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The Royal Kings Arms ‘A Bespoke Hotel’Market Street, Lancaster, LA1 1HP (Show map)
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The Royal Kings Arms ‘A Bespoke Hotel’ http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/the-royal-kings-arms.html
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Score from 595 reviews
“ Great! This hotel seems to have a very long history, which you can enjoy the oldest lift. But its room is quite clean and facilities are enough. The best service I think is its free breakfast. Delicious and adequate. Also its location is perfect, which is near to the most places, like railway station, city center and market street. ”
Yun,
Beijing
This city-centre hotel is 200 metres from Lancaster Castle and 500 metres from Lancaster Rail Station. It has free Wi-Fi, and limited free parking on site. Guests at The Royal Kings Arms can enjoy snacks and drinks via room service. Each room also has a TV and facilities for making tea and coffee. In the morning, The Royal Kings Arms serves a varied breakfast menu. The hotel is close to Lancaster's shops, bars and restaurants. It is close to the Universities of Cumbria and Lancaster, and less than 3 miles from the M6. The Royal Kings Arms is a good base for day trips to Blackpool and the Lake District, which can be reached in around 45 minutes’ drive. Hotel Rooms: 55 The most recent booking for this hotel was made on 25 May at 05:49 from France.
GeneralRestaurant, Bar, 24-hour front desk, Newspapers, Non-smoking rooms, Family rooms, Lift/elevator, Express check-in/check-out, Heating, Luggage storage, Non-smoking throughout ServicesRoom service, Meeting/banquet facilities, Breakfast in the room, Bridal suite, Packed lunches, Fax/photocopying
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Total Hotel Score:7.3
Based on 595 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at The Royal Kings Arms ‘A Bespoke Hotel’. |
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Colin
Mature couple
Norton,
United Kingdom
May 24, 2013
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The location right in the city. Front desk staff were friendly and efficient. Bed and bath linen was clean. This is an old hotel that should exude charm and character. Instead, it came across as a dowdy, minimally serviced establishment, sorely in need of a bit of TLC. It needs redecorating and cleaning more thoroughly than a quick vacuuming and a flick of a duster. The dining room staff on a Sunday morning were more concerned with following each other round and chatting, rather than dealing with the guests. We were not even asked to disclose our room number, nor were any other diners that I could see.
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5.4 |
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Bernard
Mature couple
Bromley,
United Kingdom
May 23, 2013
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Friendly and accommodating staff. Good sized rooms. Cental location. Reasonable price. Very old lift which broke down when we needed to bring luggage down to leave.
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7.5 |
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Harry
Mature couple
isle of man,
Isle of Man
May 22, 2013
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the staff were very friendly and helpful We felt the hotel was very dated and weary. Wallpaper peeling from wall. Unable to open window to let fresh air in. Room extremely warm and uncomfortable even with heating off. Quite a dingy room, and made me feel as if I did not want to spend any time in it
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6.7 |
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Jo
Mature couple
WOTTON UNDER EDGE,
United Kingdom
May 21, 2013
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The original style Good breakfast Good view of castle Road noise Bed a bit soft and a basic double
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7.9 |
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Elizabeth
Solo traveller
Warrington,
Portugal
May 16, 2013
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The customer service (the staff were lovely); the accomodating service (I was allowed to check in 2 hours early; at no extra cost, as I was attending an afternoon wedding; the comfy bed, the fabulous old lift!
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9.6 |
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Maureen
Group of friends
lincoln,
United Kingdom
May 15, 2013
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everything decor is looking a bit tired
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9 |
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James
Solo traveller
NORTHWICH,
United Kingdom
May 14, 2013
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whole package
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10 |
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Mike
Solo traveller
Portishead, Bristol,
United Kingdom
May 12, 2013
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Excellent value, very good breakfast, very adequate room, friendly staff and convenient location. A little noisy outside at night. Toilet seat was not properly cleaned when I arrived (I had to clean it)
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8.8 |
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Don
Solo traveller
DISS,
United Kingdom
May 9, 2013
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Location Tight car parking
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7.1 |
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Victoria
Solo traveller
Leicester,
United Kingdom
May 9, 2013
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Central location close to station, attractions and shops.
