink tickets, plus two more for saying the Kimpton winter password; bartenders disagreed on whether they covered cocktails or beer and wine
- Breakfast
- A buffet that was the same every day, plus a few made-to-order dishes and drinks such as lattes; decent
- Late checkout
- A guaranteed 4pm checkout was available, though they didn't need it
- Points
- IHG points were earned on the booking
Quick notes from other guests
- Well run, very clean, friendly staff. Part of a very pleasant run of Edit stays: well managed and super clean, with staff who went out of their way to make them comfortable.
Booking tips from cardholders
They booked 3 nights for June 2026 at $989. The Edit credit, the IHG credit and a $100 Chase Travel credit take off $600, and the remaining $389 cost 19k Chase points thanks to a 2x points boost.
They booked two nights here plus two at the Corinthia Budapest, and the bookings came to around $225 a night.
Their 2-night booking here cost $705.17 and qualified as a triple dip, drawing on the Edit credit, the extra credit for select hotel brands and the annual travel credit at once. Together with a second Edit stay in Munich, it let them use their entire $1050 in credits.
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They split a four-night trip into two back-to-back 2-night bookings, which unlocked both $250 Edit credits plus the IHG hotel credit, so nights that would have cost $1k came to $250 out of pocket. The credits posted 2 or 3 business days after booking, once the charges cleared, and they planned to ask at check-in to keep one room for both bookings.
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Questions about Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG on The Edit
Is Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG part of The Edit by Chase?
Yes. Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG is on The Edit by Chase Travel list as of our November 13, 2026 check. A prepaid Chase Travel booking here gets the Edit benefits: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, an upgrade when available, and early check-in and late checkout when available.
How much does Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG cost on Chase Travel?
Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $247, fees included: the median of the rates for two-night stays across the coming year. By month, the median runs from $180 in January to $282 in November. These are planning figures, not live quotes; check the rate on Chase Travel for your dates.
Does Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG qualify for the Chase double credit?
Yes. It is in the 2026 select-hotel credit program as well as The Edit, so the $250 Edit credit and the $250 select-hotel credit can both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more, up to $500 off. The select-hotel credit runs through December 31, 2026. It goes by the booking date, so a stay you book by then can be in 2027.
When is the cheapest time to book Kimpton BEM Budapest by IHG?
January has the lowest median Chase Travel rate here, $180 a night, followed by February and March. November is the priciest at $282. The single lowest nightly rate on our last check was $168, for a two-night stay from January 17, 2027.
Rates are medians of Chase Travel prices, fees included, for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year; planning figures, not live quotes. How we build this data. “Compare prices” opens Google’s hotel search, which shows what other sellers charge. We earn nothing from it, from Chase Travel bookings or from card applications.