Royal Inn

2.0 star property

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Property entrance
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds | Blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets
Free self-parking
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds | Bathroom sink
Free self-parking

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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16305 NW 162nd Lane, Alachua, FL, 32615
  • Alachua Sports Complex
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Ginnie Spring
    ‪33 min drive‬
  • Gainesville, FL (GNV-Gainesville Regional)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

7.4 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Royal Inn

Motel in Alachua with free parking
This motel features laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk and express check-out. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a vending machine. Limited housekeeping is available.
Royal Inn offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature blackout curtains. 32-inch LED televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Royal Inn. During your stay, you'll be close to Alachua Sports Complex. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus laundry facilities.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking
  • Amenities include laundry facilities and a vending machine
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Alachua Library Branch and a few minutes from City of High Springs Memorial Park
  • Dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
As a guest of Royal Inn, you'll find a vending machine, laundry facilities, and express check-out. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Alachua motel.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1991
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 30
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 30
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: USD 30 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 30 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 24 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

Royal Inn Alachua
Royal Alachua
Royal Inn Motel
Royal Inn Alachua
Royal Inn Motel Alachua

Royal Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 178 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 178 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 178 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 178 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 178 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Leeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very convenient, clean and the beds were comfortable. Perfect for a quick sleep to rest up before hitting the road again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Property was under renovation.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Marc

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While the gentleman on duty was extremely nice and welcoming, there was nothing else good about this place. In disrepair and questionable in all regards. The carpet was damp, the paint peeling, mold, and overall sketchy. If you can afford the extra 30 or 40 bucks, do yourself a favor and go with a known HOTEL chain. Lesson learned: I will never look for “a cheap place to crash” again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesmarie

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Warren

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Everything dirty and moldy and bugs crawling out of sinks door handles falling off Lady at desk very nice 👍 thumbs up for her Rest thumbs down 👎 stay away
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Fine for the price

It's a very old hotel but economically priced and the front desk employee, maybe owner, was very friendly and quick. The bathroom definitely needs updating or a better clean. We chose not to shower due to looking like mold. It may have been a stain as the rest of the room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gilly

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are spacious and comfortable. The staff was nice. But rooms have adjoining doors (which you can lock) which leads to no sound insulation. The guy in the next room to me started screaming at 2am. When he stopped he turned the tv on all night long.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lacey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Doris

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in: rang the bell the gentlemen came down from the American hotel (which they also own) to check us in. Went smoothly. Room appeared to be clean and tidy. We left to visit our friend. Came back and when we came in I saw a bug run across the desk but didn’t see what kind of bug. As we were eating a snack the bug came back around. It was a roach for sure, we killed it. Okay one… hmmm maybe but then we moved the tv cable box to be sure it was plugged in tightly because the remote wasn’t working at all for the tv nor the cable box and two roaches ran out. One got smooshed and the other ran away. We said, “That’s it, we aren’t staying here”. We only had a few things since we were only staying one night and my husband grabbed our snacks and coffee and went to the car and I went to grab our bag and a roach crawled in. I took everything out of the bag to be sure we weren’t taking any bugs with us. By then I just wanted to puke! We went to the office for a refund and told the gentleman what had happened. He said he was sorry that no one ever complained about bugs before and we had to go through Expedia to get our refund. We left and while my husband drove us home I messaged Expedia to explain what happened and sent the pictures of the roaches as well. It’s suppose to get taken care of by the offline team to issue our refund. So STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOTEL unless you don’t mind the roaches. There were two other guests, working men, staying there and the rest of the place was empty.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Donald

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Felt misled by many positive reviews.

Just passing through; check-in at 11pm went fine; very pleasant clerk. Only picked this hotel at last minute due to the 7.2/10 rating (Hotels.com). Boy, we must've had the worst room on the property, compared to the ratings! I don't understand the numerous high and excellent ratings for this property. Unless our room is one that hasn't been "upgraded", yet. While our room was 'clean', with the normal amenities, there wasn't a modicum of "attention to details": walls had smudges, chips, unpainted areas where items had been removed from walls; baseboards and caulking showed signs of years of mopping pushed up against it; furniture had seen better days; tub drain dirty. I could go on as it's too easy to nit-pick when you notice a total lack of "wowing your customer", even if you run a budget facility. Here's a tip (at least in room 210!): paint the outside door and inside walls; use "Old English" (or equivalent) on furniture to cover the chips and scratches; really, really scrub all caulking, or replace it; use a fine brush on the AC, baseboards, caulking, corners, etc. These are basic cleaning tips that are inexpensive, and owners can clean "for free". The outside of the total building could use a power wash and fresh paint. But, then again, it would depend on whether the owners wish to go "above and beyond", or just "get by". I've stayed in better looking facilities at this price point.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rolbie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great service

very friendly customer service always love staying here
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rhonda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was outdated
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay! Clean and functional. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Nick

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, poorly maintained rooms. Keys repeatedly stopped working and I had to go back to the front desk for new ones multiple times. Not worth it unless you’re trying to save money at all costs.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Victor

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ron

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible

Dirty, uncomfortable, very small Bathroom, looked nothing like the pictures. Got there around 10pm and left around 2am waste of money
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerardo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding hotel!!!

Thank you so much for your assistance and kindness towards my nephew and his service animal. He was involved in a car accident and your hotel was awesome in helping him out.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024