The Royal Hotel

Unfortunately this beautiful old building desperately needs renovation inside It felt a bit like a 1980s hotel but cost double the price! There is no parking at the hotel so you have to find a residential street to park in not easy if you have a large car as streets very narrow. When we arrived we had to fill out a lengthy form then we were handed a key and told where the room was. Was advised no Breakfast even although we had paid for B&B we did receive a refund. The room was up quite steep stairs the fire exits were open, which is a health & safety issue. The rooms are extremely basic and need a lot of work done to bring them up to date. There were 2 coat hangers so not great! Showers were extremely small. Bar area seemed to be a typical man’s pub. I could not get a signal at all on my mobile in the hotel. I would not return to this hotel. It certainly is over priced.

Awful, awful, awful. We arrived and told the room was not ready,we came back a couple of hours later. We were then told that we could not get breakfast as they had no chef. I didn't know you needed a chef to prepare a continental breakfast. However the gent reduced the rate accordingly. We were given our room key,and we got to the room, oh dear. Uncomfortable beds,soap scum on the soap dish in the shower, ilfitting blinds caked in dust and dirt, TV covered in dust, a noisy room in the morning, with shutters going up from nearby shops. When we checked out we told the young girl,and she said was, Sorry. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Dirty and hospitality was awful.

My husband and I stayed in Room 6. It was clean and fresh apart from a false nail that I found on the floor next to the shower. Although our visit was in June 2023 there was a notice stating that the room will not be serviced if you stayed more than one night “because of covid restrictions”. The mattress was of rather poor quality and not particularly comfortable although the one in Room 3 seemed much better. The stairs up to the bedrooms are steep and fairly narrow and this could be a problem for some people. I had thought that breakfast was include but there was an additional charge of £5. This was a reasonable charge for what was on offer. The hotel does not have a carpark but there is free parking about 300 yards away. The details about the hotel stated that it has a restaurant but it does not, just a very basic breakfast room. Overall the accommodation is okay considering the cost but I would not stay there again.

Nice comfy room. Heating was not working in the room we told a member for staff we was giving a heater and extra blanket’s problem solved. Very helpful young lad on the bar when we arrived. On road parking.

Fantastic staff, great service, good location & lovely pint! Really lovely wee hidden gem of a pub, very reasonable priced & full of character. We always come here for drink when on holiday & are never disappointed. We've got our favourite table & are gutted if someone else sits at it!

Just returned from our stay in The Royal. Dee was there to great us, very chatty, took us to our room, lovely room..went down to bar, great atmosphere, chatting with the locals. Had a great sleep, breakfast was very nice. All staff very good at their jobs. One night wasn't enough, definitely coming for two nights the next time. Keep up the good work. Xx