Royal Blues Hotel

The Royal Blues Hotel is a smaller property, affiliated with the Relais & Chateau hotel chain. It's charming and very "boutique", almost a B&B, given its very dedicated and personal service. The rooms are big, elegant, very modern (lots of electronic devices, e.g. the shower, the toilet), nicely furnitured, also on the (very big) terrace with a view to the beach. They offer a beach service (2 chairs & umbrella are included per room), which I could not use, unfortunately, because of the rainy weather. But the beach is, indeed, just across the road. The Royal Blues Hotel is in a perfect location. The restaurant is very good, too. We were, however, suprised to be the only guests for dinner, although the booking app you had to use for a booking told us that the restaurant was sold out. What I did not like that much is that breakfast begins only at 8 a.m., and it is à la carte - in the restaurant or your room. I'd love to have my breakfast earlier. However, there is a Nespresso maker in the room, thus, I could make coffee at least. For beach lovers and fans of smaller hotels the Royal Blues is clearly an excellent option. Also, because there are parking places right behind the hotel. Deerfield Beach in general is but a small beach town, nothing to write home about, but a nice abode for a few days. Apart from the restaurant of the Royal Blues, which is excellent but expensive, there are not many alternative options in town. Maybe there is greater choice in Boca Raton, the next town, but I did not venture that far for dinner.

This hotel is not managed well. Fancy gadgets don't make a first class Hotel. The personnel were exceptional. The breakfast were great. Response to major complaints were ignored. We could not use the spa because it was not working.When asked about it we were told they would turn it on .That never happened, Our phone did not work and still did not work when we left early.This hotel has potential but needs to reexamine its management. It could also use some sprucing up.