Stay at Royalton Hotel, a motel in Thunder Bay, ON. Rated 2.9 with 65 reviews, located at 248 Bay St offering comfortable accommodations for your visit.
Recent guests highlight the motel's downtown location, engaging bar scene, and welcoming community vibe. The property blends old-school charm with ongoing improvements, making it a distinctive place to stay or visit.
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Located at 248 Bay St in Thunder Bay, the Royalton Hotel offers a straightforward motel experience with a central downtown setting. It serves as a convenient stop for travelers seeking basic accommodations combined with easy access to local entertainment and dining options.
This property features a bar known for its friendly atmosphere, reasonable prices, and live entertainment including bands and karaoke. Guests have noted the mix of regular patrons and staff creates a welcoming environment that is gradually improving its reputation. Unique activities such as axe throwing parties also add to the venue’s local character.
With a moderate rating of 2.9 from 65 reviews, feedback highlights positive elements like the social vibe, helpful people, and a spot to unwind after a lively night. At the same time, the property’s overall condition and services might reflect its modest positioning in the market, so guests seeking upscale amenities may want to consider alternative options.
The Royalton Hotel fits visitors who appreciate a casual setting with community spirit and entertainment on site. Its downtown location places guests within reach of Thunder Bay’s urban offerings, making it suitable for those prioritizing locality and social experiences over luxury.
Reviews from travelers who stayed here in the last 12 months, grouped to help you spot the pattern quickly.
Ivyanne great service would for sure come back again
Excellent location right downtown. The bar has great drinks at decent prices and the food is fantastic. Check out the comedy club for great entertainment!
Locally owned bar, and the regulars there make it feel like the show cheers! Slowly over time the place is changing the bad reputation it has from people hanging around the place. The owner/worker's and the regulars that accompany the establishment are all amazing people, pay a visit and see for yourself that it can be a respectable establishment.
Party friendly, good people, aways a place to crash when compermised by the fun environment. Look no further all your rest relaxation and and Recovery that you would need after all of the treats and fun you will have at the bar downstairs we also have axe throwing parties while drinking beer. That sounds red neck but its always fun, get out you plaid lumberjack gear.(fashion is what they call it in thunder bay)
You think this is rough ,,LOL you should have been around when the real family that built it ran it .Could be rough but if you didnt show the right respect in there before the eighties when it was sold, you could have disappeared hehehe,Good people though .Helped a lot of people in that area and elsewhere. I cant believe its still around.
Since renovating the Royalton has become much nicer, great stage for bands and karaoke.
Good people friendly awesome long time friends to be made
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