Although ideally located for exploring the picturesque city of Winchester, there is little else to recommend about this hotel. Having paid £220 for two nights we were very disappointed with the dated decoration and general state of the room (despite being in the 'new' wing), the wholly inadequate parking, and, in particular, the rudeness and disinterested attitude of the staff... more

There is nothing terribly bad with the Royal Hotel, it's just also not amazingly good. We booked through Laterooms and got a very cheap rate, but I'd have to say I felt we only paid what our stay was worth and would have been dismayed if we'd paid the rack rate for what we got. Our room was in a... more

After reading recent reviews of the Winchester Royal I was very apprehensive about going to stay there. In fact, I didn't even tell my husband that I had found the terrible reviews until after we had seen our room. I think the owners must have also seen the bad reviews and done a quick make-over. Our room was newly painted,... more

potential The hotel is perfectly located on a quiet side street right in the city centre, just a short hop to the High Street, and a 15 minute walk to the railway station. We got a room in the annex at the back of the main building, quite a decent size, if rather dated and fairly basic. We felt both... more

We booked into the Winchester Royal Hotel for a Saturday night - as we were visiting friends. The entrance to the hotel and 'front of house' was well presented and the service efficient. No one asked if we wanted a paper next morning - we should have asked because there was only 1 copy of The Times in the hotel... more

We have stayed at the Winchester royal hotel a number of times, we find the location of the hotel perfect for all our needs, and with free parking its a god send. on reading some of the reviews we would like to have our say. the staff are very welcoming and accommodating nothing is to much trouble and always with... more

I simple love the winchester royal hotel and feel that all the people that have written reviews on this site should think about the job that they do and if you can write to me and tell me that there has never been a problem in the place you work with mistakes or a member of staff i wont believe... more

Decided to stay last minute in Winchester, and found the Winchester Royal - We found the staff to be delightful and freindly and nothing seemed to much trouble. Our room was spacious and whilst eveidently very clean the room was a bit dated - could do with some modernisation. The hotel has it's own free car park on site which... more

We made a last minute decision to visit Winchester and had been recommended to stay at the Winchester Royal by friends who had recently attended a wedding reception. We checked in late on the Friday, although the restaurant was due to close the staff found us a table in the window. The food was pretty good and the staff friendly.... more