Beach nearby, beach umbrellas, beach towels, 5 beach bars

Reviews of The Royal Inn Beach Hotel Hutchinson Island

2.5 out of 5
The Royal Inn Beach Hotel Hutchinson Island
222 Hernando Street, Fort Pierce, FL

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 217 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 260 out of 1001 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 151 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 127 out of 1001 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Carmen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The staff was very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 18, 2024
Glad to hear you had a good stay & our staff were able to provide excellent service.We look forward to your return visit

4/10 Poor

Pablo, Lutz

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had to request to be moved to a different room, the door on the original room would not lock; it was not squared to the frame; hinges were loose and the door lock plate was missing most screws inside and out; the hallway had spider webs and the floor tile grout look like it have not been cleaned in a long time, it had grime, mainly in the bathroom; the bathroom door could not be closed as it was misaligned.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 18, 2024
We are sorry to hear your trip did not go as planned. We have ordered a new door and locking plate to fix the concern. We appreciate your feedback and hope your trip was enjoyable outside of this issue. Please reach out to us if you have any further concerns

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
This hotel was fine for the price. Annette at the front desk was great and accommodating. We stayed the night and walked to all the surrounding bars and restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 16, 2024
We are happy to hear you had an excellent stay! Annette is amazing and I will make sure I convey your feedback. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Kraig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was awesome!!! Unique nice property!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 15, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We are happy you had a great stay. Safe travels and we look forward to having you stay with us again

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The staff was wonderful. A block to the ocean, awesome. The room was not as nice as the pics. Everything was in need of a serious update... walls, dishes, front door, mattresses. Property in front of our door and outside the pool was a lot of garbage, broken glass and cigarette butts. I want to end this with, the staff being super accommodating and super friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 10, 2024
We are happy to hear you appreciate our staff. They are wonderful hard workers. We do run close to 100% occupancy annually. I have informed maintenance about your complaint and it will be addressed immediately. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to your future stay.

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
What a dump. Dirty, worn with things broken. Sliding glass door wouldn’t lock. Smells funny everywhere.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 2, 2024
It seems your stay did not go as planned. Please reach out to us so we can further assist you. Safe travels

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice affordable stay near the water.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 29, 2024
We appreciate you choosing to stay with us and we are happy to hear you had a great stay. Please visit us again in the near future

10/10 Excellent

Willard

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a wonderful experience on my stay. The place is nice and cozy. Great ladies who run the place very nice and helpful. For an ocean inn it is great. Yes you will have sand in places you can’t get to but that’s part of the beach inn experience. I would highly recommend staying with them.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 26, 2024
We are happy to hear you had a great beach vacation! We look forward to your return visit

6/10 Okay

Piera

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property is old, but for the price, it has everything you need. The pool is nice, the beach is very close, and the front desk very helpful. The rooms are large, the bed was good. The AC needs updating, because it caused a bit of condensation on the curtains. It’s not fancy but it has everything you need for a low budget.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 26, 2024
Seems like you had a great stay per your feedback although it does not match the rating you left. Please note that we have replaced all the HVAC units in the hotel new as of today per guest feedback. We look forward to your return visit

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the first time we have ever left a property in the middle of a stay. The room was dirty our sheets, pillows, curtains, floor, everything. They did give us a new sheets to change ourselves (which were also dirty). Our lock had been busted in before and not fixed. The hotel was not secure from people walking in off the street. It was loud with people yelling in halls. Did not feel safe keeping our kids there at night. It was not as close to the beach as we were lead to believe and looked nothing like the pictures. I will say the staff was friendly and did let us out of our reservation. I would not recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 26, 2024
We are sad to hear your stay did not go as planned. Please reach out to us so we can be of better service.

2/10 Terrible

Lori

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the worst property I've ever stayed at. The floors were dirty the pool was dirty there were ants in the kitchen and living room. The baseboards were gross there were spiders in the bedroom on the ceiling obviously it hadn't been dusted for quite some time. There was also rat poop or some kind of poop as we come in the front door to the room. There was no breakfast as stated in the Expedia room description
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 26, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We do not advertise a breakfast anywhere. We do not service it although there are plenty of options within walking distance. Please reach out to us so we can address your concerns

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value and close to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 7, 2024
Great to hear you had an excellent trip. We look forward to your return trip!

