From the moment I arrived & walked into the large, light, open foyer I felt comfortable. Lovely Welcome from Molly on Reception, & an immediate answer to my first Question? The Hotel Car Park across the road was already full, where do I go? I checked in, my bags were unloaded & taken to my room, & I parked my car in the Hotel's 2nd car park, just round the corner. I felt very at ease throughout my stay. Room 8 looked over the gardens, newly refurbished bathroom, shower only. Very comfortable bed, easy access to the town, 5mins flat walk, the beach 8mins, all down hill. Every member of Staff Exceptional, nothing was too much trouble. Fabulous choices at Breakfast, in a spacious room, with high ceilings, over looking the gardens. Lovely setting for the Swimming pool, comfortable sunbeds, also plenty of tables & chairs to sit outside in the gardens. Any revisit to the IOW, I know where I'll be staying.

Great place, a very old property that needs serious money spent on it. The gardens are beautifully maintained. We had two breakfasts and an evening meal, the restaurant was like a geriatric ward, I'm 67 and I reckon I was the youngest there, luckily the staff are (I'm sure) trained in caring for the elderly It's not as grand as you might think

Pretty gardens, nice and quiet, good food

Great site, lovely views, excellent staff and excellent food. Because of its age there were some more modern touches needed. The gardens were well looked after & had beautiful flowers. Our bathroom shower needed some modernisation. Very close to the seafront and reasonable close to the town. The outdoor swimming pool looked very nice.

Really nice hotel and we really enjoyed relaxing in the beautiful gardens / pool area, however our room was directly above a very noisy kitchen fan which started (and woke us up) before 6.30am and didn’t turn off until 9.30pm.

I had a wonderful stay at The Royal Hotel. It’s a charming, elegant property with beautiful grounds and a perfect location. The atmosphere is calm and refined, and the staff were consistently pleasant, friendly, and eager to help. My room was larger than expected, with a very comfortable king‑sized bed. Some parts of the décor are a little worn, but in a way that feels more like gentle ageing than neglect — it doesn’t take away from the hotel’s character at all. On one day the hotel was clearly short‑staffed and the team were under pressure, but they handled it admirably. Seeing how hard they were working made it easy to be patient. A beautiful hotel with real charm.

Very nice period property worth the stay in the island. Very dog friendly with nice touches for the furry friend on arrival. Would stay again.

Fantastic staff, beautiful setting full of old charm. Nothing was too much trouble. We’ll definitely be back!

A lovely hotel with great staff, great breakfast

Excellent location, friendly staff and superb good.

The hotel is a beautiful building. The surroundings as well. The staff is very professional. However, the rooms need more maintenance and the cleanliness is average.

Lovely clean space, stylishly decorated, helpful and friendly staff

Great stay. Thank you

Bedrooms look tired. Lack of ventilation in bedroom coridors led to some very unpleasant odours. Breakfast was superb

Comfortable, clean accommodation. Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent dinner.

Very comfortable room, polite and helpful staff. Will definitely stay again.

Room was very dated & poor value for money. The steps down to the ensuite were positively dangrerous! Safety restraint on window broken as was the toilet seat. As for the parking arrangements - shambolic.

Lovely staff. Room nicely appointed. Hotel a bit dated in places but clean and service was next to none!

Great restaurant food was outstanding

Great staff, great food and great location