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The Whalebone Arch

3.5 star property

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4-King 2nd Floor
Interior detail
Hallway
8 - King, Four Poster, Ground Floor | Bathroom
Hallway

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping

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3 Argyle Road, Whitby, England, YO21 3HS
  • Place, Whitby Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Whitby Pavilion
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Whitby Harbour
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

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1-King , 1st Floor

1-King , 1st Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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2-King 1st Floor, Bay Window

2-King 1st Floor, Bay Window

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Bay view
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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3-Small King 2nd Floor

3-Small King 2nd Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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4-King 2nd Floor

4-King 2nd Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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5-King, Ground Floor

5-King, Ground Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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6-King , 1st Floor

6-King , 1st Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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7-King Bay Window Ground Floor

7-King Bay Window Ground Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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8 - King, Four Poster, Ground Floor

8 - King, Four Poster, Ground Floor

  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

9 - King Room, Ground Floor, Four Poster

  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Whitby

When you stay at The Whalebone Arch in Whitby, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Whitby Harbour and North York Moors National Park. .This guesthouse is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Towbar Express Stadium and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Whitby Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Whitby Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Whitby Pavilion - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Whalebone Arch - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Whitby Harbour - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Whitby Abbey - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Whitby Station - 18 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪The Magpie Cafe - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Beer O'Clock - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The Fat Badger - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Arch & Abbey - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Pier Inn - ‬12 min walk

About this property

The Whalebone Arch

The Whalebone Arch offers 7 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free guesthouse offers complimentary parking nearby.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 50.0 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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The Whalebone Arch Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 117 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 117 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 117 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 117 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 117 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spotless, and loved the little extras they left for us . Lovely and warm too , all great reviews , nothing negative.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was able to park easily outside, great communication from Emma via text on check in, which was very informative and made it easy, lovely room with plenty of tea and coffee available, along with complementary milk and couple of bottles of water, whole place was clean and spotless. It's a short walk into town, our favourite was walking down by the beach which is just a minute from the property. Overall lovely stay will definitely book again in future :)
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely spacious room. Great level of cleanliness.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The proprietor went that extra mile to make your stay enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

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

2/10 Terrible

Sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room, just been charged £75 for damages?.And also accused of being a cannabis user by the owner.I did get a little hair dye on the wall by the sink,but the pictures I have seen do not Equate to £75 worth of damage and then the accusation of the room being unfit for the next couple is ridiculous
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken

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

Whalebone Arch Guest House

Great Communication from Emma & Dave. Emailed us the day before our stay to ask what time we be arriving so our room was prepared for us. And what a lovely surprise when we arrived. Room 7 was fantastic with a large bay window. We were left a parking permit and parked right outside the property. The Bathroom was very spacious with a lovely power shower. The Room was spotlessly clean. We have stayed in many guest houses in Whitby and we both agreed this was one of the best. Well done Emma & Dave
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joan

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

Lovely place to stay

The Whalebone Arch was clean and comfortable, with seaviews from some rooms ,the only contact with the owners was by text, it was informative and the instructions easy to follow.Thank you Emma . The hotel is situated just outside of Whitby town centre , its walkable, but there are buses if needed, or taxis which are approximately £5 each way . We enjoyed our stay there . Car parking is a good plus too
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

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

Beautiful stay

Beautiful place to stay ideal position, parking easy ,very clean ,can't fault anything.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

10 out of 10

Amazing stay everything provided, very comfortable and spotlessly clean Nice sea view from room 2. Parking not an issue at all, able to park right outside the front door for the whole of the stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was so nice and very clean. Comfortable and quiet. Will definitely recommend and will come back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location close to beach. Room amenities excellent-including fridge. Bed excellent. Info sheets excellent. Secure.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Phillip

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

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

Hidden gem

Well maintained and furnished room with added touch of fresh milk and water in small fridge. Crockery and cutlery also supplied for if required
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant probably the best room weve ever booked quite peaceful views over the sea
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Christian

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

Convenient location.

Lovely stay here, a nice distance away as you can park easily. Clean and the bed was comfortable. No issues.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

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

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very easy to park. Room was clean. Not far to town centre
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that a lot of thought was put into the additions to the room and helpful folder . I was worried that I'd be woke up by seagulls or other guests but definitely no thin walls here . Nice to be able to walk to see the beach in less than a minute and Long King restaurant if you're hungry . We found being close to a bus stop very handy too . A great place to stay .
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grzegorz

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

The best place I have been to in UK

This is the best place that ever stay not only in England but UK. Clean, qyeut and everything in good condition. Close to coast and 13 min walk or you can catch bus (bus stop 1 min away) to centre. Small fridge was provided which helps if you want to keep some fruits or jogurt. Everything thing worked perfectly. Shower, TV, kettle. Found nice book with all informations that I needed for my stay but also few recommended restaurants and places to see. Highly recommend to stay. Thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024