Royal George Hotel, Albany, Heritage hotel in Albany, Australia

The Royal George Hotel stands on Stirling Terrace overlooking Princess Royal Harbour, next to the White Star Hotel. The three-storey building has a painted rendered brick facade above and painted brick below, a parapet wall with gables and classical motifs concealing the roof, arched street-level windows and a cantilevered box verandah.

The building was constructed in 1885 during Western Australia's gold rush and was initially named the Railway Hotel before being renamed in 1892. The name change coincided with a wave of growth that swept through the city during this period of economic expansion.

The hotel's name changed from Railway Hotel to Royal George in 1892 under licensee Charles Bailye, after Frederick Watts had converted the former Aberdeen House into a hotel in the mid-1880s. The Cremorne Gardens once stood behind the building, holding an outdoor cinema and a roller skating rink, both since demolished.

The hotel stands on Stirling Terrace, overlooking Princess Royal Harbour and next to the White Star Hotel, not at York and Grey Streets. The cantilevered box verandah shades the arched street-level windows, so the facade is best seen from the terrace side. The upper storeys are painted rendered brick above painted brick.

The Cremorne Gardens behind the hotel, with an outdoor cinema and a roller skating rink, were later demolished. The hotel's 2005 room fire forced guests to evacuate and caused A$35,000 in damage. In 2014 a heritage grant funded painting and repairs to facades, brickwork and windows for the Anzac Centenary.