The Royal Hotel

Portree is vastly overrated - a tourist trap without the infrastructure to cope. This hotel is centrally located, but not suitable for those arriving by car. There are only eight parking spaces and I had to park one evening a fifteen minute walk from the hotel. The room was clean, the staff were pleasant and the breakfast was good, but it was all vastly overpriced like everything else on Skye.

This review is for the restaurant only! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS RUDE STAFF!! We walked in around 18:30 to a 1/3 full restaurant. The lady asked if we were staying in the hotel and told us they were too busy since not staying in the hotel. In a small town where most restaurants are full and 45+ minute waits, they obviously don’t want your business. STAY AWAY!!

Recently came here for a beer after an day roadtrip. Friendly staff, friendly bartender. Service was quick and efficient. Pool table on site and plenty od place to hangout at. Perfectly located right in the downtown area of Portree. Recommended!

A good three star hotel. Clean, quiet, comfortable. Cute poodle greets you at reception. Breakfast excellent too. Better than most in town. No air conditioning, but room heating. Coffee/tea making in room and very basic TV. In our room we couldn’t open the window as we kept smelling kitchen meals.

We stayed here for two night. The place was very clean, the food was good and the staff were very helpful. A great venue of a stay on the Island. The breakfasts were particularly good. The smoked haddock was superb as was the full cooked breakfast. The poached salmon for the evening meal was also brilliant. Many thanks

A central location in this busy town affords good views across the harbour. Unfortunately it also means that parking is difficult, so we had to fin d a public car park a few minutes away. Even unloading luggage is not easy unless a parking space is briefly available outside the hotel. The building and furnishings are a little tired and overall it was overpriced for what it was. Staff were pleasant and helpful and the breakfast was very good.

I hate to have to leave this review, but given how I was treated at the Royal Hotel, I feel I must warn other travelers. We stayed here for two nights on a tour of Isle of Skye. Our check-in began a bit ominously as the two people ahead of us in line were complaining about the warm temperature in their rooms. Sure enough, on the second morning, there was no hot water for a shower, and three of us were looking forward to taking one. I got dressed and went down to the front desk, but there was no one there. I then went into the dining room, and asked the young gentleman if there was anyone who might be able to help me figure out the situation with the hot water. He didn't know how to help me, and the man who manages the dining room (tall, thin, French accent) emerged from the kitchen. I nicely explained the situation (no hot water, no one behind the front desk), and asked if there was anyone who could help me. He said, seemingly annoyed, that if there was no one at the front desk then - no - there was no one who could help me. I then asked very nicely if it was possible from him to check in the back office area to see if anyone might be back there who could assist. He refused and stated curtly and rudely "IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM." Wow. I've stayed in a lot of hotels in my life, but never had someone treat me that rudely. Ironically, it's not like he didn't know how the front desk functions as he was the one who checked us in when we arrived!!! I left the dining room angry at how I had been treated and managed to find a side door to the back office with a doorbell. I rang it and a very nice woman came out and explained, while apologizing profusely, that they had a problem with the water system and hot water wouldn't be available for a while. I was disappointed for sure as we couldn't take showers, but I understood that sometimes this happens and I thanked her for giving me an honest explanation. As for the dining room host, it's amazing that he works in the hospitality industry at a hotel that caters to tourists to the Isle of Skye. Perhaps they can send him away for some lessons on how to treat hotel guests who, by the way, are paying very high prices to stay at a highly mediocre accommodation.