Regency Hotel

Old style hotel. No atmosphere. The lift is extremely limited for space very narrow and you would struggle if you were a larger person. No restaurant open in our first night, Tuesday. Did offer bar snacks but not what I wanted or expected. Room far too hot, poor view. TV too small for the room. Bed was comfortable

The room is modest in size but immaculate and very comfortable. The staff was terrific, particularly the front desk. Warm and helpful. The restaurant staff are all charming. If I were to quibble, the meals could be a lot better. Still, A for sincerity.

The stay was excellent. Room was great and complete with a small office room that gave me chance to work efficiently. That was a great suprise and very welcome. Food was excellent as well making the stay a complete success and very pleasant.

The pictures of the luxury double rooms with sea views (which is what we had paid for) showed a picture of a bay window with two chairs. Our room did not have a bay window and only had one chair - yes, we did technically have a sea view but you had to stand up! Despite having filtered on parking as that is important to us with an old car, it turned out that the only parking was on-street. I nearly cried on arrival. The rest of the experience was good.

As long as you book with the expectation that this is a relatively low cost hotel you won’t be disappointed. The staff were helpful, the room was basic but clean. It suited my requirements. I think the restaurant was a bit of a let down due to the high cost and lengthy wait for food - maybe I caught them at a bad time and there were no better options nearby. Not a great location if you want to walk to see/do things but there are transport options nearby.