Royal Hotel

The last modernisation the Royal Hotel underwent was getting boxy televisions installed. Before that it was the conversion to electric lights from those powered by gas. Don’t let this sound like I’m taking the mickey. This is, after all, one of Smithdown Road’s original ‘gin palaces’, a glorious description if ever I heard one.
Containing all the original features from when it was constructed decades ago in the reign of some long-​dead monarch, the Royal Hotel exudes a shabby pride at having outlived everything around it, especially the many citizens buried under soil across the road in Toxteth cemetery.
A great place to sit and soak up the stark atmosphere of life in the Nineteen-​Fifties, the pub is more a place to experience than come alive in. Still, at least it’s cheap.

Well furnished and maintaining classy, medium sized shoreside Hotel. The food is of a good standard, and the bar is quiet, relaxed and a great place for an evening drink after a walk up Crosby beach.

The Royal Hotel is a small hotel near the bear front in crosby. It only has 25 rooms so its very quiet and private and its only about 10 minutes drive from the city center of Liverpool.
The last time i was here was about 18 months ago and we went back for some late night drinks after the receptionit has great views over the marine gardens which are beautiful.
The royal also has a hotel restaurant again its pretty small but still nice. they have a set price menu every night (15.95) and the food is well presented.
They also cater for large parties, such as business meeting or wedding receptions and they really put alot of effort in so its very nice.

The Royal is a funny one. It’s a beautiful old building on the outside, with an ornate ceramic entrance. Inside it’s a mixture. Out the back is a Pool table with a strict, professional player rota. You can’t just mess about on it; you need to put your money down and play whoever wins the game before yours. If you’re any good this is a good place to be competitive, if your not it’s intimidating and usually humiliating. There are oldie-​worldly booths to sit in next to the table, complete with old books and low lamps. The duke box is old skool, which means a few classics and a few painful house tracks that the younger locals seem to love. The front bit is really for hardened all day drinkers who have their eyes firmly on the football. As a student I grew to love the miserable charm of the royal! As long as you make an effort with the bar staff they will be good fun. The pub quizzes are good and there are always prizes.