About The Royal Oak Hotel
In an elegant Georgian building, The Royal Oak, a former coaching inn, provides accommodation and genuine Welsh hospitality in Welshpool, the market town known as the ‘gateway to Wales’.
There are 25 rooms, in various categories, with genuine period features. All have en suite bathroom, desk, flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi and tea/coffee making facilities. Room service is offered.
This family-friendly, non-smoking hotel offers free Wi-Fi and free parking. Dry-cleaning services are available.
Breakfast is included and is freshly cooked every morning. The hotel prides itself on serving traditional food made with locally sourced, seasonal produce, for its a la carte menu. The bar boasts a fine collection of lagers, ciders and ales, and an impressive wine list is available.
Local attractions close to the The Royal Oak include Snowdonia National Park, Powis Castle and Garden and the Severn Valley, where there are many scenic walks. The nearest cities are Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Great location, live musical entertainment.
Guests are happy with the location near the centre of town that serves as a good base for those wishing to explore the local area. They’ve also been delighted to find unexpected live musical entertainment going on here.
positive:
Friendly, professional and helpful staff.
Most feedback mentions the helpfulness, friendliness, and professionalism of the staff. One guest commented that staff members have a smile on their faces for everyone and although there is no lift in the hotel, helpful staff are ready to assist with the
positive:
Great food, great value.
Guests have mentioned much about the food, about how tasty and plentiful it is and that it’s great value for money.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Booking mistake.
Guests who had booked double rooms were shocked to find that the rooms had double beds. This was not acceptable as the guests who had wished to share a room had no wish to share a bed. A compromise was reached when it was agreed to shift an extra bed into
negative:
No lift, but staff are helpful.
As this is a genuine 18th century building, it seems to be protected by law from having disfiguring alterations. Therefore, there is no lift. However, as mentioned above, there is no shortage of helpful staff to assist with the bags, should assistance be
negative:
Noisy kids and guests.
The hotel gets rather noisy sometimes. It’s a family friendly hotel and guests have mentioned noisy children, running up and down the stairs, calling out to each other and ladies in the bar, singing at the tops of their voices. So it isn’t always a haven