**UPDATED: I was offered a refund by Royal Hotel. They felt the set must have been defective. I will give the seller a better rating that I would have initially because of the way they handled this situation. Unfortunately, since my experience with this comforter was negative, I cannot improve my rating to any more than 2 stars. It may very well be a luxurious comforter for someone else. Mine was not.**My daughter wanted a comforter set for her birthday and I was able to find out that this was the set she liked the most. The set looked attractive, fluffy and as though it was quality material.
When I first received the box, I was surprised at how light the box was and to be honest, the dimensions were about 1/2 of what I'd expected for a KING size set. I pushed that thought out of my mind, assuming it was just compressed for packing (silly, I know) and put it away to surprise my daughter on her actual birthday.
Lo and behold, today when we opened the package the comforter was shockingly thin. It wasn't compressed, it was literally that thin. My daughter liked the style and colors, so I bit my tongue and didn't complain out loud (although there was a running monologue in my mind how I felt about being ripped off).
Ok. We get the KING comforter on the bed (a QUEEN) and it doesn't fit! Thankfully, I'd ordered a king, because if I hadn't there wouldn't have been enough material to go down the side of her bed. As it is, there isn't enough to fit top to bottom (head/foot). We have a foot wide gap at the top so that the comforter will cover her mattress at the foot of the bed. That's ridiculous. (I am getting really furious about now, but still happily chatting with my daughter because she didn't have the high expectations I did.)
We now go to put king sized pillows in the shams and quess what? THEY DON'T FIT! So, we put standard pillows in, but it's too big, so she has pathetic looking shams on her pathetic comforter.
If you think the material is a linen-ish type material, like I did. Don't kid yourself. It's a cheap, uber thin material that doesn't look like it will last long. I am trying to think of a material it reminds me of...maybe a cheap kite from a dollar store? Seriously, the bedskirt especially is THAT thin. It's so thin you can see through it very translucent, almost transparent.
On top of that, there are odd spots on the purple part of the comforter (that hang down the sides) with PINK thread sewn. It's like a patch or something, but it's done in PINK thread and not purple (because that would be too practical to have everything match, you know).
As a final insult, there is a black stain (about the size of the nail on your pinky) that I assume is oil from the machines on the center of the bedspread near some of the embroidery.
If I could, I would send this back in a heart beat, but I am pretty sure I'll get stuck with return shipping. If this ever sells for $30 (including s/h), it would be ok I guess. But for the price I paid? Highway robbery.
Don't fall for Royal Hotel's "Comfort, quality and opulence set our luxury bedding in a class above the rest" line. I would say it is a class BELOW the rest. It is the absolute WORST bedding set I have ever bought. Don't do it! Don't buy this set.
Even with the color difference and size difference, overall I like the comforter enough to keep it, especially for the price.
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