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Reviews of Hotel Royal 4 stars

36 Newton Road, Novena, 307964 Singapore, Singapore

#342 of 478 hotels in Singapore

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Review score

Based on 859 hotel reviews

6.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.2

  • Comfort

    7.3

  • Location

    8.0

  • Facilities

    6.8

  • Staff

    7.4

  • Value for money

    7.1

  • Free WiFi

    6.1

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  • Reviewed: 3 June 2024

    7.0
    Nil
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double`
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Early check-out

    The service

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2024

    8.0
    Considering value of money spent
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Distance from hotel to MRT considering far

    Hotel room is clean

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    8.0
    super stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Hello Hotel royal, I have not taken breakfast and the location was near to novana station. But you need to walked around 15 minutes. The stay was super and staff are very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    8.0
    A wonderful centrally located hotel with all modern amenities!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 7 nights

    room was well furnished with all amenities. The janitor was very cooperative and understanding. The place is very well connected with MRT station and is centrally located. Good place to stay overall! Since we're vegetarians, we did not opt for meals at this place.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 20 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room old, staff old ( don't expect 5* respond from your mum or grandma), room too dim for reading. Beds on wheels..

    Relatively low cost per day. Convenient and walking distance to novena station and slightly longer walk to newton food center. Room quite big, clean, housekeeping doing well. Bed comfortable but...

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's not walking distance from the MRT if you have bags but it's right outside the bus station. Ideally would have loved the hotel to msg or add it to their description which exit to get down on and which bus to take

    The room was huge for Singaporean standards

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    6.0
    ok, good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 1 night

    Need rennovation badly

    Location is good. Good for short stay, nothing execeptional or commendable

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    7.0
    Not bad at all
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Smell of cigarette on the lobby

    Near MRT station

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2024

    7.0
    Pleasant
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fixtures are quite old

    Location Room is big

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    6.0
    Fair considering the costs in Singapore these days.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little dated condition and no services or reception lounge. Business centre closed but still listed on facilities.

    Laundry room. Very helpful.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    7.0
    Good stay for d 3 days...👍🙏
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Please hv bidet in the rooms...so that it is easy to clean ourselves btr.

    The staff were very accomodating...I booked 2 rooms..1 room for me & 1 room for my dad & my uncle (both 80 plus years old). I ask at the staff & manager at counter if we cud hv a room connected or nearby at least & for my dad & uncle...a ground shower instead of tub...cos dangerous for old people over 80 especially to climb in & out of tub to shower...they may fall...the manager & staff managed to get 2 closeby rooms & my dad & uncle room had grounded shower & tub..cos they upgraded their room foc...very pleasant staffs & helpful & accomodating. Blessed indeed. Breakfast was ok...cud hv a omelette/pancake counter though. The chicken peanut porridge was so so yummy.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    7.0
    A no-frills hotel that offers clean rooms and quite comfortable beds.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s dated.

    It’s located close to two malls and a train station.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2024

    8.0
    It worths the price, would recommend for tourists whose most of the time are outside and just need good place to sleep.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is old both outside and inside, though we knew that info in advance yet a bit surprised when check in the room. Towel is also in old color, lights in room are not so bright. Only until the last day that we got look-like-new towels.

    Very good location, 10-minute walk from Velocity/Novena Square malls & Novena MRT. Bus stop just right outside hotel door. Our family room clean & is spacious compared to other budget hotel at the same price. Edequate facilities provided, air con works so well that we dont have to turn it on when sleeping. Though no water bottle at each room, there is water dispenser at each floor for self-filling (for free), thumps up for a sustainable initiative 👍 Staff are friendly & flexible to adapt to our late check-out.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 6 nights

    I dont like wiping my back, they should convert some of the rooms with bidet, jet spray

    Location very good plus room size big as compared to other hotels

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2024

    8.0
    Good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old building, ants on cupboard, quite expensive for the quality of services and facilities

    Good location, helpful staff, coin laundry, big size room

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2024

    6.0
    Just stay for sleeping only, get yourself outside as much as you can.
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 12 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They had renovations and by Sunday 31st I could hear the drilling sound as early as 9.00 am. When I called the operator she claimed that its normal, then clarified with the other guy who came back to me without apology instead fighting me back for there is no way renovation conducted on Sunday. He then clarified with the housekeeping and called me back just to said “dont have what?!” 🤦🏻‍♀️ my gosh, the attitude cant be accepted at all even for budget hotel.

    Location and cost.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double`
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The service upon arrival wasn’t well received and the staff at the counter when checking out were not professional and have a poor service attitude.

    The property was clean and comfortable. The price was reasonable too. Was able to check into the room even though it wasn’t near the check in timing.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2024

    6.0
    No choice.
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I think it is a jungle rule, cost effective means you expect to have less attractive service by the staffs too. I am disappointed only that it has to come from the operator or counter staff especially once you in and you called them for something. The cleaners in my opinion are friendly.

    Honestly for Singapore, they are considered one of the spacious yet cost efficient and prime location. It has own washing machine and dryer machine (warning: may not wash and dry as your expectations, i decided do outside better). Water take from shared dispenser.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanliness and old renovation

    The location

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2023

    8.0
    Overall staying this hotel is good and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Reception people are so busy and not listening much, feel like so commercial

    Location

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2023

    6.0
    Good value for money but you get what you pay for.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is old and run down. Poor lighting and smell. Bathtub is old and stained.

    Location is convenient with good access to bus and mall

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    7.0
    it was just ok
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 18 nights

    The room view was a side view

    The room was ok, location was wonderful walking distance of shopping centers and restaurants

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Family with young children
    • DeluxeTwin
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel building and furniture felt old and gloomy after you enter the bedroom, their carpet looked and felt old and have been used in decades if i would guess. Air in bedroom is not circulating so there is a damp/moldy smell in the room which made me not dare to inhale deeply. The toilet shower curtain is so smelly once you enter the toilet you can smell it right away. The room has poor lighting due to yellow lightbulbs are being used than the white lightbulbs and with the distance of ceiling it needs more brighter lighting.

    Room is big and spacious if compare with other Singapore hotels. Customer service is exceptional. They provided the best service, the Filipina front desk (sorry, I forgot her name) and Mr. Harry are the best ones. Including the doormen, they are courteous and helpful. I felt an amazing and comfortable experience here.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2023

    6.0
    All in all a pleasant stay close to transport shops and a variety of restaurants
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room ll
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff where courteous but where not helpful. No tourist information at the hotel. Hotel is getting rundown and needs a bit of work done not just patch ups.

    Dinner was very nice. Building is close to the train station, bus stop and close to shops.

    Stayed in November 2023

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