The Winchester Royal Hotel

This is a charmless hotel which relies on being in the centre of Wiinchester to enable it to charge £100+ for sub travelodge standard rooms. The decor in the rooms in the garden wing is tired, particularly the bathrooms. I requested a no smoking room but it still smelt stale. There was only one mains socket in the room, so you have to choose between charging your laptop and phone at any one time. This was the only room I could get in Winchester at the time I booked. I normally stay at the Wessex or the Hotel du Vin which are both much... more

A nice hotel with friendly staff in a very good central location in Winchester. Room was of an average size and was quiet. No aircon though! Breakfast was very tasty although towards the minimal end of the spectrum. Staff were very accommodating when there was some confusion as to when breakfast was served and we arrived after the kitchen officially closed. Chambermaids were very keen to service the rooms - arriving quite early before we'd left for breakfast! If returning to Winchester, I wouldn't rule out this hotel, but... more

My wife and I have stayed at the Winchester Royal twice in the last three months and while it's not the Ritz Carlton the hotel does offer good quality bed and breakfast in Winchester. A tip is to ask for the upgraded rooms in the newer part of the hotel and don't accept the first price offered (they will often do a deal for last minute bookings). Comfortable and a good buffet breakfast.

Complete overpriced and badly managed. The property is a small old house hotel which has had an additional new wing attached to it. They had lost our reservation upon arrival. We were allocated a garden view room for £139 (supposedly their 'premier rooms'). It was more like a Travelodge which I wouldn't object to if I was being charged Travelodge prices. If you want a nice hotel in Winchester the only choice is the Hotel du Vin where we stayed for our second night instead.

I recently stayed at the Winchester Royal hotel and I must say I have never felt so welcomed, on arrival I was greeted by a very friendly receptionist. The hotel was busy but the staff were always very attentive to our own individual needs, nothing was too much trouble. The food is certainly above average in the Conservatory restaurant. The garden is very nice however it was too cold to enjoy it fully. I would recommend this hotel to anyone - we had no problems throughout our stay.

I stayed at this hotel for a weekend break.Although it was a hot weekend the room,which overlooked the garden seemed quite airy and it was not too hot to sleep.The decor was fairly oldey worldey.My real problem was at dinner on Saturday night.they had a wedding on and it became abudently clear that the kitchen could not cope.I had to wait about 40minutes between my starter and main course.The staff were very apologetic and offered a free drink by way of compensation for the delay.The food was quite reasonable.The car park was quite small but... more

My first impression of the Winchester Royal, upon arrival on Friday, was that it looked like a smart, pleasant hotel for a weekend away to celebrate my Mother's birthday. By Sunday, I couldn't wait to leave. The hotel itself is a pleasant building, although the room was a bit outdated, particularly the bathroom which could have done with modernising. We were in the standard room and had booked at a discounted rate online, so didn't expect to have the best room in the hotel... although a certain standard is expected for £100 a night.... more

My husband and I stayed at the Winchester Royal Hotel for two nights, on 6-2 and 6-3-04. We were part of a 60th Anniversary of D-Day tour group. My first impression of the hotel was excitement, as it is in the heart of a medieval city. The lobby, bar, and dining area were nice. The garden was beautiful. It went downhill from there. Our room, located in the "new" wing, was reached by going through a maze of halls and doors. Although the door plaque said "non-smoking room", upon entering our large room, we were almost knocked out by the smell... more

Stayed in the 'modern' wing which is a bit like a travelodge. Older wing and garden very nice. Staff very good, let us change for a wedding in the honeymoon suite as when were early arriving. Be wary at checkout if booking via a 'lastminute' site, as we were charged twice for the room (hotels fault).

We previously stayed at the Winchester Wessex Hotel and though we think it was supposed to be a 4* it did not compare with this one in terms of staff + value for money. Our room was just as large + we got dinner as well as breakfast for a lower price than the Wessex. The building itself has character; tho our room was in the modern extension we still went to the main part for meals ( sitting in the conservatory was very pleasant + the food was excellent). All in all, we'd definitely recommend it + would stay there again. No complaints... more