First, there are not that many hotels in Palau, and there are not that many resort-like hotels in Palau, and there are even fewer hotels with their own private beach as well as a large pond with dozens of tropical fishes and a sea turtle. Fortunately Palau Royal Resort had all these and while expensive, it was not something that is over the top (unlike the other 5* hotel) Palau Royal Resort is not a 5* hotel but I think my stay there was 5*. The room was newly renovated during the COVID times. We had the ocean view which had the view of the beach as well as the sea (although it was not much of an ocean because there was an island not far from the beach so you won't get to see the horizon much) The room was spacious, the toilet, the shower, the bathtub and the wash basin were all in separate areas so there was no need to fight for these :) and they provided durable rubber flip flops (those you could wear on a beach) instead of those white flimsy slippers that the moment you left the hotel they would fall apart. The location of the hotel was quite near to the downtown of Koror though you would not really be expected to walk there. Transportation could be a problem in Palau but there was really no need to go to the downtown when you are at sea every day (unless you needed to grab a simcard, and yes that's a major problem in Palau as not many shops would sell these unless you go to the downtown) But there is a kiosk just across the road so you could get what you need. As mentioned before it had its own beach (which there was a bit of coral to see if you snorkel there but again, you wouldn't want to stay in the hotel in Palau to spend your day) The hotel also came with its own private pier so your tour boat could drop you off there instead of more travelling after a long tiring day. There was only one restaurant in the hotel and the breakfast was generally good (buffet style) every morning. At other times they were all a la carte and the price was not too outrageously expensive. Twice a week there was a dinner buffet and the food choice was surprisingly good for the price you paid (they had Singaporean Chili crab and Salmon Sashimi) but then it seems the food was not refilled. (To be frank there wasn't that many ppl there when we were there) The hotel had free drinking water dispenser on each floor so you would never be thirsty. If you are bored of the same menu everyday you could go to the neighbouring restaurants and hotels for similar foods (most serve American cuisine) The service was in general good except the staff who checked me in knew nothing about my ******* GOLD membership and would not give out the perks that ******* mentioned. It wasn't much (20% off spa) which we were not interested anyway, but that was the only negative experience we had.
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