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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Restaurant
Rooftop terrace
Reception

Popular amenities

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

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

Room options

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(47 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Standard Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(18 reviews)
  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Standard Twin Room

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

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About this property

The Royal Hotel

Beach fun in indoor pool, near North Bay Beach
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe and conference space. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Royal Hotel offers 159 accommodations with a hairdryer and an iron/ironing board. This Scarborough hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
The Royal Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from South Bay Beach. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus an indoor pool and a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant and a bar/lounge
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, 4 meeting rooms and conference space
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • 13 minutes by foot from North Bay Beach and a 3-minute drive from Scarborough Open Air Theatre
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Event space at this hotel measures 108 square feet (10 square metres) and includes conference space. An indoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at The Royal Hotel.

This 3.5-star Scarborough hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Sea View Restaurant – On-site restaurant.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

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

  • 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: GBP 10 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of GBP 25.00 per stay
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • 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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Guests arriving after 6:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

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

The Royal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 352 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 147 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 96 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 113 out of 1018 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jason

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Royal is a favourite of ours as it is near to everything and always clean and tidy and the staff are always helpful. No noise and our room was top notch.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a lovely big room staff were lovely breakfast was a buffet beautiful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

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

Disappointing

Unfortunately, on reflection we were disappointed with our stay at the Royal. The room we were allocated was in very poor condition and badly in need of redecoration. There were cobwebs around the windows and skirting boards and dirty marks on the desk chair. The bathroom was also in a poor state. I can appreciate that an historic hotel like the Royal requires a lot of resource to maintain it but in this case it just seems to be lack of investment and care. We found the breakfast to be fairly average, plenty of options for the "cooked breakfast" but other options such as fresh fruit and individual yoghurts were not available. On a positivie note the staff were friendly and helpful and the wifi in the room and common areas seemed to work well.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a really nice stay and would definitely like to come again. The overall appearance of the communal area is absolutely stunning
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

DIANE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Parts of the corridors need attention. Ceiling coming down.Smells in places. Room cold although a heaterxwas provided in wardrobe
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice view
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Harrison

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

Very Good Stay

Rooms were nice and spacious, bathrooms were clean and came with towels and soap. Bed could have been slightly comfier, service and staff were great and very polite. Pool and Sauna were a very good add on, roof terrace was beautiful and gym was okay. Beautiful interior and nice bar area with entertainment on an evening, really enjoyed it. great value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good stay

Everything was great
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel situated at the top of the cable car lift for those not as mobile. Very friendly staff, breakfast was really nice with plenty of options
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent customer service and facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the room very much. Disliked the closing of the bar early
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love this hotel thank you
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

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

Seaview

Had an early check in was seen to right away very pleasant and friendly I asked for a room with a view as I’m claustrophobic. I was upgraded to a sea view at no extra cost. we paid for dinner and breakfast all meals were delicious got seated straightaway . Our room was nice and big with 2 tub chairs for watching to the bed was a king size and nice and comfy .Only thing wrong was the floorboards in some places were a bit squishy I think may need replacing and headboard and side lamps a bit old fashioned but for the price we paid and upgrade I can’t complain .We will definitely be back thankyou for a lovely stay . S
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The foyer was very impressive but the property & room seemed very tired
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Disappointed

We usually stay at the Royal when we visit Scarborough, and are normally happy with our room. However on this stay we thought the room was very dated and needed a good paint job, the bathroom door didn't close properly unless you slammed it. The two lamps in the room were awkward as the plugs were hard to find to turn on. The room was stuffy, the bed was tilted , only one pillow each and were very hard. The only good thing was the shower was fabulous.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel but a bit tired in places.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Leigh

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

Excellent room and reception service…but

The room was very nice indeed, easily found a parking space, reception was very pleasant and helpful. 2 downsides. Firstly, there seemed to be some mix-up as to whether breakfast finished at 9 or 9.30, even staff serving breakfast unsure, there was a food shortage at 9.05 when we appeared, so we only selected one of each item to be courteous to other guests appearing after us. The food we did have was very nice. Second was the check-out time of 10am, it was a rush in the morning as opposed to being relaxed. May I suggest you revise the breakfast times to 8am to 10am, check-in at 3pm, check-out at 11am during the week, would make for a pleasant and more relaxed stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

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

Hotel, Staff and breakfast were great

Check in was great but travelling on motorcycles and room was 4 floor long way from working lift, long way to carry bags helmet etc. breakfast was good and staff were excellent
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Winston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

gareth

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025