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Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

3.0 star property

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Experience the classic charm of our hotel's elegant entrance, featuring an arched doorway and ornate balcony details.
Experience the serene ambiance of our multi-level atrium, featuring a central seating area and stunning views from the upper level.
Panoramic views of the surrounding area from a hilltop fortress overlooking a wide, sandy beach and a historic town.
Experience the grandeur of our lobby, featuring a spacious layout, elegant columns, and a stunning staircase.
Enjoy a peaceful ocean view from this outdoor terrace with seating and dining areas.

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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St. Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, England, YO11 2ET
  • South Bay Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Scarborough Spa
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Scarborough Open Air Theatre
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Basic Double Room, No Windows

Basic Double Room, No Windows

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Standard Twin Room

  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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

Standard Single Room

  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double or Twin Room, Sea View

Double or Twin Room, Sea View

  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room, Sea View

Family Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Scarborough

With a stay at Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough, you'll be centrally located in Scarborough, a 3-minute drive from Scarborough Open Air Theatre and 7 minutes from North Bay Beach. .This beach hotel is 4 mi (6.5 km) from North York Moors National Park and 16.8 mi (27 km) from Robin Hood's Bay Beach.

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Scarborough Spa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • North Bay Beach - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Peasholm Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Scarborough Open Air Theatre - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Scarborough Station - 8 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 112 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's Scarborough - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Olympia Leisure - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer Scarborough - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Scholars - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

Fun on the beach, near Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough offers 413 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Accommodations are furnished with desks and desk chairs. This Scarborough hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided on request.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 413 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and gift shops/newsstands. Additional features at this hotel include a ballroom and a vending machine.
Grab a bite to eat at The Harbour Lights, one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 9 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a library, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 9 AM and 10 AM.
The Harbour Lights - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Premier Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Spanish

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); discounts available
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 9 AM to 10 AM on weekends; GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Premier Restaurant
  • The Harbour Lights

Things to do

  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Library
  • Personal motorised watercraft

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 12 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Built in 1863
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per stay (maximum GBP 25 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 8 per day (62 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per stay (maximum GBP 25 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

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Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 394 out of 1558 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 411 out of 1558 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 297 out of 1558 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 171 out of 1558 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 285 out of 1558 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

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

Short winter stay

I went for a short get away, and it was perfect for what I needed. The hotel was nice and central, it was a decent price and had good facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room allocated to me was spacious and clean.the area was quite and the overall experience was very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jay

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I think the ship has long so since sailed on this place being reasonably described as ‘grand’ - say the property and accommodation are dilapidated is an understatement. Firstly, the night receptionist was furious at customers with the audacity to arrive past midnight, despite having paid in advance for two rooms. During this exchange he was further exasperated by another guest pressing the entry bell. This was demonstrated by him looking up at the screen and saying a number of expletives. We made our way to our rooms following signs suggestive of Alice in Wonderland with arrows pointing in every direction. The room smelled very strongly of drains. When we flushed the toilet, a jet of water would erupt from the bath plug. Despite this charming feature, the bathroom smelled much better than the room itself. The reception manager refused to give me the number of my friend’s room despite me having paid for it. They refused to store our bags whilst we ate in the hotel restaurant saying it was against policy. The music in the reception was a bizarre mix of explicit Eurovision entries and dramatic strings strongly reminiscent of sci-fi horror. The carpets looked like they hadn’t seen a vacuum in months. Unsupervised children were running everywhere as their parents were seemingly on a cocktail of class As. Finally it’s almost impossible to park and the entire area is populated by crackheads. Laughably bad.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Tired hotel stuck in the 80s

Fawlty towers on a 'Grand' scale. Impossible to get shower water temperature above tepid, "name's not down, you're not getting in" mentality after I paid for breakfast at check-in - with neither an apology thought about or offered by the server controlling admittance to the restaurant when I returned from reception with the "evidence" I should have been given during check-in the previous day. The room did have fantastic view of the beach and harbour, marred by a balcony littered with cigarette butts - strange for a non-smoking hotel, sending a very wrong message. Tired and of it's time, unfortunately, because it has a fantastic heritage and atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Listed grade one historical building

I asked for upgrade to a seaviews room...no problems..great view staff professional friendly helpful...the grand is a listed historical building... well worth a visit for historical buffs !
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Antony

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey, Stockton-on-Tees

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect central spot for everything we needed. Would definitely rebook & stay again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Bedrooms could do with renovation very rundown.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

david

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

family trip

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

giulio

Central
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel room was basic old and dated asked for a sea view but the windows were so dirty it was hard to see. The staff were polite and helpful the breakfast was good. In the public areas the decor more than made up for the room. Worth a visit
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lynne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was absolutely appaling
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

AURIMAS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful historical hotel, room was good size and had everything what was needed. Hotel had entertainment each evening for free. It is great value for money spent.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cliff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Noisy seagulls
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jack

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

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was woken up a few times during the night noises
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Lindsay

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
A very long queue to check in then to be moved to another queue! Room was not the best but ok to get your head down. Very basic small, bed against the wall which is an issue when of a certain age needing the loo in the night. Very dated cheap furniture. On going down for breakfast it was £12.50 each but told if we booked on arrival it would have been £10 each, stated that we were not made aware of this, it was the same girl who checked us in. She apologised and said she should have informed us. So I asked as she forgot to tell us could I book the 3 mornings for breakfast £60 but she said no….. wanted £75! I again said that it was her who admitted it was her fault but basically… tough!! So just had it the one morning and went elsewhere, it was the principle not the cost!! Won’t be booking there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Leanne

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was a complete dump. 1st room was freezing with no window and broken heating, 2nd room also no window, partner put his bag on the floor in the bedroom and went for a shower, water leaked under the floor and soaked his clothing. Nothing done about it. Hotel was dirty and not fit for purpose.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The perfect location for stunning views of the harbour and the beach. A beautiful, imposing property with breathtaking architecture. Sadly the exterior on the side of the beach is in dire need of attention. Peeling paint and filthy windows spoil the aesthetics of the property. Our sea view was marred by the caked on dirt on the window. The dining room is clean and inviting, the food was good and plentiful. Sadly no luggage store to leave our baggage was disappointing. Overall a lovely experience but could definitely be better
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ella

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Disliked: Amenities
Ok
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location brilliant, breakfast very nice, the checking in time was terrible had to wait a long time in a long queue. The walk to our room had sick left on the carpet for over 24 hours even though it was reported
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025