Kings Hotel

Great public area (front desk, bar, restaurant)
Very welcoming reception staff, always polity and efficient. 24h reception service and night porter were very friendly.
They offer free internet access (wi-fi) It was great and receptionist was very happy to help me to access to it as I am not very good at computers.
Restaurant just serve breakfast (it was lovely and well served) and for dinner I was recommend a restaurant just around the corner.
The room was very basic but had everything I needed and was spot on clean.

Don't be decieved by appearances, from the outside and reception the Kings Hotel looks very nice but.......
Our room was tatty and extremely hot, window would only open 3 inches and no air-con. Bath looked like it hadn't been cleaned. Room staff also read personal correspodence that i'd left folded up on the dressing table. Room was so small the draw on the bedside cabinet wouldn't open due to it being jammed in behind the radiator. Room keys must be handed in each time you go out, a blessing really... afterall who wants to carry around a keyring the size of a baseball bat!! Noise from the main road was constant; asked to be moved in the end.
After the first day our hand towels disappeared and were not replaced; we asked at reception for replacements and were given floor towels. These were removed the following day and not replaced at all. Same thing happened with the drinking glasses.
Breakfast was good but small, not much more than child portions. Breakfast room staff would quite often ignore diners waiting to be seated. Tables would be cleared while people were still eating.
Hotel advertises a car park, this quickly gets booked up and they don't mention the cost is £15 a night: it's actually cheaper to park at the Regency public car park a hundred yards down the road.
Bar prices were high at £3.20 for a basic pint. I was quite often left standing at the bar for ages waiting to be served.
Based on the poor standard of the rooms and staff who really couldn't have caredless i'd say this hotels rating of 3* is very misleading, 1* would be more appropriate.

The newly decorated reception and bar are misleading, as are the prices. Booked a sea view double with late checkout, one night cost £175. Was expecting luxury for that price but the room was basic and shabby. There was no option for room service for breakfast and it was really difficult getting hold of reception staff. I was really disappointed, and would not recommend the Kings Hotel - it could ruin a special occasion.

Reception and bar area average but I was very disappointed with my room... I had a single room on 5th floor.. room very very basic and small and extremely hot.. could only open window slightly and no air con or fans available.. also had a constant rattling throughout the night on my door as there was a slight wind blowing down the corridor.
I would return to this accommodation but would insist on a very cheap deal and would only book a twin or double... very good location though.