Hotel Magyar Király played a role in Jancsi's life on multiple occasions. It was here that he was discovered, and where he began playing at the age of 12 in Józsi Barcza's band—though at the time he was mostly just a cimbalom carrier and a viola player in the group.

It was also here that he met Barcza's fourteen-year-old daughter, Mariska, whom he later married, but other important events in his life are tied to the hotel as well… Years later, after returning to Fehérvár as a famous musician, he stayed here with the princess he had escaped with. Their arrival caused a great stir in Fehérvár… As the reporter of the time telegraphed: one afternoon, a gypsy-looking man arrived from the direction of Fiume with a strikingly beautiful blonde woman and an immense amount of luggage. Travelling with the woman was her lady's maid. The guests checked into the Hotel Magyar Király. It even sparked a minor scandal, as they were sharing a room. After the princess presented her divorce papers to the city's chief of police, no proceedings were initiated against them. On the evening of their arrival, they also appeared in one of the theatre's boxes, so let us follow them further…