Pelso Panzió **** Balatonmáriafürdő

I just came back from a 5 day trip to Balatonmariafurdo with my 9-year-old daughter. Balatonmaria is a small town with a relaxed atmosphere. When you are with small kids this is the place for you. Friendly, slow atmosphere of a tourist town, lots of tasty food in the countless restaurants ...and the mighty Balaton, so safe for children with its shallow water and beautiful, with its magnificent view on the Badacsony hills. The Pelso pension lies within walking distance from the town's centre and its main, very clean "Kozponti" beach. During the day the entrance is about 1,5 EUR adult and 1 EUR kids, and after 6 pm it is free. Just put your towels down on the grass and jump into water. We stayed in a double room which was spotless clean and comfortable with a big bathroom. The pension offers fresh breakfast buffet with some ham, cheeses, cereals, watermelon, coffee etc. We decided to take also everyday evening meals at the pension. They offer buffet with a soup, two sorts of meat, salad, potatoes or pasta and dessert. It wasn't anything of hungarian "haute cuisine", but it was home-like, tasty and in fact one might eat a much as he likes. Moreover, during the high season the owner makes delicious, colourful barbecue once a week. The pension's huge advantage is that you may use an open swimming pool anytime you wish. Even in the evening the water is nicely warm. It sadly happened to rain two of five days we were staying...so we could play table soccer or even games on PS2 or Xbox. We also rented bikes from the owner. The owner himself does not know a word "NO". There is never a problem with anything whenever you ask. He also owns a private vinayard with tasty wines to sell. The only weak point was that there is no employee during the night time (this is a pension, not a hotel), so one night some guests decided to chat in the courtyard until 1 or 2 am. All in all it didn't spoil our opinion and we would definetely stay there again, as the other night it was deathly quiet and made us sleep really well.