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.

There are short flights of steps in places which can be a problem for the disabled. but some rooms are easily accessible.

The location of the hotel is 5 mins walk for the promenade at Sidmouth and the spectacular views of the sea and red cliffs to east and west of the town . The hotel is really quaint and traditional with lovely white exterior and Devon Gothic windows . The grounds are lovely too and well kept . The food in the restaurant is really good - Sunday night dinner is splendid with Sunday roast done to perfection . Breakfast is delicious with fresh cooked options - haddock and bubble and squeak on offer . Afternoon tea too and a well stocked bar - all staff helpful and friendly . What more could you want ?the Royal Glen is a real gem in Sidmouth .

Choice of room

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.

Possible sea views but we were only a few minutes walk to the beach.

This was such a good find. Lovely old Grade 1 listed Hotel, looks and feels like a little castle. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Nice public areas and big upstairs 'drawing' room/lounge for relaxing in. Food was nice and well presented though portions (especially cooked breakfast) a bit small, restaurant staff could not do enough to ensure we were satisfied, very accommodating and friendly. Room a little dated (all in the character of the building, I'm sure) but adequate with comfy bed, good shower and cupboard space etc. Hairdryer was in the drawer. We used the pool and they opened it just for us which was nice. Again dated changing areas, nice size pool and was lovely to have a swim during our travels and unwind. The gym was modern and well equipped. Lots of parking areas on site. Very short walk into the town which was very nice with many interesting shops and cafes. Not touristy or tacky. Had a super cream tea at Mocha. I would stay here again and recommend to others. A nice hotel and staff.

Being an old building, the floors are creaky and lots of stairs/steps up to rooms and different levels, but there was a good lift and the building was quiet at night time.

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 there was a lovely indoor swimming pool of decent size, the changing room was very small and basic, really only room for one person at a time, and no where relatively dry to get dressed.

We thought the room was excellent. Really comfortable beds and the room and bathroom was of a very high quality. The location was excellent, within easy walking distance to the seafront. Situated in a quiet and safe area. Both breakfast and evening dinner were good and the service was very good.

All the staff were welcoming, especially those working in the dinning areas. On our arrival a staff member was pleasant but brief. The indoor swimming pool and gym were a good addition. They were clean and well kept however the chlorine in the pool was really strong.

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.

1. The stairs! We were in room 32 which was the furthest room from reception & the dining room - even the corridors had steps up & down ! 2. The bar only had 1 single malt whisky & that was not replenished when it ran out on the 1st night .

Lovely hotel lots of character, we enjoyed the outside patio area and lounge loved the location of our room and view. Staff very helpful lovely pool and my partner enjoyed Gym but 1 was little disappointed no hand weights to suit me standard size weights appeared to be missing. had little issue with shower getting hot. We also were sure we requested the option to include breakfast but arrived to be told not included. It would appear from hotel this has happened with other booking. Com users so we will be taking this up with Booking.com. Otherwise really enjoyed our stay.

Felt could have been a little more selection for buffett breakfast no bananas or yoghurt just would have liked option ofyoghurt with my cereal rather than milk but otgerwise all good.

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.

No complaints from us!

The staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for us. They made us feel very welcome. The bathroom looked newly furnished and had a walk in shower. The room was large with a settee and coffee table and there was plenty of storage space. We eat breakfast and dinner in the dining room and was surprised at the quality of food for the price. It was good value for money. There were plenty of spaces both inside and out to sit and enjoy a drink from the bar and it was within easy walking distance of the beach and main town.

We liked and enjoyed it all.