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Royal Whitby

3.0 star property

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Enjoy a drink at the bar, where a selection of beverages is available.
Enjoy a comfortable stay in this stylish room with two single beds, a flat-screen TV, and a desk area.
Relax in a serene space with a large window, desk, and comfortable seating area.
Welcome to our reception area, where friendly staff are always ready to assist you.
Enter a grand lobby with a chandelier, artwork, and a revolving door leading to an outdoor area with a building view.

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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West Cliff, Whitby, England, YO21 3HA
  • Whitby Pavilion
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Whitby Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Whitby Harbour
    ‪9 min walk‬

Room options

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Cosy Double Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Cosy Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(15 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(30 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Twin Room With Sea View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Double Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room With Sea View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(21 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room With Sea View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Double Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room With Sea View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(17 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(12 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Single Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room With Sea View

7.2 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Family Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Standard Single Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Cosy Double Room With Sea View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Cosy Double Room With Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Royal Whitby

Hotel with a restaurant, steps from Whitby Beach
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and self parking. Free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a 24-hour front desk and a fireplace at reception are on-site.
Royal Whitby offers 118 accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include baths or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Royal Whitby's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Whitby Beach. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception, plus a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Amenities include a terrace, a fireplace at reception and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the spaciousness and cleanliness
  • Steps from Whitby Beach and 12 minutes on foot from Whitby Harbour
  • Pets welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A free manager's reception is offered daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Royal Whitby also features a terrace, coffee/tea in common area, and a fireplace in the lobby. Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Whitby hotel is smoke free.

The hotel hosts a free manager's reception daily.
Royal Whitby has a restaurant on site.

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

  • Uncovered parking on site (GBP 6 per night)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1840
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per night
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

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 buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 13.50 per person
  • Uncovered self-parking fee: GBP 6 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 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, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 457 8386 39
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.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

The Royal Hotel
Royal Whitby Hotel
Royal Whitby Whitby
Royal Whitby Hotel Whitby

Royal Whitby Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 401 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 318 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 167 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 76 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 49 out of 1011 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kath

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It is a building site so what can you expect - but I was not informed before I booked that this was the case. Luckily I am fit enough to climb 70 plus steps to my 3rd level room as there is no lift etc etc
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mr Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay, property a bit dated. Staff lovely and welcoming. Nice location looks over the town and sea
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
There were renovations taking place. This restricted certain amenities and should have been made clear in the hotel booking information and reflected within the pricing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice old hotel. Will be good when the renovations, including a new lift, are complete. Sorry we arrived late and had to leave early as we missed the sights. Do recommend - the staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old hotel currently being renovated. The new lift will be wonderful as there are a lot of stairs. Great location. Marvellous staff. Very comfortable rooms with upgraded bathrooms. Recommend for a visit.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property is very rundown, even though they say they are upgrading it it is been done to a very low standard on our first room. The door lock did not work the key and the latch were not lined up and you got a Bodge it and scarper. Maintenance man who was pretty clueless and was more interested in an around talking and drinking coffee then doing a job properly it’s just putting a stick in Plaster over it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

katherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
beautiful views from the room of the sea and the Abbey, service was great and everything is within walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Florin

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

10/10 Excellent

Florin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Florin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Whitby Royal Hotel

Our stay was very short just one night we couldn’t get in until 3 clock receptionist could have been more friendly she was in middle of an argument with 2 men about car park didn’t look good on our arrival but hotel room was very nice
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Briony

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

Loved our stay at The Royal Hotel

Really enjoyed our stay. All the staff were lovely. They were having refurbishments done to the rooms. We stayed in one of the refurbished rooms and were very impressed with our stay. Would definitely stay here again. The hotel had great views and was a short walk away from the shops.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

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

10/10 Excellent

John, Cottesloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an older hotel, but well maintained. My room was small, but perfectly good for one person. It might be a bit tight for two people, but probably OK. Bathroom had been remodelled and was modern and well equipped. The bed was very comfortable. They are remodelling the bar currently, but the small bar was very nice and opened out onto a nice veranda overlooking the harbour and with views of the Whitby Abbey on the other side. The dining room is large and very lovely. Good breakfast included with my booking. The location is fantastic, with waterfront location and terrific views. Definitely would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Marie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

Tale of 2 halves

A tale of 2 halfs really. Staff were all lovely, especislly the gorgeous girl who was running the breakfast room. Looked after my friend and i with a sea view both days and breakfast was delicious. Only downside was the room which is is dire need of an update. However, thd beds were vety comfy and we had a lovely sea view. I would return once the renovations are complete.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Lovely Staff

The location is fabulous and the staff were lovely, very friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Kate

Travelled with partner
Handy for a visit to Whitby - very central and great views. Some of the rooms are a bit tired looking. Our bathroom has a full length window which overlooked thesin street and basically had a film on the window to make it opaque - the blind wasn't big enough to fit the whole window. So you feel a bit exposed when you're in there with the light on. The fire alarm also went off in the middle of the night during our stay. Most guests were stood outside the hotel for quite some time. A handful of guests and staff members were inside. The fire brigade were called out and 30 minutes later the people stood inside the hotel foyer started to go back to their rooms. There was no communication with any of the guests outside - no staff member came out to speak to the guests or to check everyone was ok. No one appeared to be in control of the situation and guests who had followed the hotels own evacuation procedure were just left outside in the cold. Noone took a register to ensure all guests were present. I wouldn't like to have been staying there had there been a real file - the hotel procedures didn't appear to be very robust.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice and clean hotel the staff are very friendly and helpful would definitely come back again
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Frank

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not a place to visit at the moment

We paid extra for a sea view room. Yes we got a room on the 3rd floor with a wonderful view of Whitby. Unfortunately the lift is out of service for 3 months, a fact that we had not been told about when we booked. The room was very tired, the heating could not be adjusted meaning we had to sleep on top of the bed to keep cool. There were a lot of workmen milling around renovating the hotel. Maybe it might of been a good idea to close down for a couple of months. The breakfast could do with a little improvement and bigger size plates wouldn't go a miss. I'm sure when the hotel has been fully refurbished it may be worth another visit.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food excellent. Staff very helpful. Accomodating. Friendly. Currently renovating and looking fabulouse. Dinning room and food exquiset. Lift is definatly being installed this year.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fantastic location, reception staff very helpful especially Hannah who went above and beyond to sort a booking out I’d done through a 3rd party with the wrong date. Hotel very comfortable and warm.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025