2/10 Terrible

Benton

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dirty hotel room and elevator. Room door looked like it’s been broken into before and never fixed. Bugs crawling on walls. Dirty sheets. Dogs barking all night long next door. Mold and mildew on curtains and ac unit. Musty smell. Overall worst hotel we’ve ever stayed in.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 7, 2024
We are sorry to hear your stay did not go as planned. Please reach out to us so we can assist you.

10/10 Excellent

Paula, wpb

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We Love this place. Staff went above and beyond. We return again soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Apr 15, 2024
We are pleased to hear you had a great trip! Please visit us again soon

2/10 Terrible

Nicholas

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
verpaid based on pictures on Expedia. Lady at front desk was very nice and informative. She’s the only thing going here. Paid more than our resort in Orlando based on pictures. Checked in with family and immediately checked out moments later asking for a refund after daughter’s allergies exploded the moment she walked into the room. Smelled like Cigarettes and musk. Refund was denied for three day stay even though stay was 10 minutes. Even offered to pay the night to get rest of money back. Avoid this place like the plague. Door looked like it was kicked in. A/C did not keep room cool/dry. Loud, unsafe feel to area behind hotel. Read the other reviews! Will absolutely take legal action if attempt to reverse charge does not work. Completely fooled on this one and taken advantage of. Expedia should be ashamed.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 22, 2024
The nice lady at the front desk told management you said someone in your family was on their deathbed which is why we would gladly do a refund. But you told Expedia a different story and then you posted a different story in the review once your refund was denied. This is high season and we have strict cancellation policies. Please contact us so we can handle your concerns.

4/10 Poor

Adolf

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super "dated". Needs serious modernization. The online pics dont reflect the wear and tear.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 22, 2024
Sorry to hear your stay didn’t go as planned. We have done considerable upgrades to the hotel & maintenance is ongoing. The property is Old Florida & will we do not want to overly modernize it, we do make every effort to upgrade & maintain it to keep the same feel. We wish you the best in your travels.

4/10 Poor

Jason

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Could use some more work on keeping the stair wells clean and doing some maintenance on things but the rooms are nice
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 22, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. The stairwells are a weekly task & have been cleaned. Otherwise it seems you had an enjoyable stay. Safe travels & visit again soon

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly riims were cleaned everyday poole was nice will defunetly fiung back bext year
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 22, 2024
We are delighted to hear you had a great stay and we look forward to your return visit next year!

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No comment
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 22, 2024
We are glad to hear you had a great stay! Safe travels & visit us again soon

10/10 Excellent

Fadhel

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 12, 2024
Glad to hear you had a great stay! We look forward to your next visit

2/10 Terrible

Dana

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property needs to be updated and cleaned.
Response from Terri on Feb 12, 2024
We are sorry to hear you Mr stay did not go as plan. Our staff said you had a great stay and seemed very happy. Please reach out to us so we can better assist you

6/10 Okay

Terrie

Pictures on web site must be old. Little run down like 70 style.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 12, 2024
We just finished refreshing all our hotel rooms. It was laborious work that required us to empty each room to retexture, repaint, replace all baseboards, install new ceiling fans, room lighting, switches and much more. Please reach out to us so we can better assist you.

8/10 Good

Lynn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very close to the beach and Tiki Bar. A nice place to stay for a few days.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 10, 2024
Glad to hear you had a great stay! The tiki bar, Square Grouper, Dune Bar, Archie’s Seabreeze, Hurricanes & Manatee Island Grill are all within walking distance of the hotel & many with great inlet and ocean view seating. And yes the beach is very close and easily accessible. We hope to see you on your return visit

4/10 Poor

Kim

Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I paid for an oceanfront room. Nope. There was supposed to be breakfast. Nope. Only coffee is offered—due to Covid, they said. It was dog friendly, true, but had to pay an unlisted fee. Then there was a “resort “ fee that also wasn’t included or listed on the website with the cost. I was NOT a happy camper. 😩
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 10, 2024
We are sorry to hear your stay did not go as planned. We clearly do not offer breakfast. It is not stated anywhere on Expedia or Hotels.com. But there are so many options within walking distance as well. The destination fee is also clearly listed on both sites and also provided in the total for what is due at the hotel. It covers parking, internet and other hotel amenities like beach towels. And we absolutely are pet friendly and do charge a fee which is no where close to covering the cost of annual damages caused by being pet friendly. If you have any further concerns please reach out to us so we can further assist you.

