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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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Staircase
Restaurant
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Beach/ocean view
Bar (on property)

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services

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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, North Bay Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬

Room options

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

Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(65 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
(19 reviews)
  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single 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 Single Beds

Twin Room with Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Room Sleeps 3

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single 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
(9 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Twin Room

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

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About the area

Scarborough

With a stay at The Royal Hotel in Scarborough (Scarborough City Centre), you'll be a 3-minute drive from Scarborough Open Air Theatre and 8 minutes from North York Moors National Park. .This beach hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Opera House Casino and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from YMCA Theatre.

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Mecca Bingo - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Stephen Joseph Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Scarborough Spa - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • North Bay Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 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
  • ‪Wackers - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

Beach fun in indoor pool, near Scarborough Open Air Theatre
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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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. 340 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 313 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 149 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 96 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 103 out of 1001 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty dust on sides bedding full of hair and dirt room was cold and damp The room was a walk through maze to get to which absolutely stank of sewerage
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Leigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Despite having the desciption of Double Room with Sea View, no reasonable person would say that Room 314 has a sea view. A view of the fire escape stairs, yes, a view of the tramway sure….if you stood on a chair from the far wall, cricked your neck at 37.2 degrees and squinted through the trees, you can imagine seeing the sea…through the cracked window.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Leeanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very dirty Went to reception to say and was told they would send a housekeeper up. No apologies given. They changed bedding but that was it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Cliff

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Came by train
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Room was ok but would of liked a better view, and could hear a noise comming fm the bathroom sounding like a cow mooing all night kept us awake.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with family
Clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

SHARON

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Pet friendly stay

The property was pet frirndly which was great but the property was very tired there were stains on walls and ceilings!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keeley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean room stunning sunrise views definately atay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in room 201.The bed wasn’t a king size or a double, it was in face two single beds put together which were both different heights. The mattresses were very hard. Two very poor nights sleep. The room was quite cold, we could not put the heating. We were told the heating comes in for two hours on the evening and two hours in the morning. Overall an experience we will not be repeating as we will not be staying at the Royal Hotel again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We booked standard room. We were given A larger room. Cleanish, everything was ok until we were woken up on the middle of the night to rain coming in. We could ear/see it running down the wall. Reported to reception next norning to be told they would look at it. Sounded like tge water tank was in the wall near the bed. Again woken up to the sound of this through the night. We stayed 2 nights. The room was cleaned or toilet rolls topped up. Check out time was 11am we whilst dressing the cleaner just ealked in at 10am with out knocking. The bar area was ok. Happy hour bewteen 12-6. Parking, we used the grand and purchased scratch cards from reception. Close to beach and shopping facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

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

Terrible experience

Booked a double standard room and on arrival we were allocated a twin with a broken bed. We asked to be moved and next room was around the back of the hotel and freezing cold. Asked to be moved again and got another twin that smelled of drains. Finally, on the fourth time, after a lot of going back and fourth to reception we were allocated the double room we booked but it was the smallest room I've ever seen and very grotty. Overall, a terrible experience and will not be returning. Lesson leaned. Better to spend a bit more and stay somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abbey

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doreen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Near centre of town
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I wanted to give a fair review on this property, seeing as so many other travellers have torn it to pieces. I’ve stayed at Britannia Hotels before and generally try to avoid them based on past experiences, but I booked this hotel unknowingly through Expedia under a different brand, which turned out to be part of Britannia Hotels. The Royal is conveniently located close to the Town Centre and Railway Station, and right next door to the Victorian Tram to the beach and their other property, The Grand. It doesn’t look much from the outside, but prepare to be wowed when you walk inside. The building interior is breathtakingly beautiful and incredibly well cared for. I was greeted by a friendly receptionist who allowed me to check in immediately as my room was ready. I was given a large double room on the second floor. I took the lift to my room and was absolutely overwhelmed at how spacious it was! Immaculately clean, bright and well cared for with a modern bathroom full of all the amenities you could possibly needs. Plenty of towels and a nice, powerful hot shower. The room had a coffee machine, fridge, TV and a sofa. The WiFi worked well and was free of charge. Everything was nicely presented and in a good state of repair. Black out curtains covered the huge windows with a lovely view of the sea and tram. The value for money on this stay was by far the best I’ve had in years. For a little under £40, I had a borderline luxurious stay on a Sunday evening, out of season.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Greg

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Travelled with partner
Pleasant stay. Comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Got up grade excellent lovely hotel entertainment could of been longer great location will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

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

Amazing!

We have just returned from a fantastic stay at The Royal. Every member of staff we engaged with were professional and so friendly, a credit to the Hotel. The room was so comfortable and clean with a lovely sea view and the hotel had character and charm . The food was delicious and served in a beautiful dining room. We cannot fault anything and will definitely be returning. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Alan

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

Standards have dropped

Arrived early, was allowed to enter room (supposedly cleaned?). Inspection of room, found dust around skirting boards. Spiders webs on window sills. Two chairs had not been cleaned, dust and food under cushions. Some sort of small creature, was on one of the pillows. The kettle was all furred up, and had not been cleaned out. Informed reception, who immediately moved us to room 115. This was a twin room, with window over front of hotel. However could not look out, because sill was 6 feet above floor level. We also didn't realise it was just above bar, restaurant. We knew that the rooms were not cleaned during our stay. But we left full bin outside room door, to empty. This was not done! Breakfast was buffet service, however bacon was dried out, tasted like cardboard. Scrambled eggs had liquid in the bottom, black pudding was died out and hard. Sausages were anaemic, didn't looked cooked. This is not the first time we have been to the "Royal" hotel. But the rooms and food have detierated, alarmingly. We will not be booking to go back to that hotel in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

dean

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

S

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

BOOK RIGHT NOW!!

I highly recommend this hotel and always stay here when in Scarborough. I always pay extra for the sea view and it is well worth it. Breakfast is great and it is an easy walk down the High Street from the station. Buses are excellent all around the area, eg. Bridlington, Filey, Whitby, Robin Hoods ay, etc. I love the seafront walks. Thank you to all staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025