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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

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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 Twin Beds

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

Standard Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(55 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 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin 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
(14 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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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
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Dickens Bar & Inn - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

Beach fun in indoor pool, near North Bay Beach
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.

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 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

The Royal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 337 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 305 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 148 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 97 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 113 out of 1000 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nigel

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kealy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel very welcoming will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Friendly staff and brilliant hotel would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kimberley

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay here

The hotel is not what the images show. The place is old and run down. We had to request a new room as the bathroom smelt of very strong urine our second room wasnt much better. The heating was turned on and we were unable to turn it off within the room. (Automatically turned off in the evening) don't waste your time on brealfast. Awful quality we ended up with a cup of tea and toast. Hotels.com should check that adverts are correct we booked this in a hurry on the road and so didnt get much chance to research and booked due to the images on the website. Will nnot make this same mistake again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

donna Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sadly we’ve just come home from the break the sink and shower room were covered in thick limescale and a old tissue left at the side of the toilet and on the soap dish in the shower black mold and felt very dated I am disabled and I asked for a disabled room and we was located on the 4th floor the furthest room away the lift was broken so sadly I’m happy to be back home
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
First thoughts walking in was a very beautiful old building, the rooms were huge, and at first sight looked very clean, but then found a dirty yoghurt lid and bottle top under bed, toilet hadn’t been flushed, and lots of thick dusty cobwebs in the light shades, In my daughter’s room the single bed runner was extremely stained, there wasn’t a proper shower screen so when showering, the floor became wet through. There was tea bags and no sugar in my room, or teaspoons, and the tray that the kettle on still had stains from the previous guests, there was no teabags only coffee in my daughter’s room. This was rectified quickly by going down and asking at reception but I feel housekeeping maybe need to be more vigilant. The hotel is in a prime position for exploring Scarborough but let down by its cleanliness.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Heather

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

10/10 Excellent

FRANCES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, very comfortable, good value, will stay again when visiting scarborough
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

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