Royal Hotel Sanremo

The Royal Hotel is one of the old classic grand hotels that are sprinkled along the waterfront in Sanremo – very large, white, Georgian style building from the mid-late 1800’s. It is still family owned, and it is perfectly, precisely well maintained and cared for – everything is pristinely clean, sparkling, and “just so.” This takes a lot of money, time, and attention to take such good care of a very large and very old building with so much traffic in both guests and event attendees. Location – fine with some drawbacks Positive -- It is right across the (very busy) street from the beaches, which are ok (C rated) compared to any / all of the French Riviera beaches and beach clubs The sea views from the sea facing rooms, especially balconies, are superb. The best walking path is not along the sea, but you can pick it up going east through the center of town between two lanes of incredibly busy loud traffic – if you can find it, then it is a lovely biking/ walking path that is shaded and quiet and safe for walkers. Negatives – The hotel is perched up high from the street, which is good from the standpoint of reduced street noise (which is extremely loud due to so many loud buzzy motor scooters) and from the opportunity for sea views from front facing rooms. However, this means that to get up to the hotel, you must go up several sets of uneven stone staircases and windy road sections between the staircases. The staircases are in full sun all day and are very hot. For anyone with mobility challenges, the staircases are very difficult and tiring. There is no elevator. The hotel is also about a 20 minute walk to town, which is very long if you are mobility challenged. The beaches and clubs are not the reason to come to Sanremo – if you want wonderful beaches and beach clubs and promenade walks along the sea, go to Nice or Cannes, not here. I was incredibly disappointed in the reality vs. what I saw on videos that people posted on youtube which implied (incorrectly) that there is a long walking path along the sea. There is a long bike path on which you can walk, but it veers inland very quickly going west shortly after the Royal Hotel with no water views at all; going east, you very quickly run into a parking lot and then the port with fishing boats. You have to find the specific section of the bike / walking path that is pretty and safe going east after you pass the port – and that is great. Hotel – Overall, this is a lovely hotel that appears to be a very popular venue for events as well. The décor is supremely lovely, with chandeliers everywhere, tapestries, and the most fragrant fresh cut flowers everywhere. You feel “Grace Kelly Gracious” here with a true sense of classic comfort, elegance, and style. Positives – clean, lovely, beautifully maintained. Gym – small on website photos but somewhat larger, better equipped, and very clean than a lot of hotel gyms. Breakfast – nice buffet; spread out. Melon is very good. Staff is very professional, very helpful, very polite, and very kind. Landscaping is very lovely Pool area – very nice to have as alternative to the beach clubs, which are not worth the money (go to Nice or Cannes for real and nice beach clubs). The towels and sunbed cushions are very comfortable and large. Negatives – Breakfast – it is not replenished after about 9 am. Breads look good but are all stale. Pigeons and seagulls and wasps aggressively attack you and your food the moment you sit outside, so the outside seating on the terrace with the lovely views is a nightmare times 100. Omelettes are ok. There is not much if you want healthy. Pool – there are no good sea views from the sunbeds; the street noise is loud, and the staff can be extremely snarky. Key -- only one key per room, and it is a mammoth heavy key. They request that you leave the key at the desk and ask for it every time you return, which is inconvenient and annoying. It would be so much easier to have individual card keys! Rooms – LOVELY and very very clean. Positives Individually controlled AC works very very well Lots of towels. Excellent shower water pressure; fully glass enclosed shower. Lots of storage space (large closet with multiple sections, real hangers, drawers, and hooks). Luggage racks with metal and straps Very comfortable bed with very nice linens Turndown service with water and chocolate Beautiful fresh fragrant flowers on table 2 mini fridges; we took their beverages out and used the space for our own Large floor to ceiling windows and French doors with balconies. Sea views are amazing. Lighted sign outside room door that indicates if the room is occupied / do not disturb / please clean that you activate with a button inside. No flimsy paper doorknob hangers that always fall on the floor. Electrical outlets and lights on both sides of the bed. Lovely soft bathrobes and cushy slippers Negatives Balcony – there is no shade on the balcony – no awning, no umbrella, nothing – so while the views from the balconies are better than being at the beach club or the pool, there is no shade and the full sun (even in autumn) is incredibly hot Key -- only one key per room, and it is a mammoth heavy key. They request that you leave the key at the desk and ask for it every time you return, which is inconvenient and annoying. It would be so much easier to have individual card keys Lights – too many light switches – it took a long time to figure out which switches activate which lights

This stay at the Royal has been excellent since our last visit. There have been some improvements, and the staff truly goes the extra mile. We stayed in a junior suite, which I believe was recently renovated, offering great comfort. Additionally, the breakfast service has improved! Regarding the Il Giardino restaurant, it’s a nice experience to have dinner on the terrace, and the wine list is superb, but I find it too expensive for the quality. Five stars rating well deserved.

We have just returned from 11 nights at the Royal Hotel in Sanremo in Italy If your wanting an old fashioned, historic, traditional type , regal hotel this is the one for you. From the moment we arrived at the hotel the service was outstanding. My wife had spent a long time making sure that all our boxes were ticked when choosing it. My wife loves a bath every night and was a little disappointed to see that in the newly refurbished room the bath had been replaced by a new and powerful shower . After a visit to reception there was no problem and a new room was found for us that did have a bath so I had a happy wife -and a happy life ! We wanted a hotel that was central and close to lots of small restaurants and shops that we could walk to easily . We were not disappointed and ate in the town 10 nights out of the 11 days we were there- there was lots of choice. The Mare Blu was our favorite and we ate there twice. On our last night we ate in the hotel which was absolutely excellent too if a little expensive. This hotel is quite pricey but you do get what you pay for . Our 2 halves of beer at the pool on our first day was 36 euros so we tended to use one of the many bars close to the hotel if we wanted a drink! The sunbeds were plentiful and comfortable by the pool although it was a little noisy with traffic noise coming from the road in front of the hotel, but we soon got used to it We ventured out to Monticarlo by train from Monaco on one of the days which was a memorable day and also visited the Alfred Nobel villa in Sanremo - that was really interesting too ! Everything in the hotel was very clean and comfortable. We both really enjoyed our stay and had a great holiday

Had a wonderful juniorsuite with a seaview. Two beaoutiful bathrooms. Theonly downside was the form bed. Staff was great, breakfast too. Overall a very nice hotel!

Nice historical hotel with modern renovation. Friendly service, great pool (seems with sea water), pet friendly (we traveling with Labrador). Breakfast is good, coffee very testy; you can prepare any type of fresh juices. Gym is not for someone who want get heavy training session, but for the holiday it's not critical. You can get covered parking for 17 Euro or uncovered for free. Nice garden around the hotel with the sea view.