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Palais Royale Blue Mountains

3.5 of 5
230 Katoomba St, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780, Australia
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Palais Royale Blue Mountains
Ranked #13 of 17 hotels in Katoomba
2.5 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

I nearly didn't book this place because of mixed reviews, then I looked at the most recent ones - new management is making a big difference. I arrived on a wet Sunday evening to a warm and professional greeting from the new owner. Hotel was quiet during off-season and he upgraded my room without me asking from single to double... More

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ashtonfield
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012
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we booked, then went onto trip advisor and thought opps. working in the hospitality industry i thought i would make up my own mind. we stayed monday 9th and tuesday 10th april. waited a while at reception. our booking was confirm and given direction to our room and the breakfast room for the next day. room 301 was a very... More

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Sydney, Australia
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
2
people found this review helpful

This place has fantastic kerb appeal and the common rooms are attractively furnished and comfortable. The hotel is now under new management and an improvement plan has been put in place to restore the hotel to its full potential, including simple things such as updating to digital, flat screen TVs. The reception staff were very helpful and friendly, providing us... More

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Sydney, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

We recently stayed at Palais Royale over the weekend 24th - 25th March 2012. Looking at trip advisor before hand was pleasantly surprised. Rooms clean very "art deco" had trouble with the shower head not adjusted tightly enough. Overall experience was very good pleasant front desk people who let us in our room early. Breakfast was good 4 choices is... More

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Dublin
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

Stayed here for a night, the hotel could do with a renovation as is very dated, rooms are simple and not very nice. Breakfast was terrible, the food was empty nearly the whole time, even though the hot counter had only 4 choices, overall opinion, dont stay here. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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We recently stayed at the Palais Royale on NY’s day (1 Jan’12 – 2 Jan’12) and I forgot to check Trip Advisor before booking…….so my expectation were pretty low upon reading the reviews! We were pleasantly greeted and shown to our room. The room was pretty and well maintained. Room amenities were a little basic but we weren’t planning on... More

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Wellington, New Zealand
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011
3
people found this review helpful

We peak it on the internet as the photos were quite arttarctive and it was central located. What a bad choice!.It is quite neglected and havr very rude management/front desk. The room was small,old and smelly. A lot of noise as it seemed that the only visitors are group of budget traveller. No service we even did not try the... More

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Sydney, Australia
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011
2
people found this review helpful

I stayed here for one night back in August after a recommendation from a friend about the decor and interior of the hotel. The 'lobby' area consists of a reception desk and three open lounge areas which had quite a warm atmosphere to them. Each section has a slightly different theme and was comfortable just to relax and hang out... More

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Hong Kong, China
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We stay for 1 night as part of an overseas tour group to the Blue mountains.If we were on our own we will just checkout and dont worry about the payment we did. This is a dirty,smelly old hotel which should not allow to presnt it self as 4 star!!!. Few people in our group were amazed that our tour... More

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Sydney, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

If I had read these reviews before booking I certainly would not have entertained the idea of staying at this overpriced establishment. Fortunately we did not meet "Rose" which was a blessing as I do not take any rubbish like the other review contributors and would only have lead to an all mighty blue. The fact that the reception is... More

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  • Palais Royale Blue Mountains Katoomba
Address: 230 Katoomba St, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780, Australia
Price range (per night):* RM393 - 691

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