10/10 Excellent

Perry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing and so helpful
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Terri on Feb 10, 2024
We appreciate your feedback. I’ll convey your feedback to all the staff. Safe travels& visit again soon

4/10 Poor

Heather

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was not very clean and it smelled like someone had been smoking in it recently. The furniture was stained.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 3, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. It is unfortunate when prior guests can not follow the no smoking policy. We do our best to air out the room and treat it. Should you have a further concerns please reach out to us.

6/10 Okay

Tara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is very old and in desperate need of some much needed upgrades. The bathroom fixutres were all rusted and looked very old. The paint on the frame of the bathroom mirror was all chipped and coming off, The balconies and stairwells were very dirty with dirt/sand/garbage and cigarette butts. These balconies are so small do not even try to enjoy them and even if they were big enough the A/C unit is so loud and blows hot air that it is not pleasant anyways. It is across the street from the beach which is convenient but I would not stay here again or recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Feb 3, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We have renovated all of our rooms with new paint, ceiling fans, ACs, new baseboards, & new lighting throughout We are in the process of updating our mirrors and handles in the bathrooms. They do seem to stick out more since everything else looks freshly done. Yes out hotel is very convenient to the beach and jetty park while other hotels are on the inlet. We thank you for choosing us and hope you consider us for future travel.

8/10 Good

Marie, South Yarmouth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The property is old but very comfortable and reasonably priced. We even had an ocean view. A little sprucing up and some deep cleaning and I would have given them 5 stars.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 30, 2024
We appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing to stay with us. We look forward to your return visit.

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Mar 29, 2024
Thank you for staying with us & we are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel is not new. View of ocean from balcony. Easy access to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 27, 2024
We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. Safe travels& we look forward to your return visit.

2/10 Terrible

yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Sliding glass door lock broke. No way to wedge or secure it shut. Tv remote horrible. Too few buttons for what you wanted to do and most of the time they stuck. Amenidies? Rack of chips at check in counter. Fridge with drinks only ar lobby. Water 3 bucks. Want ice? Back to office. Way shabby and old. Royal beach sounds is all
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 27, 2024
We are sorry to hear your trip did not go as planned nor did the weather during your stay & we completely understand your frustration. We do not have a restaurant on site but we are within walking distance to numerous establishments & of course Uber Eats. We do provide some options for drinks and light snacks for guest convenience. Please reach out to us so we can be of further assistance.

6/10 Okay

Beverley

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Fantastic location to restaurants, beaches , jetty. Sweet pool. Good wifi. Room dirty, bed was old and dirty, bathroom dirty and ugly. Had to pay extra (resort fee). Staff at desk nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 27, 2024
We appreciate the feedback. Please contact t us so we can further assist you.

4/10 Poor

Marie

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms needed some serious updating..paint peeling off. Phones did not work & was not told this when I checked in. Very old furniture..had to make several tries to close the door that housed the refrigerator. But, the biggest complaint was that they charged my debit card before I arrived to check in!! When I made the reservation through Expedia I told them specifically I planned to pay cash upon arrival at the property! I have never had any card charged before I arrived at a property. I sure would not have provided my debit card to hold the reservation if I had known they would put the 3 nights charge, which was way to expensive for this room..$429.97 immediately on my debit card! I would have given a charge card to Expedia when I made the reservation!! Lucky for me that the Monday of my checkout day was a holiday so some of my checks weren't deducted from my account before I was able to return home & rush to the bank to deposit the $500 in 100 dollar bills that I had withdrawn from my checking account to pay the hotel bill for my 3 night stay!! I am a 73 year old lady living on Social Security who saved for this trip to see a friend I haven't seen in over 25 years, as she has lived in Norway for over 20 years. I just needed a place to sleep as all of my time was spent with my friend away from the property. I would have checked out immediately had I not just wanted to have a pleasant time with my friend & had there been more choices in the area, but I'm sure they know that!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 22, 2024
We appreciate your feedback. To clarify, all reservations that are not prepaid are authorized the day of checkin to make sure the payment is valid. If we were to hold same day reservations without a valid credit card and wait for a guest to either check in or not, we would be unable to rent that accommodation for that night if the guest no shows. All hotels have this policy. Guests can absolutely change their method of payment at checkin or even pay cash at check out. This is standard hotel industry practice. Just this past Friday, we had a 90 year old guest that lost his wallet before check in that was a walk in. We allowed this elderly guest to check in and make payment the following Monday when banks reopen. We are very accommodating and understand situations arise especially to our elderly guests.Additionally, if a guest is not happy at check in, we never force them to stay and a full refund is provided. If you would like discuss further, please reach out via email or phone.

