We stayed here as part of the Sinh Cafe tour like many before us. Not to be confused with the Royal View Hotel which looked nicer, this place is not something you'd select on your own with the wide range of choices at great prices just down the street. The room was large and opened onto a huge balcony shared... more

Quite a basic room and not a fantastically comfortable hotel, but inexpensive and - in the rare clear moments - absolutely fantastic views. It was cold and wet when we were there and I would have appreciated some form of heating: we just seemed to get colder and damper. more

We booked a Sapa tour through the Hanoi office of Sinh Cafe and we're dropped here. The lobby looks like it hasn't been cleaned in 10 years a so did the rooms. We honestly believe the bed sheets we not cleaned and the bathroom was disgusting. We "stole" some new sheets from the hallway and lived with it but made... more

I stayed here in the end of March 09 as it was arranged by SinhCafe tour agency. The location is good as it is on the most happening street, walking distance to SAPA market where you can get some cheap foods and blend with the Hmong people as they came to the town for selling their goods on Sat/Sun. I... more

The worst thing about the Royal Hotel was that noisy maintenance work (drills and hammers) which echoed through the whole hotel would start at 7am and go through the whole day. While you probably wont be unlucky enough to encounter this, the fact that hotel management allowed this type of work to start so early is indicative of their attitude... more

The room was very cosy with an open log fire and a perfect view over the town and the valley. The staff were fantastic - very friendly and willing to help. I would highly recommend this hotel. more

Avoid the Royal Hotel in winter!! Fireplaces it does have, but they haven't been used in decades. The lounge and dining room are poorly heated by makeshift coal burners (pity help you if you're asthmatic). The rooms have no heating at all. When we made a fuss, we were given a very low powered electric heater (which they tried to... more

This hotel is very. very basic. After checking in, we were asked to change room three times - first time they did not have our room ready - second time they tried to give us a really really bad room, third time they gave us the room of somebody who was out on a trek. Sapa gets cold and the... more

The Royal Hotel in Sapa knows just what you want when you've just spent 9 hours on a tiny, claustrophobic overnight train from Hanoi. They allow guests going on treks who aren't even staying the night to have a hot shower (and provide clean white towels), something to eat or just to lounge on a couch in front of the... more