The Royal Hotel
About The Royal Hotel
This historic hotel has first-class food, friendly service and a great location close to North Devon's sights, including Clovelly village and the picturesque Tarka Trail for walkers and cyclists. The Royal Hotel is at the eastern end of ancient Bideford Bridge and close to public transportation. It is easy to explore the center of Bideford and the quayside, where you can catch a boat to Lundy Island. The hotel is associated with the 17th-century Court of Assize and the author, Sir Charles Kingsley, who wrote parts of 'The Water Babies' and 'Westward Ho!' while staying here. At The Royal Hotel, rooms are clean, comfortable and have 24-hour room service. One of the hotel's famous features is the oak-paneled Kingsley Room, with its ornate, sculpted ceiling.
Amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Meeting space
- On-site dining
- Bar / lounge
- Breakfast available
- Express check-in / check-out
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Luggage storage
- Pet friendly
- Family friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
- Smoke-free property
- Elevator
- In-room safe
Reviews
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We enjoyed our stay at the Royal Hotel immensely. It was a great location for visiting Rosemoor gardens. Free parking was appreciated. Friendly staff check in process. Our room was spacious and comfortable, the bathroom was amazing, the best in our 9 week journey. Easy walk into town for great fish meal at Mr Chips. Nil
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Bit noisy as on a roundabout.
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Location. Breakfast. Parking. The extractor fan wasn't working. Noisy Aircon unit outside room.
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Cleanliness, good friendly staff, beautiful hotel Not applicable
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Bed was very uncomfortable. Mattress died several years ago. No lift and very steep dangerous stairs.
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Friendly staff Bed was very small. Shower was cold and just a dribble.
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No complaints
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excellent choice at breakfast. Helpful staff. Lift. Guest Lounge on 1st floor. Reserved parking available adjacent to hotel. Great location for exploring Bideford centre lift extremely slow. limited view out over river
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Comfortable clean room with very nice décor, free parking. Hotel has a beer garden and a wonderful lounge for relaxing/using laptop. Bacon on breakfast.
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Good customer service. Room located in a storage area for the staff. Shower not powerfull, empty shower gel container, stained wall, dark room as one of the light didn't work.
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Very clean and comfortable. Staff excellent.
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My room was very comfortable, the staff were very helpful, and the food was very good. Nothing.
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Absolutely 1st class, took me in as a lone cyclist arriving 1am in need of some rest and recovery. Looked after me so well. The room was lovely, everything I needed for a good rest before continuing on my way. Staff were fantastic, so welcoming! Highly recommended!
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Overpriced - very basic rooms and facilities, the woman on reception Sunday morning was very rude.
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Wonderful Hotel is amazing position Cleanliness and welcome from wonderful staff. Also our room was spotless and extremely comfortable
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Bideford, central position. Parking, next hotel
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Good location, helpful staff, clean room. Rooms need a refresh.
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Exceptional
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Exceptional
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The staff are exceptional, and the service is spot on. A great menu of food and drink. Comfortable bedrooms and reasonably priced. No wonder it's been popular since Charles Kingsley's stay in 1819. Nothing. It's all good.
