The Royal & Fortescue Hotel

The central town location is perfect, the hotel gives an air of grandeur and is well kept and clean. The food at breakfast was superb but we didn’t try lunch or dinner. The staff are all friendly and efficient, our room was not big but adequate with an excellent shower over the bath. We would definitely recommend the Royal and will certainly return in the future.

We actually moved to this hotel last minute as we'd booked into a local cottage and it was absolutely disgusting. I booked this in the early hours of the morning and called them first thing to ask if I could check in early (I think check in is usually 4pm), they were so lovely on the phone and said they would do their best to accommodate this but if we did have to wait they could take care of our luggage for us. We arrived around 11am and our room had been made ready for us, having let them know about our issue at our last accommodation and how stressful it had been they even upgraded us to a better room which was so lovely! The staff couldn't do enough for you, I called room service a few times asking for things like ice etc and they brought us a whole ice bucket and two lovely glasses. Everybody I came into contact with was absolutely lovely. I will admit, when I walked through the communal hallways to get to our room, I was not expecting the actual room to be as nice as it was as the corridors were quite outdated but it was such a contrast to the rooms. Spacious, clean & comfortable with THE best shower I've ever used! The entire stay and all aspects were incredible and it's so close to everything, I'm genuinely surprised that the reviews on places like Google & trip advisor aren't better (I'd originally not booked this place as it has a 4 on trip advisor and I don't usually go below a 4.5 but honestly WOW.) If I'm ever visiting the area again this would be the only place I'd stay & it was so lovely I'm considering going back just to stay again.

Extremely friendly staff. Central location. Good breakfast. Dinner in restaurant very nice. First room tiny, we asked for room change, staff extremely helpful and we were allocated larger room for rest do stay . The staff even moved our bags to the other room so we could go out and not wait. Second room very nice, spacious and comfortable.

I bought the stay as a gift for my brother and his wife and they were delighted with everything - location (Barnstaple was very nice and a great base to discover North Devon), friendliness and professionalism of the staff who rung the room after their arrival to check if everything was satisfactory (a small yet incredibly professional gesture), the room appeared to be recently renovated and was very nice (a good size too).

This is exactly how a hotel should be. It was welcoming and beautifully decorated and immaculately clean. The staff were warm and friendly and professional. The room was comfortable and tastefully decorated using luxurious materials such as heavy lined curtains. The bathroom was immaculately clean , spacious and well designed. The hotel maintained its charm that comes with a historical building whilst having everything for modern day life. The food was exceptional both the evening meal and the breakfast.