the outside of the hotel is beautiful, a wonderful old building. inside it is very tired looking. holes in the ceilings, peeling wall paper and the most soiled carpets that I have ever seen, I told my daughter to keep her shoes on all the time, rather than walk on the one in the bedroom. the hall carpets were even... more

I stayed in The Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel for one night, and that was more than enough for me. The room was absolutely disgusting, there wasn't one sheet of wallpaper that wasn't hanging of the walls, cobwebs that would have held the weight of a tarantula spider, curtains that were only fit for the bin, the bed base was... more

We booked in for the Sweeps festival bank holiday weekend. We were led up a creaky staircase to the second floor, then we had to go down a flight of steps and up another to get to our room. And Guess what? No porter. The air in the hotel was stale and seemed as old as the building itself. Then,... more

We have just returned from a one night stay only thank goodness. First impressions were of a very dull and tired looking hotel. It was freezing inside and the receptionist asked for payment up front, which after staying the night I can understand why. The room was very tired, the duvet had a rip in it the wall paper was... more

This hotel, in its heyday, I'm sure was beautiful and fantastic. You can see what once was when you arrive but honestly it is in need of repairs. It was quaint, however, and the rooms were very clean and nice. However, the bars and people in them are directly outside. As one needs the windows open to not roast, the... more

The appearance of the hotel and room seemed pretty good for a 2 star. The staff were reasonably friendly, the location ideal and we had a nice view from our room. The breakfast was fine. We were happy with our choice of hotel until the evening. Unfortunately The Rochester Bar on the ground floor was so incredibly noisy that the... more