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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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Staircase
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Dining
Beach/ocean view

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pool

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St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, England, YO11 2HE
  • Place, South Bay Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Scarborough Spa
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Scarborough Open Air Theatre
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(61 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(18 reviews)
  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room Sleeps 4

Family Room Sleeps 4

7.8 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room with Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room Sleeps 3

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Penthouse Suite

Penthouse Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room with Sea View

7.8 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
3.4 out of 5, 1,376 reviews
The price is NZ$90
includes taxes & fees
9 Nov - 10 Nov
Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

About the area

Scarborough

With a stay at The Royal Hotel in Scarborough (Scarborough City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of North Bay Beach and Scarborough Open Air Theatre. .This beach hotel is 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from North York Moors National Park and 16.7 mi (26.8 km) from Robin Hood's Bay Beach.

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Scarborough Spa - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • North Bay Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Peasholm Park - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Scarborough Open Air Theatre - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Scarborough Station - 8 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 114 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Olympia Leisure - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Dickens Bar & Inn - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

Beach hotel with a rooftop terrace and a 24-hour front desk
The Royal Hotel offers 159 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. This Scarborough hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 159 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an indoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at Sea View Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Scarborough? This hotel has 108 square feet (10 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Sea View Restaurant - Onsite restaurant.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 8 per day)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends; GBP 12 to 12 for adults and GBP 6 to 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Sea View Restaurant

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 108 square feet of conference space
  • 4 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1830
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of GBP 25.00 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.00 to 12.00 for adults, and GBP 6 to 6 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 8.00 per day (1312 ft away)
  • Pet deposit: GBP 25.00 per stay
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

Property is also known as

Royal Hotel Scarborough
Royal Scarborough
The Royal Hotel Hotel
The Royal Hotel Scarborough
The Royal Hotel Hotel Scarborough

Reviews

The Royal Hotel Reviews

7.4

Good

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 340 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 315 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 150 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 99 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 105 out of 1009 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

graeme

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The reception staff were very friendly and helpful. The building it's a very nice could do with a bit of TLC you can see the potential in the building but it's just not taken advantage of. Needs a good dusting and painting session. My room had an interesting tilt to it, which just added to it's charm the bathroom let it down could do with a slight up grade or just have the taps attaching to the bath would be a good start. It's a really nice looking hotel with nice staff just needs a bit of TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldnt fault the hotel , our visit was good from the start staff very welcoming from start to finish. Only gripe was they dont except cash in the hotel , my mum is 70 and doesnt pay anything by card
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Tracey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff was amazing at there job but the cleaner don't clean the rooms properly the shower was disgusting the mould and hairs and the drain was full of brown dirt and the smell was over powering definitely not staybthere again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable stay with grandchildren, nice breakfast, close to amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 3 nights Sunday 27th July to Wednesday the 30th. Found the hotel to be above expectations due to some of the reviews I had read. The room was very clean and tidy, bed very comfortable. The hotel I thought was a wonderful old building in good condition. would definately stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Convenient but tired‼️

Up for cricket & cheaper hotel for couple of nights within walking distance. Hotel was fine & convenient but a bit tired & worn around the edges‼️ A place for Secure Luggage Storage is a MUST‼️
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The hotel and staff are amazing

Everything is beautiful for the price only let down was the breakfast the day of our stay there was lots of kids who was rude and unruly we had breakfast before here when we stayed and it was beautiful and relaxing but due to the amount of kids filling plates piled high items was empty and there was a lot of queuing and waiting around
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

DEBORAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean,spacious room.comfortable bed.Had the dinner and breakfast and both were excellent.staff very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Noisy during the night, seagulls, hotel deliveries and noise from other rooms. Comfy beds and convenient location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Denise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Paid for a 3 bed family room with sea view didn’t get it, Got a 4 bed with view of a wall which wasn’t good for My little girl as she really wanted to look out at the sea
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne Alice

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Break of journey

I prefer the Royal hotel by Britannia over their sister hotel because they are lgbt, non binary and disabled friendly. I decided to break my journey back from Hull pride as have stayed many times before. Excellent staff and a friendly welcome awaits at this Scarborough hotel
Room 332
Bathroom room 332
Bathroom room 332
Massive fan supplied by the hotel for room 332 to combat the July summer heat
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Glenn

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Had to change room as someone had been smoking in non smoking room. Next room was larger but dated.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ken

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First room we were given was small, furniture was stained, portable fan was full of dust, mould around the bath. We asked to move room. Second room was slightly bigger and better but still not brilliant. Wallpaper was loose, water very slow to drain away in sink and bath, damaged sink unit. All just very untidy and tired looking. £183 paid on room only basis. Photos on Expedia were certainly not our impression of this hotel.
Bath grime
Damaged sink unit
Stained chair
Dusty fan
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab dog friendly hotel

Brilliant location - 5 mins from South Bay beach. Room was basic as dog friendly but was clean, comfortable and had storage. Dogs allowed in bar area. Multi-storey car 5 mins away. Indoor pool at £6 a session. Will definitely come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The lobby and staircase after that for the amount of money l paid other people where complaining we complained about our room which was on the 5th floor the lifts where broken and only went,to the 4th floor and we are OAPs when we complained they moved us to another room but still the amount of money l paid was far too much
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Louise

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Grubby tired uncomfortable

Awful bedrooms, bed was small and rock hard and the furniture is not even fit for a charity shop. Sash window rope was broken, managed to get it open slightly but no wedge to keep it open. Glitter all over bathroom floor, and tiny shower over bath. Grubby and tired and uncomfortable, not worth half of 179 we paid for one night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Callum

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Amenities
Staff good,room clean and bathroom excellent,all in all ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Cheap hotel, it would have been beautiful in its day but that's just typical of British seaside resorts. Scarborough itself was exactly as I remembered as a child, fun, cheap, tacky but great for a couple of days with kids
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henok

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Ok for a one night stay

My stay was mixed, I had booked a single room for one night. On arrival I found the bedding to be torn and had a large hole in the quilt cover. I reported this to reception and was moved to a different room, this was a very nice room and the bedding was fine. The hotel itself is quite tired, would benefit from a refurb, there were several leaks around the building. Pleasant staff who were very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely place, nice staff, very clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025