▁were ▁very ▁narrow , ▁just ▁wide ▁enough ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁bed ▁and ▁room ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁was h ▁sink . ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁bed ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁chair ▁and ▁small ▁table , ▁a ▁clos et ▁and ▁the ▁window . ▁Even ▁the ▁inner ▁rooms ▁had ▁natural ▁light ▁as ▁they ▁opened ▁onto ▁the ▁central ▁court ▁and ▁its ▁tri angular ▁shape ▁prevent ed ▁direct ▁over look . ▁ ▁The ▁double ▁and ▁tw in ▁rooms ▁were ▁much ▁wider ▁with ▁more ▁furn iture . ▁There ▁were ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁to ile ts ▁in ▁each ▁passage way . ▁ ▁A ▁bell ▁in ▁each ▁bed room ▁sum mon ed ▁a ▁floor ▁ma id ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁draw ▁a ▁bath , ▁supply ▁hot ▁to w els ▁and ▁esc ort ▁the ▁resident ▁to ▁the ▁bath room , ▁and ▁after ▁use , ▁clean ▁it .. ▁ ▁Staff ▁At ▁its ▁peak , ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Palace ▁employed ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁staff . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁accommod ated ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁staff ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Sher wood ▁Street . ▁ ▁This ▁building ▁also ▁contained ▁the ▁la und ry ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁reached ▁by ▁an ▁over - street ▁bridge ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁floor ▁level . ▁This ▁bridge ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁existence . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁old ▁staff ▁building ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Back pack er ▁Host el . ▁ ▁Modern ▁history ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁building ▁by ▁English ▁Heritage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Historical ▁Gl ory ▁of ▁The