We've travelled a bit in the last 20 years, Russia, China, Korea, Japan, Morocco, for example. We travel cheap and very rarely pay more than $100 a night for accommodation, even in Australia. The Royal is more than $100, and we thought it was amongst the 4 worst places we've ever stayed. The fridge was filthy, the walls had mould, the mattress was old and cheap. Staff had to come in to turn the ceiling fan off by sticking a fork in the switch and turning it. The staff, all young women, were helpful but the place is a rip off dump.