Angel and Royal Hotel

Room very small and hot

Liked: Location and staff
Disliked: Room very small and very hotShould have ceiling fans installed if they cannot have air conc

Exceptional

Passable

Liked: The location of the hotel is excellent. It has huge history, beautifully appointed rooms and a fabulous restaurant.
Disliked: We'd stayed at the Angel before and had a fantastic time so expectations were high. Sadly, on this occasion, they were not met. On arrival we were told that as it was a Sunday, there was no food available in the evening. Sunday lunch had been served but was finishing as we arrived. A hotel that doesn't feed its guests? Really?The room itself was beautifully appointed but so, so very hot. I fully accept it was the hottest day of the year but it was far hotter in the room than outside and it remained like that overnight and into the next morning. I acknowledge that the listed status of the building means that air conditioning can't be installed but the only compensation was a fan that had been assembled with the wire cage so the handle was upside down. This meant it couldn't be angled downwards towards the bed.The bathroom was the hottest place of all. Both taps in the basin were missing the end plug stating which were hot or cold. Getting a cool drink of water proved impossible. Once you'd established which tap was which, the cold tap ran hot for the first 20 seconds before delivering tepid water. This tells you that the cold water pipe is running alongside the hot water pipe which isn't ideal and made me wonder if I should ask about the last time it was tested for legionella.On the upside, the reception staff were lovely and it remains a beautiful hotel.I think that being transparent in the advertising that there is no food available on a Sunday evening and that parking in the hotel car park incurs an additional £4 charge would be welcome.

Very good

Liked: Great location, good food
Disliked: Nothing

Lovely

Liked: Rooms, outside terrace and overall feel
Disliked: Smoking outside in terrace near dining tables

Exceptional

Very good

I would never return.

Liked: It had parking.
Disliked: Over priced and all rooms face courtyard with tables so noise level awful until late at night. Supposed 10 pm shut down not enforced. No mention of loud, live music/singer on Saturday night. Television tuned to obscure channels only and the room was small, poky and gloomy with rickety furniture and was heavily overpriced.

Comfortable stay and would recommend

Liked: Very comfortable bed and suite. Staff friendly and very helpful
Disliked: Sunday - no food in the evening and in any case the dinner menu looked quite small!Monday breakfast - quite expensive