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    The Royal Hotel and Merrill Leisure Club

    1,167 reviews
    #6 of 7 Hotels in Bray
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    Main Street, Bray, Ireland
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    1 room, 2 adults, 0 children12
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    “short break”(11 reviews)
    “enjoyable stay”(16 reviews)
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    Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile
    Pleasant stay

    Nice hotel in a good location. We got a good price for bed and breakfast for 1 night. Check in was smooth with onsite parking at the back. Friendly staff and clean comfortable rooms, a few bits in the room that could do with a...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Noisy

    Worst night sleep I have ever had in a hotel. Very loud fan outside window was like an aircraft with window open. Heat was on in August in room so had to open window as dial on rad was broken. In helpful receptionist and food...More

    Thank A TripAdvisor Member
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    An amazing weekend

    Went there for the Bray Air Display this year, and was overwhelmed by how lovely and friendly the staff at the hotel were. My fiancee and I received a complimentary bottle of bubbly in our room, the beds were absolutely comfortable, and the food in...More

    Thank Larissa N
    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Dated and rundown

    Reception area and bar was nice. But the minute you got into the lift, it was like being in faulty tours.The rooms were small and the furniture was old and dated. The tv was 12 inch with no aerial. The view through the old net...More

    Thank josephinemcshane0
    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    Possibly the worst hotel in Ireland

    Everything I experienced about this hotel was bad. TV reception so poor it was unwatchable. No hot water (took so long to heat I had to run the sink tap). Room like an oven with no air conditioning. (window only allowed open an inch and...More

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    Response from Thomas R | Reviewed this property |
    Breakfast at this hotel started at 7:30am and went through to 9:30am. The breakfast here was a very nice full Irish which filled me up for most of the day.
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    Response from liaDublin | Reviewed this property |
    The Manager that tended to us has since left the hotel & I have heard alot off really bad reports about the place.
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    "Some rooms very far away from reception and corridors narrow."
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    "Rooms at the rear are generally quieter unless you get the ones looking into the kitchen yard."
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