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T he Wr ite r's V i lla a villa for all seasons in

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spa retreats

Nestled in the Buda hills of Budapest, this lovingly restored nineteenth-century villa is packed with historical detail and snugs aplenty.

The property's internal floor area totals more than 500 m2 and can accommodate groups of up to 14 people. It comprises seven twin/double bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, two studies, a stained glass winter garden, two kitchens and a laundry room.

The Writer's Villa is family-friendly and serves as a superb setting for holidays, weddings, birthdays and other glam gatherings. The fab stained-glass winter garden is ideal for enjoying and/or hosting sumptuous regal dinners.

The serene 3,000 m2 garden was redesigned by Dutch landscaper Baroness Margaretha VoĂŤrst van Lynden and is home to many ancient chestnut, pine and yew trees, and further benefits from an elegant swimming pool. Kick back in the steam room or bob away in the jacuzzi and gaze upon Zsolnay fountain before working up an appetite in the pool and ultimately tucking into breakfast on the terrace.

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common ar eas & bedrooms

the sun terrace, pool

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garden

the breakfast room

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the petofi parlour

the winter garden

the reading room

the scholten room

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bedr o oms

the wieringa room

the barr room

the hobbs room

the matthews room

the dunlop room

the fink room

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Cor porate events p r i va t e m e e t i n g s teambuilding

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Seasonal dinner menus spring

#1

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B aked

OR Asparagus en papillote with basil hollandaise

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OR

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re rnivo

C hicken breast “ saltimbocca ” with tomato jus and polenta

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C ukkini

wrapped tofu “ saltimbocca ” with tomato jus and polenta

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MAIN

Herbivo

crumble with artisanale vanilla ice cream

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G rilled sesame ewe ’ cheese with roasted bell pepper cream and grilled thyme vegetables

C reme anglaise with basil peach

Au t um n M e n u

STARTER porcini soup with thyme and walnut - camambert crouton

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W i n te r Men u

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C reamy

S moked duck carpaccio with ginger flavoured pear and spinach salad

cream soup with sautéed porcini

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V enison

stew with sautéed gnocchi and grilled lettuce heart

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paprika and tomato gnocchi with grilled lettuce heart

R osey

duck breast with thyme jus , pumpkin purée and pumpkin seed polenta

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DESSERT P lum strudel with cinnamon custard

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G rilled

salmon in lemon crust with broccoli and smashed chives - sweet potato

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risotto with parmesan

S weet potato pancake with broccoli and blue cheese sauce

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and marzipan tiramisu

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carpaccio

with ginger flavoured pear

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C hestnut

B eetroot caprese with balsamic rocket salad

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C hocolate brownie with salty caramel sauce and artisanal vanilla ice cream

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The Kis-Benedek family have been growing grapes and producing wine in the Mátra wine region out of their small cellars for generations. They make our Brody House wine using the Müller Thurgau grape - a relatively new breed created by Hermann Müller from the Swiss Canton of Thurgau in 1882. A combo of Riesling and Madeleine Royale, it produces a lightly aromatic wine with crispy pear, pineapple and lemon notes. Only gently acidic, this is a great aperitif wine that also works well with ice cold soda water in a refreshing Nagyfröccs.

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F resh zucchini lecsó with dill - curd cheese dumplings

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pepper pork tenderloin with roasted bell pepper cream and grilled thyme vegetables

supreme with fresh zucchini lecso and dill - curd cheese dumplings

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with sour cream blini

C hicken

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with forest fruit compote

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and bulgur stuffed tomato with camambert

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Summ e r M e n u

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beetroot

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N avarin of lamb with spring vegetables , celery purée and rosemary new potatoes vegetable navarin with celery purée and rosemary new potatoes

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and goats cheese verrine

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ham wrapped asparagus en papillote with basil hollandaise

Carnivore

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poppy - seed bread pudding with hot sour cherry ragout

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OR mushroom stew with parsley potato and home made pickles

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A pple - orange crumble with artisanle vanilla ice cream

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Dr inks menu SPARKLING WINE & CHAMPAGNE (0,75 l)

Francois President Nyers Pezsgo

Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne Bollinger Brut Special Cuvée Champagne

€ 28 € 65 € 97

WINE (0,75 L)

Brody House Wine Müller Thurgau 2016 € 10 Pannonhalmi Rajnai Rizling 2016 € 21 Gilvesy Sauvignon Blanc 2016 € 23 Dobogó Pincészet Tokaji Furmint 2015 € 28 Janus Villányi Rosé 2016 € 17 Ikon Merlot 2015 € 10 Gellavilla Pinot Noir 2015

€ 30 St. Andrea Hangács Bikavér 2013

€ 30

HUNGARIAN PALINKA & BRANDY (4 CL)

