Three Hungarian castle hotels receive heritage hotels award

Three Hungarian hotels operating in historic castles have been awarded by Heritage Hotels of Europe as an appreciation of the work done to "bring the historic buildings back to life", the Association of Hungarian Historic Buildings and Castle Hotels said on Tuesday. At the award ceremony in Vienna on Sunday, Castle Forgach in Mandok, northeast Hungary, was awarded Heritage and Design prize, the Szidonia Castle Hotel in Rojtokmuzsaj, northwest Hungary, was awarded in the Heritage and Hospitality category. The special prize in the Heritage and Experience category was given to the visitor centre of the Almassy mansion in Gyula, southeast Hungary.