The Royal Hotel

After decades of eating and staying at The Royal, myself and my grandaughter have just been abruptly turned away from here after declining to take a 2 seater table because it was next to the main entrance to the pub where the door is in constant use in cold weather. Other larger tables were empty but we were told that they were full. I would have liked to have been offered a wait for a free table but was not. Really disappointed and upset as we have travelled quite a long way today and also have a lot of history here.

Clean pleasant and well run. Friendly staff. Good restaurant and good choice breakfast

Difficult to open window for fresh air. Broken sash cord. During rush hours traffic noise very intrusive but reasonably quiet overnight,

The rooms were clean and comfortable breakfast and dinner menu good with good staff serving.

During our stay the heating was not on and the weather had just changed to cold, bedside light bulbs not functioning.

Nice place to spend a few days

Bar Restaurant area was busy with a good atmosphere. The food and service was excellent. The place has obviously been revamped since my last visit (which was several years ago.

room very clean

bedside light did not work,

Great staff, very courteous and welcoming. The pub itself was great with a large menu and the food was lovely if a little pricey,

The bed was a little on the small side. The room got really hot during the night even with the radiator turned right down. We had to open the window to keep the room at a comfortable temperature which then meant you were kept awake by the road noise. The bathroom could really do with a shelf to put your bathroom accessories on, there wasn't a lot of space. The room had a fan heater in the wardrobe which was so full of dust/fluff you wouldn't want to turn it on, not nice. We stayed for two nights and the room was not serviced during our stay, for the price I personally would have expected it to be.

Convenient, clean and comfortable with easy access to good restaurant food. Nice easy stopover for tired travelers on the road.

Our food was absolutely delicious and good size portions too. It’s on the pricier side but I felt it was worth the cost! Inside the pub has clearly had a lot of love put into it, it’s lovely. The car park change was no issue as we were clearly directed to the tablet to input our registration. Our only gripe was the service. When food was brought it was placed on the table randomly, rather than checking who had ordered which meal. The waitress then left before we could ask for any sauce etc. When one of our party asked a passing waiter for another drink they walked off before anyone else could order another. Finally, when we finished we were asked if we wanted puddings and when we said no we were instantly presented with the bill - it very much felt as though we were being pushed out the door! That said I would go back again as the food was lovely, but I do think service could be improved.

Location and service

Noise of the traffic outside my room. However, this would not stop me from booking this hotel again.