Brody házi pálinka: apple, apricot € 5 Boulvard La Cuvée Vincent calvados france € 3,5 Park VSOP cognac france € 7

WHISKY (4 CL)

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 yrs old blended € 5,5 Glenkinchie 12 yrs old lowland single malt € 5,5 Oban 14 yrs old high land single malt € 7,5 Talisker 10 yrs island single malt € 5,5 Jameson blended € 3,5 Nikka from the barrel blended € 8 Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 tennessee whiskey €4 Knob Creek 9 yrs old traditional bourbon € 5,5

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VODKA (4 cl)

Russian Standard russia

€ 3,5 Grey Goose france € 6

GIN (4 cl)

Tanqueray Export scotland € 3,5 Hendrick’s scotland € 5

VERMOUTH & SUCH (4 cl)

Aperol lightly bittered italian aperitif € 3 Noilly Prat french dry vermouth € 3 Martini Rosso italian sweet vermouth € 3 Campari italian bitter € 3

RUM (4 cl)

Havana Club Anejo Blanco cuba € 3,5 Appleton Estate 8 years old jamaica € 4,5 The Kraken Black Spiced Rum caribbean blended € 4,5

HERBY & LIQUEUR (4 cl)

Unicum hungarian digestive bitter € 3,5 Unicum Plum hungarian digestive bitter € 3,5 Pimm’s No. 1 english gin based fruit cup € 3,5 Amaretto Disaronno italian almond tasting liqueur

€3 Cointreau french orange liqueur € 3 Patron XO Cafe tequila based coffee liqueur € 5,5

TEQUILA (4 cl)

El Jimador Blanco mexico € 3,5 Don Julio Reposado mexico € 6,5 1800 Anejo mexico € 6

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About the House meet the writers

The house was built in 1881 in the golden age of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy by Baron József Szterényi de Brasso who was the then minister of commerce. An exceptionally large and beautiful Zsolnay fountain was installed in the garden in the same year.

In 1913 the house was enlarged. A winter garden was added, with magnificent glasswork by Miksa Róth who is Hungary's equivalent to Tiffany or Lalique.

In 1930, still during the ownership of Baron Szterényi, the loggia was extended with a terrace. The property was confiscated during the communist period and split up into five apartments. It was neglected for nearly sixty years, but fortunately much remained intact.

In 2002 the house was bought by a returned descendant of a Hungarian noble family and fully renovated to its original design. The renovation took four years.

The property has since been declared a local monument and has been operated as an exclusive accommodation and events venue by The Brody House Group since May 2016. Many writers have supped, stayed and entertained in BrodyLand of whom seven (including current co-owner, Jaap Scholten) have a room dedicated to them in this venue, The Writer's Villa. Each bedroom is different and showcases unique up-cycled furniture and artwork from the Brody Collection. peruse the artwork

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happy guests

“W h e n f i l m i n g Team Brody a

in

Budapest I

joined

few times for din-

ner in this fantastic venue.

I

h av e

never been anywhere quite like it.

It's

full of history and stories a

“T h e W r i t e r ’ s V i l l a

l o o k f o r w a r d t o r e t u r n i n g !”

“T h e

what we were trying to achieve

of

BrodyLand’s

spot on staff

a n d s e r v i c e .”

Melanie Seymour,

managing

director

BlackRock Budapest

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enjoyed our

the building is a heritage property

and an interesting backstory.

Brody

Team

h av e m a n a g e d t o m a k e i t a

very warm and convivial venue!

Ildikó Kemény, producer Pioneer Productions

”

The Writer’s Villa Lords of Chaos,

while and the

experience granted me incredible

The Writer’s Villa

packed with fab original details

well

had the pleasure of staying

filming

va r i o u s f i l m s h o o t s , k i c k - o f f a n d

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Very

T i m O’S u l l i va n , d i r e c t o r I n v e s t m e n t P r o p e r t i e s CBRE

at

wrap events at

a fireside chat.

hosted, thank you for sorting.

F e e d b a c k h a s b e e n r e a l l y g o o d .”

“I I

went

our corporate events and retreats with all the added bonus

actor

colleagues and

Villa

really well, it was perfect for

Dakota Fanning

“M y

event in the

stunning and unique setting for

p e r f e c t p l a c e t o h av e a l o t o f f u n .

