The Royal Hotel
Georgian sea views, full-service stay
About this hotel
The Royal Hotel is one of the more complete stays in this group: a Georgian building with genuine sea views from warm, comfortably furnished rooms, a full restaurant and bar on site, and even a beauty and hair salon for a parent wanting an hour to themselves during the trip. Free parking is included, unusual this close to the seafront, and the pet-friendly, accessible, kid-friendly rooms cover a wide range of family needs. Full-service laundry is available too, useful on a longer beach holiday when swimwear and sandy clothes pile up fast. Weston Museum and Winter Gardens both sit a short walk away, giving families an easy indoor option on a rainy afternoon between beach sessions. The sea views are the clearest reason to pay slightly more here than elsewhere in town.
- Sea views
- Full-service dining
- Free parking
- Pet-friendly
Our take
This suits a family who wants a fuller-service stay — dining, laundry, even a salon — without leaving a beachfront hotel building, and does not mind paying more than the budget chains for it. It will not suit anyone on a tight budget, since this sits toward the higher end of prices in this group. For sea views and genuine amenities together, it is a strong pick.
- ✓Book a sea-view room specifically when reserving, since the Georgian building's outlook varies floor to floor.
- ✓Use the on-site laundry partway through a longer stay rather than packing extra swimwear for every day.
- ✓Take advantage of free parking here rather than assuming a seafront hotel will charge for it.
Why we love it
- Genuine Georgian sea views
- Full restaurant, bar and salon on site
- Free parking included
- Pet-friendly, accessible rooms
Why guests love itWe splurged slightly on The Royal Hotel for the sea views, and it was worth it — waking up to the water each morning made the whole trip feel more like a proper holiday. Having a restaurant and bar downstairs meant we did not need to plan every dinner around the kids' moods, and the free parking saved us from circling Marine Parade every evening. It costs more than the budget chains nearby, but for a slightly more complete stay, it delivered.