THE BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL HAS OCCUPIED ONE OF BRISTOLS MOST PROMINENT SITES SINCE IT WAS FIRST OPENED AS A HOTEL IN 1863. SITUATED ON COLLEGE GREEN, IT IS NEXT TO BRISTOL CATHEDRAL AND ADJACENT TO BRISTOLS HISTORIC WATERFRONT. THE BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL, WITH ITS HANDSOME VICTORIAN FACADE, COMBINES THE BEST OF VICTORIAN STYLE AND CHARACTER WITH CONTEMPORARY LUXURY. TWINKLING CHANDELIERS, POLISHED MARBLE, WARM MAHOGANY AND GLEAMING BRASS COMBINE TO CREATE A MAGNIFICENT FIRST IMPRESSION. FOR DINING, THE STUNNING PALM COURT RESTAURANT, WITH ITS BATH STONE ARCHES AND STAINED GLASS ROOF, PROVIDES A CHANCE TO SAMPLE SOME OF THE BEST FINE CUISINE IN THE AREA WHILE THE ADJACENT TERRACE RESTAURANT OFFERS A MORE INFORMAL ATMOSPHERE FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER. WITH 242 LUXURY BEDROOMS, INCLUDING 16 SUITES AND ITS ROMAN THEMED INDOOR LEISURE CENTRE WITH HEALTH AND BEAUTY SALON, THE BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL IS REALLY A VERY SPECIAL PLACE TO STAY.