I

provides a

“L e av e

the present world behind

and come to a place called

W r i t e r ’ s V i l l a ... a

The

place where

cellphones and computers don’t m a t t e r - b u t w h e r e y o u r d r e a m s d o .“

focus and inspiration. The Villa is a fantastic, creative space, and the owners’ kind and accommodating nature made it f e e l l i k e h o m e .“

Jonas Åkerlund music video and film director

Chris Noth actor

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Floor plans / set-ups winter garden

winter garden set-up for

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people

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32

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winter garden set-up for

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Floor plans / set-ups reading room

Reading Room Area: 37 m2

r e aReading d i n gRoom room typical set-up Area: 37 m2

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Breakfast Room Area: 25 m2

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rea d i n gRoom room event set-up Reading Area: 37 m2

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Reading Room Area: 37 m2

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Floor plans / set-ups breakfast room

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m3

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up to

12

people

Breakfast Room Area: 25 m2

breakfast room set-up

breakfast room buffet style set-up

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Floor plans / set-ups garden

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seating for up to

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Facilities p r i va t e p a r k i n g

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kitchen

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av

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spa

par king off-street secure for

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furniture options

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other services

Fur n itur e options 6

7

cars

Kitchen g a s s t o v e , f r i d g e , m i c r o w av e , d i s h w a s h e r a n d buckets of cutlery, crockery and glassware

2

double/twin beds,

3

cots

additional sleeper couches

va r i o u s b r e a k f a s t

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dining tables

dining chairs, wingback chairs and sofas

AV

garden furniture

televisions with hdmi connected ready to stream from any device as well as two ip televisions

spa outdoor pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and sun terrace, loungers, yoga mats and bathrobes

outdoors bbq

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grill equiptment, mountain bikes, pool toys, croquet, boules

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a villa for all seasons | autumn & winter

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a villa for all seasons | spr ing & summer

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Pr ice matr ix PRICES (EUR INC. TAXES) ITEM

UNIT(S)

daily rental rate

film

POOLSIDE SEASON

1 OCTOBER - 30 APRIL

1 MAY - 30 SEPTEMBER

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€1,250

€€1,500

5 hours [2]

€€625

€€750

each additional hour

€€150

€€175

per day

/ photo shoot

brody breakfast

FIRESIDE SEASON

[3]

per person

extra housekeeping service

4 hours

€€50

8 hours

€€80

finger food

/ dinner [4] (seasonal menus)

lunch

buffet formal

brody wine pairing

[1] 3

[5]

included in accommodation

/ person

€25

/ person

€€35

/ person

€€45 €€40

per person

day minimum stay subject to prior agreement

[2]

standard shoot times

(12

[3]

serving time

[4]

please refer to our seasonal / local menus

[5]

a sommelier can be arranged on request for € €50

(9am - 11am)

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pm

-5

pm ) can be extended by agreement

can be adjusted on prior request

- €€75

per occasion

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The Wr iter's Villa Rules

APOLLO'S TRIBUTE

As the old phrase goes, make love not (too much) noise. Stick to Bacchanalian revelry and leave DJ Apollo’s, ahem, ‘banging’ tunes at Brody Studios. Keep the music indoors – if you irk the neighbours, you may find yourself paying them a visit with a bottle of champagne in hand. Oh, and our housekeeper can be thirsty too. #lovethyNeighbour

THE PARQUET TICKET

BUTT TAX

Sometimes it’s good to be dry inside eg. when walking on our heritage wooden floors. Also, hold off peppering the parquet with your stilettos – even if you enjoy dressing up on the weekends. All holes, pockmarks, divots will be charged for... #HighHeelsinBedPLEASE

SMASH 'N' TAB

Speaking of lubricating insides, all pool-side drinks must be consumed from the hard plastic glasses provided. Broken glassware and swimming pool/Jacuzzi filters go together like mustard and ice cream. So, rocking out the playboy look (Kristal in your crystal) comes at a price…#GlassinthePoolIsUncool

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AL GORE TAX

Let’s keep the eco gods on side.

Before you hit the sack, please ensure all lights are off and the jacuzzi cover is on. #brodyEcolove

SOGGY CUSHION TAX

W E D O N ’T DIG RAIN

Not to be confused with something devised

by English public school boys... Budapest weather can be prone to swift change.

If the heavens open, please zoom out and put all garden cushions under cover.

Irreparably damaged cushions may cost you. #SoggyBottomsAreATotalBuzzkill

TERIKE'S TIDYING TARIFF

Yep, it’s easy to forget the odd glass or bottle in the undergrowth when you’re having ‘fun’ but do please try to keep it civilised. #IfInDoubtThrowitout

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Keep it clean people. You know the score... indoors for sleeping and outdoors for smoking.

Courtesy tip: keep our gardener happy and drop your butts into the designated receptacle.

Too much butt fouling and you risk being taxed. #ButtsInThebin

BU T T

R E P O S I T O RY

TERRY TOWELLING TITHE

Listen up bubblers and bathers...let’s talk towels. White inside and blue outside.

Score bonus points with the eco gods by using one of each towel during your stay if pos.

DAYLIGHT ROBERY TAX

Fluffy bath robes are also at your disposal.

Holler if you want to take one home with you so we can charge your account so you can #StyleLikeHefner

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BRODY LAND!

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