If anyone has some must-sees/dos in Buda I would appreciate recommendations.
Tempted to do one of the bus tours, visit some of the baths (will probably do this on the last day) and also possibly visit a shooting range!
Suggestions for museums would be most welcome.
didn't do much on the Buda side aside from see a Castle
Pest on the other hand....
Opera house - really nice interior - can book a tour in the day or buy tickets in advance to see a show... St Stephen's Basilica in the centre is worth a look too, as is the four seasons hotel nearby (Gresham Palace - was originally built as accommodation/offices for a British Insurance firm back in the day....). there is also a big Synagogue in the Jewish quarter.
Bus tour is worth a look, alternatively you can do a segway tour too... River cruise might be worth a look if you're going with a gf.... There is a city park with another Castle - couple of museums are located here next to heroes square. I went to the Szechenyi Baths when I was over there - huge place with a bunch of indoor and outdoor pools... get a cabin ticket in advance from your hotel so you can skip any queues.
Re bars... check out some ruin bars... Simpla is the popular one which pretty much every tourist/backpacker will go to once, there is also a 24hr ruin bar/club called Instant - tis basically situated near to a bunch of hostels and full of a mix of erasmus students, backpackers, locals. For more a upmarket bar/club check out Trafiq or Otkert.
Avoid taxis in the street, especially ones stopped at tourist sites - they'll flick on the super fast switch on the mirror and screw you... Get the number for legit firms from your hotel - City Taxi is good, you could also just get the hotel to book taxis for you and confirm prices in advance. Also re: taxis - at the airport you'll see guys standing in arrivals offering you a taxi - ignore these gypos and proceed the the actual taxi booth where you give your destination and get a printed receipt with the amount you need to pay and get allocated a legitimate taxi driver.
On the underground make sure you stamp in with the paper ticket... they don't have electronic barriers at the entrances/exits but wages are low enough that its economically viable to employ teams of big apes to stand there checking tickets manually.... said big apes will attempt to catch out tourists and demand a cash fine if they do catch you out.
Other tips - don't chat to girls on vaci utca, if its a stag do holiday and you need a strip club - Hallo bar is one of the honest venues which is up front regarding drinks/pricing etc.., you'll read plenty of horror stories on tripadvisor about most of the others (which are almost all clip joints).