4/10 Poor

sylvia m

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 24, 2024
It seems your stay did not go as planned. Please contact us so we can resolve your concerns

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
Glad to hear you had a great stay! Safe travels & we look forward to your next visit

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Liked: Staff & service
We thought it was a bit outdated and smelled musty until we turned up a/c and opened window. Bed sheets had hairstrand in it..they appeared to have not been changed but all in all...we were traveling thru and just needed a place to put our heads down.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
I have informed housekeeping of the concern with the bed cleanliness. We do our best to insure each room is cleaned and we also have supervisors check the rooms. We apologize if we missed this. Please reach out to management so we can further assist you

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Golden

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice cozy place to stay... room is not large, but has all amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
Thank you for your positive feedback. Enjoy your time in Florida!

4/10 Poor

Shaquanna

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel it’s self can use a lot of work the curtains in apt D has blood on the left side by the door the shower curtain had mold on it the property needs a lot of work the ice machine area smells like piss they only give you ONE tv for a two bedroom apartment witch is insane the clean up crew all on drugs I like it because of the area and a few years back it was kept up better then this
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
You stayed with us in December and left the same review. If you felt this way, why would you come back? Also I have contacted Expedia to let them know you offered my staff drugs. It was reported to management by the staff. We hope you find alternative accommodations in the future.

8/10 Good

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
clean renovated room in Hutchinson Island.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
Thank you! Yes we are near completion of renovating all the hotel guest rooms and will begin work on the beach house. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. The staff and management appreciate it. Safe travels

6/10 Okay

Lori

Travelled with family, Business traveller
The room was adequate for our needs, however, it was very run down. We had trouble with the TV remote not working. Needs updating. It is in a nice area though, and we walked several evenings over to the different restaurants and to the beach easily.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 20, 2024
We are goals you enjoyed your stay on the island. We are almost complete with our room to room renovation. We hope you consider us for future travel.

2/10 Terrible

vincent

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room smelled and extremely dirty
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Benny on Jan 12, 2024
We are sad to hear your stay did not go as well as planned. We inspected your room and could not replicate what you described. Our rooms have received a refresh over the summer including new baseboards, paint, ceiling fans, lighting & some bathroom upgrades. Please contact us so we can resolve your concerns

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Bemny on Jan 9, 2024
We appreciate your rating and glad to hear you had a great stay! We look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Jan 9, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

2/10 Terrible

Bee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
she didnt accommodate much i asked for the room had debri all under counter
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Terri on Dec 31, 2023
Thank you for sharing with us. Please contact us so we can better understand your concern.

8/10 Good

Shaun

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Terri on Dec 22, 2023
Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! Happy Holidays!

4/10 Poor

Shaquanna

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place nice and very roomy but it needs a lot of work the cleaning stuff looks like they are on drugs the apartments need a deep clean I mean a good one the rooms don’t have TVs in them the walks are disgusting the curtains had blood on them the list can go on they need to remodel bad
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Dec 22, 2023
We are sorry to hear you did not have an enjoyable stay. To clarify, all rooms in the hotel have flat screen TVs. The 2 bedroom apts have large flat screen TVs in the living rooms but not in the bedrooms. Our cleaning staff works very hard to provide a clean and hospitable environment. Please reach out to us if you would like to speak further about your concerns and how we can rectify them.

2/10 Terrible

Tara, Visalia

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Jan 9, 2024
We are sorry to hear your stay did not go as planned. Please reach out to us so we can further assist you.

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Dec 18, 2023
Thank you for the 10 out of 10! It’s a fun place to stay close to all the bars and restaurants and the beautiful Jetty Park and beaches. We hope to see you soon!

6/10 Okay

Thaleria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Dec 18, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel. We wish you joyous holidays l!

10/10 Excellent

Kale

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We’ve stayed many times. Good local food bar and live band, fishing, beach all within minutes walking. Staff are very nice and accommodating. Pets are allowed. Pool is great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Benny on Dec 18, 2023
Love our return guests! It’s an amazing island that’ has been a hidden secret to many. We look forward to your next visit.