Luxury villa and pool, with stunning views over Lake Balaton

We were a group of 8 including 2 adults , 2 teenage boys (aged 17) 2 teenage girls aged 13 and 15 and 2 younger children aged 8 and 10.

We had a lovely holiday and would definitely recommend Balaton House to other families. The house itself was spacious, nicely decorated and well equipped. The pool was large and secluded and was well maintained throughout our stay. The view from the balcony of Badascony and Lake Balaton was breathtaking and well worth getting up early every morning to enjoy.

The Villa is situated near the top of Badascony Hill and is about a half hour walk to the nearest 2 towns and the lake. We chose not to drive on most occasions as the local roads are steep and narrow although the walk itself through the little hill top paths and vine yards was in itself was a pleasure to savour. The local restaurants were suitable for families and reasonably priced. The lake is ideal for families, it is well supervised warm and good for swimming larger distances and not too crowded.

Although spent most of our time in Badascony for the majority of our stay we did venture to Balatonfured to the water park on the local train, the entry was reasonably priced at 57GBP for all 8 of us and there were 15 slides and attractions for all age groups. We would also recommend the local walks and the caves at Tapolca and the 2 older boys had a day out to Budapest on the train.

The owner Katalin Lowe was very happy to help us plan our stay, business like and friendly.

As other reviewers have commented, the views from the terrace and pool area over the lake are superb. The house is surrounded by vineyards (belonging to neighbouring villas/houses), and has forests at its back (you can climb the hill from the back gate). The house itself is spotlessly clean, thanks to Lajos and his wife, Pearl.

There is a lovely pool area with an old-fashioned, fairly long pool, which has the advantage of being the same depth along its length, and so allows for serious swimmers as well as splashers. The pool house is well-equipped with a fridge and micro-wave, and there is a separate toilet and basin in their own little thatched house! You can take everything you need for a day by the pool, and not have to keep running back to the house.

It was very nice to have so many outside 'sitting areas' - on the front terrace, side terrace under the vine, and up at the pool.

With regards to bedrooms - the twin-bedded room is really only suitable for children, so whilst our 17-year-old (5'8") daughter was ok in that room, my 6' son had to have the second double room. Luckily, there were only the 4 of us staying, and for 4 people the house is fantastic. It would be fine for 6 people, but it would have struggled to seat 8 people comfortably in the lounge.

There are several nice restaurants and wine-tasting places within walking distance (though not in heels, as the tracks are rough). The village of Tomaj is a lovely walk (there are paths down the hill), and has some useful shops. I would particularly recommend nearby Szigliget - the castle and village, as a lovely afternoon out. We wished we had hired bikes, as there are many good cycling routes in the area.

Like another reviewer, we also combined our trip with a couple of days in an apartment in Budapest, flying in and out of Ferihegy - would thoroughly recommend it.

Thanks for a super holiday,
Smith family

A beautifull house with a even more beautiful wiev! The pool is big enough to take a swim in the morning and wonderful to play in - it is also poosible to enjoy a glas of wine and look at the sunset in the evening.
Around the house it is possible to go hicking in the mountains, walk to som very nice restaurants or just walk to have a look on the fantastic suroundings of the BHH. Lajos, the caretaker, and his wife, Pearl, help you out with everything you wish - really nice and warm people!