Millennium Hotel is located in downtown Tokaj, the capital of the Tokaj wine region. The Tokaj wine region is a part of the World Heritage. The town is situated between the Tokaj Mountain and the confluence of Tisza and Bodrog Rivers. Millennium Hotel overlooks the town promenade. The hotel was constructed in the year of the millennium, 2000, and is intended to reflect the general atmosphere of the Tokaj wine region both in its external appearance and interior. There are 18 sophisticatedly furnished and equipped rooms at the hotel. 14 out of the friendly rooms of the hotel are standard double rooms, there is also a double extra apartment and 3 apartments for 4 people each. Each room is equipped with a colour TV set, telephone and Internet connection (with unlimited web access), the bathrooms are equipped with shower cabins, whereas the apartments have corner bathtubs in their bathrooms. The hotel has a small conference room for 10-15 people, a training room and a conference room with circular panorama for 30-50 people on the third floor. The elegant Millennium Restaurant is located on the ground floor of the hotel. The choice and quality of the dishes served here make it one of the prominent restaurants of the town. The restaurant has an open terrace, awaiting guests from spring till autumn. A Health and Wellness Studio also belongs to the facilities of the hotel, and this service is the most popular with our guests from autumn till spring. In the internal courtyard of the hotel closed parking lots are at the disposal of our guests, and there is also a small garden with barbecue facilities.
Our philosophy The hotel is committed to offer high quality. This effort is reflected in the mission statement of the hotel as well: "Millennium Hotel is determined to offer the same quality in tourism as Tokaj Aszú wine among wines." This is also included in the slogan of the hotel: "Millennium Hotel: Tokaj's 3-stars Hotel." In addition to our high quality basic services, we wish to offer an integrated combination of wine-, business-, conference- and wellness tourism. The hotel is an excellent place for visitors arriving in the area individually and on package tours to spend their leisure or business programmes in a pleasant and useful way. We strive to offer services tailored to the individual needs of our guests and to create a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
Millennium Restaurant The restaurant, reflecting the special atmosphere of the region, is located on the ground floor of the hotel. It offers more than 100, mostly local, specialities, and the most famous wines of the Tokay wine region. In the courtyard of the hotel there is a "Cellar-Terrace," offering a special atmosphere to our visitors between spring and autumn. In the restaurant and on the terrace 90 people may comfortably dine at a time. In our restaurant, breakfast is self-service. It is also possible to eat a'la carte, order half-board and, for groups, menu. The menu of the meals is compiled by the Chéf as desired by the guests. At the reception a round-the-clock drink bar is at the disposal of our guests.
Garden grill In the courtyard of the hotel a small, separate garden is ideal for small parties for barbeque or cauldron cooking parties. The hotel is pleased to assist in organizing these events.
Conference, training The hotel also offers full service in terms of hosting business talks, training courses, seminars and smaller conferences. Our Panorama Hall is comfortable for max. 50 people at a time, whereas the smaller meeting room is suitable for parties of max. 20 people. There are, naturally, possibilities and facilities for recreation. We organize cauldron and BBQ parties and other free-time activities. We are pleased to organize company programmes and events tailored to individual needs and also private parties or training programmes. We are prepared to offer free-time activities and programmes for these events.
Wine- and cellar programmes Tokaj is the capital of the nation's oldest wine regions, and is now a part of the WORLD HERITAGE. Visitors coming to Tokaj, the capital of the deservedly famous Aszú wine, must not miss a wine tasting session in the most famous cellars of the town. Let us include here a brief description of Tokaj wine: "In the course of history, giants of arts such as Beethoven, Rossini, Liszt and Goethe expressed their devotion to Tokaj wine.
The most famous people who were fond of Tokaj wine also included monarchs. The most famous of them, Louis XIV, the "Sun King," firmly ordered his waiters to make sure that Tokaj wine would never be missing from his royal table. "C' est le roi des vins et le vin des rois"- that is, "This is the wine of kings and the king of wines" - this well-known aphorism is also attributed to Louis XIV. The devotion of the French court to Tokaj was persistent, as the last emperor, Napoleon III and Empress Eugenia rodered an annual 30-40 barrels of Tokaj wine for the court.
