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Reviews of The Royal & Fortescue

3 out of 5
The Royal & Fortescue
Boutport Street, Barnstaple, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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Rating 8 - Good. 154 out of 469 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 469 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 469 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 469 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’ve stayed at this hotel before. I find the staff genuinely friendly and enjoy the lack of fuss I receive.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love it. Going back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the staff throughout my stay were friendly and welcoming. The room was lovely it was in the courtyard part not in the main hotel. If you are a light sleeper ear plugs are a must as the walls are incredibly thin and you can hear people coughing and in the shower/bath. Car parking is interesting as one of them is very small and people do not know how to park properly. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel. Staff very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, convenient for town centre.
Staff were very helpful and friendly and the hotel extremely clean with a good standard of facilities. We enjoyed our stay at the hotel which is very convenient for the centre of Barnstable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was an overnight stay after evening theatre trip. Ideal location for both theatre and town. Used local restaurant so unable to comment on hotel dining but the breakfast was excellent. Well presented hotel with lots of history. Friendly staff. Would most certainly use again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, friendly & efficient - delicious dining menu
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely weekend break.
Fantastic hotel, clean, friendly, great service. Second time there for a weekend break and the theatre, will definitely be there again .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Short walk to shops / restaurants The onsite restaurant was very nice and catered for gluten free ( a bit pricey)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Then reception staff, Emma was very helpful, the room very quiet at night and the bed was extremely comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Richie

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Town center Gem
The cleaner's done a fantastic job as the room was spotless . staff were really helpful at the reception . Had an amazing sleep as bed was very comfy we will stay again ..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Ceri

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for work and instead of the single room booked ended up with a double room. Got there late and reception were friendly and helpful. Parking is plentiful but slightly away from the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Modified approval.
I am a bit hard of hearing and was only able to understand some of what the receptionist said. All her vowels were “ah”. Room smelled of tobacco smoke. Shower didn’t seem to work. Nothing was said about breakfast, so we didn’t eat but an apple in the morning. Nice to have the tea and chocolate to drink at that point.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom unit was in poor state due to water damage from bath / sink and should have been replaced. The bedroom was tired and needed refreshed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Symon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fai

Perfect stay, perfect location, clean tidy and very comfortable beds. Can’t fault the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Avida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed here with my sister under very difficult circumstances. The hotel were very accommodating when we were coming and going at all times of day and night. They couldn't have been more helpful and we really appreciated it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hilary

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice central location. Short walkable distance from train station. Close to shops and places to eat and drink. Room was good size and comfortable. Didn't use the on site restaurants or bars but they did look very good and maybe next time as im sure I'd stay again in tbe future .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best staff but some rooms needs an update
Great hotel and great service the staff are amazing. Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars across the board we had 2 rooms and one felt very enclosed, dusty and dreary with an awful view. Felt it needed updating
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All fine, good VFM and more soul than the big chains. A credit to the Brends' family.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda -Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super comfortable bed. Clean room and bathroom. Polite, helpful and friendly staff. Amazing breakfast including beautiful, period restaurant. Excellent location. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

O

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay at well located hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Neil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A convenient and pleasant place to stay when working in Barnstaple
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Pete

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Rough night sleep
Room was small, stuffy and very noisy late into and then again at 5:50 with people stomping about outside. Shower head was loose and floppy, walls so thin I could hear neighbours pee. Breakfast was £26 so didn't even consider it. Wouldn't use again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant & Comfortable.
Very pleasant,comfortable stay. Room 202 was spacious and clean and the hotel is on a great location. The bars and restaurants are very welcoming and although we didn’t eat there this time,Awad looked after us on the bar.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our weekend getaway
Hotel was excellent very clean and comfortable. Room was cleaned to a very high standard every day. Hotel staff were exceptional friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. Had sandwiches in bar on our arrival very well presented and very tasty. Had meal in restaurant on Sunday night. Steaks were fabulous and cooked with perfection to our liking. Plenty of chips onion rings and salad. Sauces were beautiful. Really enjoyed our stay will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023