XpatLoop Interview: Judit Táborosi Spa Manager, Corinthia Royal Spa
- 16 Mar 2015 11:00 AM

I live in Budapest.
I studied Hotel Management and after starting my carrier in Hungary, I went to work in the UK and experienced 6 years in the international hotel and urban spa indusrtry before coming home to Hungary to join the Royal Spa at Corinthia Hotel Budapest in 2011.
Combining a proud tradition dating back to the late 1800s with the very best and latest in 21st-century skincare, the Royal Spa is one of the Corinthia Hotel Budapest’s unique selling points.
Since February 2014 we are working with an award-winning skincare range ESPA, which beautifully combines optimal levels of active ingredients and selects multiple actives, fusing essential oils, marine extracts and botanicals – that work in harmony with any skin type.
I have been managing an amazing Spa team since December 2011 at the Royal Spa.
1. Where did you grow up?
I was born and grew up in a small town near Lake Balaton.
2. If you could be an expat anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
UK or alternatively somewhere beautiful and sunny.
3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
My friends, family and Lake Balaton.
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
They absolutely have to go to a traditional thermal bath, and to the Castle District. They have to try several hungarian food in a local restaurant, and also hungarian wine.
5. What is your favourite food?
Paprika Chicken With Noodles.
6. What is your favourite sport / form of exercise?
Working out in the gym and try new classes ( TRX, Body Art, Boxing ).
7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
Keszthely.
8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
I am very happy in my position, would not change. I absolutely love working in a hotel, and I made a good decision when I started to work in spas.
9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
I wouldn’t enjoy working anywhere where there’s no interaction with guests.
10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
In London.
11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
In London, again.
12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Guns n’ Roses, Scarface, and watching movies.
13. Apart of temptation what can’t you resist?
I can’t resist to seek new challenges, projects or tasks, which can lead to further developments.
14. Red wine or white?
White.
15. Book or movie?
Movie.
16. Morning person or night person?
Morning.
17. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Education.
18. Buda or Pest side?
Pest.
19. Which achievement in your life are you most pleased about?
I am proud of my good sense and availability to show up for someone who needs help.
20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.