The successes of the Tokaj wine in Russia, the devotion of Peter the Great and Empress Elizabeth Petrovna are well-known, but it is much less known that King Gustav III of Sweden did not consume any wine but Tokaj. Louis XV and Friedrich the Great competed as to which of them was able to offer older Tokaj wine to Voltaire or Dumas. One of the most famous quotations from a Pope regarding Tokaj wine comes from Benedict XIV, who received Tokaj wine as a present from Empress Marie Theresia: "Happy is the Queen who has sent you, happy is the land where you were produced, and happy am I, who is drinking you."
Tasting the wine "at the feet of the mountain" in the Tokaj wine region has a special, unforgettably romantic atmosphere. Each cellar has its own soul, and the wine has a proven and well-known medicial effect.
Our hotel is pleased to assist our guests in tasting and, naturally, buying some of the best wines. We are ready to organize individual visits to cellars as desired by our guests. The owners of the cellars are pleased to show their visitors the process of producing the famous aszú wine and to tell about the history of wines. It is also possible to organize dimnners in the cellars.
Wellness A 100 m2 area has been devoted to the HEALTH AND WELLNESS STUDIO within the hotel. Its purpose is helping our guests in spending their time free of stress and physical and mental recreation. The Finnish sauna and the jacuzzi all contribute to rejuvenating the body and to improving the general physical and mental wellfare. The wellness unit may be used individually or in groups as desired. It is also possible to arrange for a massage. The hotel organizes special weekends with the participation of lifestyle consultants, but we also pleased to organize such events to the request of our guests.
Tokaj The town is the most famous place in the historical Tokaj wine region. It is located at the confluence of Tisza and Bodrog Rivers, at the foot of a volcanic cone (the Bald Mountain) rising from the plains.
Tokaj is one of the prettiest small towns in North-Eastern Hungary. The town looks back on a rich and colourful history. Its touristic attraction and romantic atmosphere is the result of the old houses, telling about past history, the age-old wine cellars, the rivers meeting at the middle of the town, the slender bridges.
The town itself is long and narrow stripe along Bodrog and Tisza Rivers. In the middle, the town, like a tightly tied knot, narrows to but a few rows of houses between the mountain and the rivers.
The town has two faces. North of the confluence of the Tisza and the Bodrog it is characteristically urban. We find old, romantic streets covered with cobble stones, houses stuck to the mountain sides, whereas south of the confluence we find a more rural environment, with houses surrounded by spacious gardens. Most of the visitors believe that Tokaj has a special, southern atmosphere. One of our philosophers once said: "Tokaj is the northernmost Mediterranean town in Europe". Tokaj's slogan calls for the preservation of all this: "Our cherished value in Europe!"
Tokaj's history is inseparable from the nation's history. The first written record memntioning the town's name is dated from 1067. Tokaj's fortress was probably ereted in the 12th century. It guarded one of the most important ferries in north-eastern Hungary, the Tokaj Ferry, for hundreds of years. The fortress, unfortunately, has not survived the storms of history.
Although the fortress played an important role in the town's history, Tokaj's fame has been the result of its world-famous product, the aszú wine. One of the most famous people appreciating the merits of Tokaj Aszú was Louis XIV of France, to whom the sentence "the wine of kings and the king of wines" is ascribed.
In 1646, the town and its vicinity were donated by the king to the Rákóczi family. When the War of Independence led by Francis Rákóczi II was lost (1711), the king confiscated the domain (1715). After the war the town was the property of the chambers. The king granted Tokaj various privileges. Hence the proud title: "The Privileged Town of Tisza-Tokaj."
There are many buildings of historic interest found in the town. The museum, originally the house of a Greek merchant, with its rich collection is located in the main square. The collections show the history of Tokaj, the wine region and the history of the local church. Tokaj, and its whole region, admitted by UNESCO to the World Heritage, offers a wide variety of sights and memorable experiences to the visitors of this historical wine growing region. Tokaj is the International Town of Grape and Wine.