The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

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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

Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(62 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

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

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

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Superior Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Penthouse Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room with Sea View

7.8 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(15 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 Scarborough Open Air Theatre
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 location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Scarborough Open Air Theatre and 8 minutes from North York Moors National Park
  • 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.

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

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.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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. 336 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 313 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 149 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 98 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 105 out of 1001 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

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Overnight stay.

Hotel staff brilliant buffet breakfast was very good. Unfortunately room window needs replaced(seagull were a bit loud) but was in awkward area of hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Clare

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for two nights, upon arrival the room we had booked had an issue which meant we couldn't possibly stay in the room allocated, this was quickly resolved by the receptionist and because they were fully booked and couldnt switch for a room like for like, we ended up with a suite which was an added bonus and made our day! Positives - great staff, generally clean, central location yet quiet. Cons - no parking The hotel is slightly aged and heavily used as many are in this area, we found the room to be of clean standard, stocked with toiletries, well equipped with amenities such as hairdryer, fridge, iron, kettle, coffee maker, t.v's etc. I am doubtful we wouldve have recievd all these with the room we originally booked but this added to our stay. All in all a pleasant stay for a couple of nights and would consider returning as I am confident that any issues encountered the helpful staff will do their best to resolve them :)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Sana

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jared and Katelyn

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

8/10 Good

Claire

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, had a very nice 3 day stay, best room was the lounge/bar which was very relaxing and comfortable,very close to cafe,s,shops,pubs and tram to get to beach. Will definately stay again. The only problems i We had was that we paid extra for sea view room and it was at the side of building so could not see beach very well. Also no cutlery or plates in room to eat meals. Also on advertisements it said you could sit outside on balcony overlooking beach but we got told we couldnt use it through the day as a wedding was on but fare enough we waited and was told it would be open to use later but then it was closed all the 3 days we were there as a safety precaution. But staircase was lovely and staff were too and i would definately book this hotel again to stay. comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

jeremy

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

Some way short of 3 stars

Lovely staff but hotel could do with a huge facelift. Lobby is nostalgic but sockets hanging off the walls bring you back to earth with a thump. Tinned fruit for breakfast was a nice twist.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel lift was out of order to our floor quite hard to find the room everything else was fine nice bar
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Wai

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Keith, Oldham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Outside entrance bin full overflowing building looks old and paintwork looks worn but interior is good clean and pleasant. Room was good clean and pleasant. Bathroom did not have an expelair fan so when using shower steams up. Because windows cannot be opened in room lots of condensation on windows in evening and first thing in morning.breakfast was very good, Overall good would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Safaa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kat

Great location and staff were great
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Prashant

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Creaky floors and acoustic was terrible. Hence, could not sleep much. There was no view. No temp control.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach , loads of rooms . However needs updating, room we had went very clean and had multiple issues.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jude

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked the ambience of the property. I didn't like the bed cos the mattress wasn't comfortable. Please consider the changing the mattress as we had body aches after sleeping on it.
Wife and I at the beach side
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sally

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Way below standard

Awful, had to climb over a bedside table to get in the room, staff were lovely, hotel outdated and way below standard
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sreeja

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with family
Comfy clean beds but room could have been cleaner ,? Vomit stains on walls ,good choice at breakfast friendly staff ,booked here because off the pool ,didn’t expect to have to pay £6 each to use when a resident,disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Davina

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025