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7.5 |
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Carole
Mature couple
Leicester,
United Kingdom
May 8, 2013
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The cost Central location Free parking Nice clean room Great breakfast not too much Noise at night
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8.3 |
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Julie
Group of friends
bolton,
United Kingdom
May 8, 2013
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handy spot goodbreakfast clean bedding the rooms dated
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6.3 |
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Aneil
Group of friends
London,
United Kingdom
May 8, 2013
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Great breakfast!
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8.8 |
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Arjan
Solo traveller
's-Graveland,
Netherlands
May 8, 2013
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It was very, very cheap and nicely located in the city centre. It had a bit of a fawlty-towers vibe to it. The matress was very, very bad, (slanted and all spirals could be felt) and it was not possible to black-out the room so waking up was at 6:00.
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5.8 |
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Christopher
Group of friends
liverpool,
United Kingdom
May 7, 2013
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The royal kings arms was a very quaint hotel with lots of character, the staff where very friendly and polite and would help with any request, the breakfast was ample and very fresh. Lancaster is a great city to visit and the royal kings arms offers the best location to stay at Lancaster, all in all we had a great stay at the royal kings arms and would recommend it to anybody, if I visit Lancaster again I would definitely stay here again. The decor and the hotel itself was quite dated and could certainly do with an upgrade, but it was clean and tidy and to be fair it adds to the character of the place.
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8.3 |
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Liakat
Family with young children
Essex,
United Kingdom
May 7, 2013
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I booked a family room with a 1 double bed and 1 single bed when went to hotel there only 1 double bed I have to sleep on floor
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3.8 |
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Richard
Solo traveller
kendal,
United Kingdom
May 6, 2013
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Warm and friendly welcome from the staff. Very helpful.
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10 |
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Elizabeth
Family with young children
Carlisle,
United Kingdom
May 6, 2013
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Staff were absolutely excellent. Bev on the front desk was warm welcoming and very happy to help us with whatever we needed. Room was everything you need and was suitable for a family of 2 adults a 2 year old and 1 year old. Breakfast was included and lovely. The only drawback was down to other guests leaving the lift doors open so we were repeatedly stuck on the 4th or ground floor with 2 babies and a double buggy! Perhaps clear instructions given at check in would help? Very minor niggle.
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10 |
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Dave
Solo traveller
hull,
United Kingdom
May 4, 2013
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Location, friendly staff Dated faded grandeur, breakfast has gone downhill since previously and is not worth £10
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6.7 |
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Ronald
Mature couple
Lancaster,
United Kingdom
May 1, 2013
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The location of the hotel and the hotel's parking was very convenient. The spring mattress was not very comfortable.
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6.7 |
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Clifford
Mature couple
Barrow in Furness,
United Kingdom
April 30, 2013
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Large spacious rooms, a little dated but clean. Good value in an excellent location. Nothing it was fine
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8.3 |
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Kay
Group of friends
lancashire,
United Kingdom
April 29, 2013
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Really good location & car park. Public areas and rooms where definitely not clean and a large part of the ceiling was hanging down in the breakfast room.
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4.2 |
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Sharron
Group of friends
Chorley,
United Kingdom
April 28, 2013
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Friendly welcome room clean and comfortable Car park very small and hard to find
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9.2 |
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Olive
Mature couple
Farnham,
United Kingdom
April 28, 2013
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Friendly staff Tired decor in places
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9.2 |
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Norman
Solo traveller
Clough,
United Kingdom
April 27, 2013
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Location and budget friendly The elevator is dependant on the doors being manually closed on each floor. A bit of exercise did no harm, but this might not be the case for the elderly. I would still stay here every time in Lancaster.
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8.3 |
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