Royal Glen Hotel

The Royal Glen is a family run hotel and the owners work very hard to keep up a high standard. It has a wonderful relaxed atmosphere. The building is exquisite and Grade 1. One of the owners, Hilary, went out of her way to do extra things for me as I am disabled. The Manager Boson, Gabriella and staff provide an excellent service. In the dining room they cater for all appetites and are eager to please every guest. It has a beautiful indoor pool and they provide the towels.. The pool is accessed down "in pool ladders", not graduated steps, and because of my mobility problems I was unable to use this facility. I have problems with weakness in an arm and opposite leg. The only drawback for me at this hotel was the problem with steps. Many guests make repeated returns.

The Royal Glen is a real gem of a hotel with its quirky appearance and Victorian connections. We stayed for 4 nights and on arrival our suitcases were taken to our room, The spacious Edinburgh suite. With a kitchenette one end and shower room the other. The sofa and very comfortable twin beds We’re perfect. The hotel has spacious accommodation on the ground floor with large rooms and a separate bar in which to chill out. The food was excellent both for breakfast and evening meals. Staff were friendly and competent. The Manager, Bogdan and his wife, were always at attentive and ‘run a very good ship.’ The swimming pool and modern gym was a pleasure to use. We would highly recommend this hotel and hope to return in the future.

The room was spacious with everything you might need. It had a view of the sea across the front forecourt. The quickest route to reception and the restaurant was via the car park, otherwise it was a bit of a rabbit warren through the corridors and stairs. The food was very good quality and there was plenty of it, I struggled to leave room for dessert. The service in the restaurant was very efficient and the staff very friendly and attentive. The hotel is a short walk from the beach and the town, and you don't have to walk up much of hill at at when returning.

Although we have stayed in Sidmouth several times ,this time on the occasion of our 60th wedding anniversary, we decided to go for a smaller, interesting looking hotel. We could not have chosen better than The Royal Glen. Beautifully situated just back from the sea front, own carpark , friendly staff, & excellent food. Gabby was wonderful in the dining room & together with Bogdan made marvellous hosts.Breakfast was good with a good choice(the kippers were wonderful). Dinner (which we had on 2 nights) was excellent. Our room was clean & comfortable with a nice en-suite with a lovely powerful shower.

The Royal Glen describes itself as "Regency elegance" and lives up to it. Although in many ways a posh hotel, it was not stuffy at all and all the staff were very friendly. Being able to write our journal in the grand upstairs drawing room, with its gilt-framed mirrors and antique furniture, was a treat. After a day's walking on the South West coast path, the small heated swimming pool was another treat. In other circumstances, we would also have enjoyed sitting in the gardens. It's well located for the coast path, at the start of Sidmouth, up a quiet street. Both dinner and breakfast were excellent (we especially liked the bubble and squeak) - and the B&B price was very good for the quality of stay and food.