Royal Hotel Arklow  

Breakfast finished too early

Location and price

Residual smell of smoke

nothing

Very small untidy rooms, bathrooms were very small

everything

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the nightclub was excellent and part of the hotel which was great especially when it was so cold out.

tThe breakfast was minimal at best full irish it was not but it was tasty. We asked for extra toast and never got it and we were not the only ones. Others asked for extra toast and nothing came.

Having a nightclub in a hotelbar with thin walls is a crap idea. It was so loud that we couldn´t sleep and it did´nt stop until 02.00 on a thursday. I hope no one stays at this hotel

The breakfast ,and friendly check in lady .Also cheap cost .

room was old and needs upgrading .

location and relaxing atmoephere

staff very welcoming and friendly

late bar was rather too late .dont expect A quiet early nights sleep.

What did I like about Royal Hotel Arklow. Frankly - nothing. On arrival didn't know where to check in as there was no sign to locate the reception. Turned out you check in at the bar! Indifferent barman gave us the key! Found the small functional room and discovered the bed unmade 3.40 pm , despite check in is from 2. I made it known the room wasn't ready and had to wait for it to be cleaned, wasn't offered any complimentary drink or anything to make up for the disruption. Bar and hotel were nice enough. Went to bed only to discover the sound of the nightclub completely filled the room, might as well have been sitting next to the speakers! Avoid at all costs!! its not a hotel, its a glorified bar with mediocre rooms to stay in.

The reception was not clear and found at the pub bar. The facilites in the room were non exisitent and the tv was 12" at cieling hieght with no control. there was no tea/coffee unit, no hairdryer. The bathroom door could not shut as the carpet had been laid into the door way preventing the door from closing. The night club was noisy ( this had been mentioned in teh discription but it really was noisy until the early hours of the morning. We were then woken up at 3ish by some one hammering on a door trying to get in to a room. It didnt help having paid for the room to find out that the room could have got for 19 euro directly according to the advertising board.

Staff very friendly hotel bar was heaving at night great atmosphere and centrally located in the town and great drinks promos in the bar

Shower in room had no hot water..... glasses in ensuite were dirty

The location of the hotel was central which would have been ideal if I was visiting Arklow for a night out.

Firstly, the hotel had no private car park which made me uneasy when I had to leave my car in a public carpark overnight. Had booked a twin room as I was visiting Arklow on business with my work colleague and we were given a double room. We got our room changed once we told bar staff but if a twin room was booked inthe first place, thats the type of room we should have been provided with! We were never told what hours breakfast was on when we arrived and when we went to the bar at 10.05am, we were told that breakfast was over at 10am. We weren't even offered a pot of tea or even a slice of toast even though we had breakfast included with our stay. The girl who dealt with us wasn't friendly.

"Does what it says on the tin". Cheap and cheerful. Clean&comfortable. Good breakfast

Checkin was a bit slow but that was due to a group in front....can't really complain

Very helpfull staff, a great ambience in the bar and a cracking full Irish breakfast. Some great rides in the area (on a motorbike ;) ~)

Rooms could do with a deep clean and a splash of paint, to freshen them up.

Dont stay at weekends when the disco is on or else you get no rest from the noise till after 3am.Then the banging on doors begins. We were unhappy with this hotel.

noise from disco

Nice people food and drink very good and very reasonably priced.

nothing!

It is conveniently located in the centre of the town

It has no car parking, not even a place to pull in for check in. It has a very busy and vibrant bar/nightclub which appears to be the main attraction for nightlife in the area. If you are there to drink and party and you want a bed to fall into after the fun, then you're probably in the right place but otherwise you should probably look elsewhere.

Had a great time staying in the royal, We received a very friendly check in the rooms were clean, and comfortable. The staff were very accommodating when we asked for extra towels. Once we settled in we had a look around town, hotel great location for shopping all on your doorstep.Pub food is very good and good price. After dinner into the bar enjoyed ourselves with a few drinks had good crack with bar staff, had great night. Breakfast is excellent set you up for the day..On thursday night there was resident dj great music and everyone was up having a great night, After dancing our feet off we went to bed and got a great night sleep. Thanks to all the staff for a great stay in The Royal, looking forward to coming back again soon

staff are brilliant especially night porter who makes breakfast for early risers.he is a mine of information about places to visit etc,a very pleasant chap.my room hadnt tea or coffee making facilities.

It Was Very Noisy at Night The Breakfast Was Over Very Early And You Were Not Told When You Checked in The Time It Was Over Also The Towels Were Not Changed Also Hotel Looked a Far Better On The Net Than It Was

The exit

Everything especially the lack of soundproofing from the nightclub

It was fresh clean and friendly

The Royal Hotel is well situated in the centre of Arklow, it is a basic hotel, and comfortable. At the weekend when you return from your night out you have to pass through the "late" bar area which is heaving with revellers which depending on your constitution you can decide to party or head upstairs to bed, the hotel must be well sound proffed becuase you cannot hear the partying upstair, Will look forward to visiting again.Finbarr & Berni