BarryAscot
7 juli 2024
This is without doubt the very best hotel in SanRemo. The Royal is on a par with the top grand hotels further along the cost in the South of France. The quality throughout is so high that guests are assured of receiving exceptional value… in my view, way more in value than the hotel rates. Whenever we visit a new place for the first time we try and stay at the top hotel and we are so pleased we chose the Royal. We always book a table for dinner on our first night at hotels if they appear to have a great restaurant. We did this the Royal expecting to die and elsewhere the second night. However everything about the restaurant was so wonderful, we chose to dine there again for asecond night at the hotel. The menu was superb, the cuisine was terrific, the service was fast right, everything was immaculate. It really was a hugely pleasurable experience as was breakfast. Breakfast at the role is served in the most elegant dining room resplendent with Murano glass pre 2nd WW floral suspended lights and matching cornice glass around the entire ceiling perimeter…absolutely stunning. This so complements the breakfasts which were superb. I particularly liked the vegetable juicer, I have come across these in hotels so rarely and it is a great idea. Of particular note is just how immaculately dressed all of the staff are in every single department including the dining rooms, at this grand hotel. I do believe the Royal staff are amongst the smartest I have ever encountered. They are all attired in well fitting, extremely smart outfits which are way ahead of the curve. When you see this level of detail on the surface, this begs the inference that perfection permeates throughout the property. After three days at the Royal I can report that it really is perfect. I must admit to being surprised as old around hotels in seaside towns are so often a little worn around the edges. Not here at the Royal! It turns out that the hotel is still owned by the family/descendants of the founder, hotelier Lorenzo Bertolini (see my photos). Built in 1872 in an erawhere so many grand hotels were built by visionaries (my family are going to another one shortly be in Reid’s Palace in Madeira) … if the founders were to walk in today I am convinced they would fully approve and be delighted. I just couldn’t fault anything! All of the staff, from the doormen onwards, are so welcoming and the hospitality provided exceeds all expectations. Apparently the hotel closes for a few months at the end of each year when they invest in renovation and improvements…and it shows. Even the pianist who played in the bar every night was excellent. I must mention two of the restaurant staff, Alajandro from Cuba and the maitre d’ who is in the photograph I am posting (Ivan?) however all of the restaurant staff were exceptional as was the cuisine. It really was such a huge pleasure to dine at Royal. My wife and I loved our experience and the hotel exceeded all of our expectations. The Royal is agorgeous
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