Hotel Kempinskii Corvinus is a marvelously elegant five-star hotel in the very heart of the city. Situated in Budapest's pedestrian shopping area and financial district, the hotel, overlooks Elizabeth Park. It is only steps away from the Danube and close to theatres, museums and the Opera House. Kempinski Corvinus was opened in 1992 and named after the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus, known as "Matthias the Just". Elegant restaurants, bars, a cosy English pub with live music, nine conference and banquet rooms with professional technical equipment. Heated indoor pool with pool bar, fitness center, sauna, solarium, massage, steam bath. Famous former guests include Helmut Kohl, FranÚois Mitterand, Sydney Sheldon, Sir Isaac Stern, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas, Arnold Shartzeneger and Sylvester Stallone. The hotel offers 369 elegant rooms, including 27 suites and two Presidential Suites, 3 wheelchair accessible rooms and 172 non-smoking rooms. All rooms are designed with the luxury traveler in mind and feature a large desk, two direct-dial telephones, fax/PC connections, safe, mini-bar, individually controlled air-conditioning, radio, color TV with satellite channels and pay-TV. The bathrooms have heated floors, bath tub and a separate shower cabin, direct-dial telephone, hairdryer, a make-up mirror, scale, body care items, bathrobe and slippers.