TripAdvisor Reviews - The Royal Hotel Feed

Was pleasantly suprised

Stacielea, Perth — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:48:53 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 5 of 5 stars

The hotel was in a great location, short walk from the train station and right in town. Short walk up the street to Millenium Stadium and the Cardiff Castle. The Reception was on the second floor...

Central location but disappointing overall

Romanceauthor1, hampshire — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:43:52 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

Incredibly central, but be warned St Mary's street is very rough on a saturday night! Lots of drunk people lolling over the steps of the hotel. Expected a few original features from the website but...

Lovely hotel

chooch7, Llanelli, United Kingdom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:37:38 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 5 of 5 stars

Booked this hotel because it is in the city centre and close to the Cardiff International Arena. My daughter and I arrived at the hotel after 3pm and were a bit confused that the receiption was on...

Great hotel lovely weekend.

seaview123, west midlands — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:56:03 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 5 of 5 stars

Went with friends had read some rather bad reviews, so was a little worried. But it was great never heard any noise from the street below (even though saturday was supposed to be noisy) our window...

Clever marketing, but overall disappointing experience

A_Reviewer38, UK — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:03:41 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

The website made the hotel look very chic - flowers in all rooms, lots of light, pictures on walls, bowls of fruit etc. However, in reality, the rooms felt very bare - none of the above were in our...

Total disappointment

DJ80, London — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:25:33 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

Recently stayed in the hotel. When made a reservation mentioned to a girl that I am a travel agent and traveling to Cardiff to see the hotel!!! but it didn't stop them giving me a filthy, corner room...

a public or private space?

HurricaneLondon, London, Europe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:32:41 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

"Security" is bizarre - both front and back doors kept open, despite intercom buzzers. When doors are closed, at night, a simple buzz allows anyone in off the street - no ID, name nor room number,...

Could do better

cocapeddle, London — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:13:29 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

Really disappointed in this hotel considering for the same price or cheaper you could stay in the Cardiff Hilton. We had a double room which was tiny (nothing like the pictures on the website) and...

Very stylish with nice touches

NottinghamWomble, Nottingham — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:43:10 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

Recently stayed at this hotel with a friend and we loved it. Very modern throughout and really nice little touches like bathrobes included and a cafitiere. Great location, very close to the train and...

Miles better than I was expecting...

Zaphy, Dublin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:55:39 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

After reading a number of reviews on the royal (after I booked of course) i was wasn't expecting a whole lot. However I was pleasantly surprised. The hotel itself is right in the center of town,...