The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
February 2025

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
Beach/ocean view
Exterior
Desk, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi
Rooftop terrace

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, England, YO11 2HE
  • South Bay Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Stephen Joseph Theatre
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Scarborough Spa
    ‪9 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(29 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • 3.3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Scarborough

With a stay at The Royal Hotel in Scarborough (Scarborough City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Scarborough Open Air Theatre and Opera House Casino. .This beach hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from YMCA Theatre and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Scarborough Cricket Club.

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 3 min walk
  • Scarborough Spa - 9 min walk
  • North Bay Beach - 13 min walk
  • Peasholm Park - 16 min walk
  • Scarborough Open Air Theatre - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Scarborough Station - 8 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 114 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's Scarborough - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Olympia Leisure - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Tricolos - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer Scarborough - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

Fun in the sand, 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.

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.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional amenities at this hotel include a television in a common area and a ballroom.
Enjoy a meal at Sea View Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 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 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Sea View Restaurant - Onsite restaurant.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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 public transport

  • Off-site parking within 0.25 mi (GBP 8.00 per day)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–9:30 AM on weekends: GBP 12-15 for adults and GBP 6-10 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Sea View Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space (108 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms - 4

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 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
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 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
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 to 15 for adults, and GBP 6 to 10 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. 346 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 150 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 106 out of 1006 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 113 out of 1006 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing. I enjoyed staying at your hotel very much. Big clean room, great hotel in general with plenty of interesting decorations. Nice staff. One minor issue, there was no shower gel in the container. Aside from that 5 star, I will happily come again. Thank you very much 👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

CATHERINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay
Lovely room, friendly staff, great price. Will definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

James Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
the interior of the hotel is beautiful and is ideally situated for the town there was black mould on the ceiling but the room was really clean and the bathroom was beautiful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with partner
I would stay again for a one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location for weekend away!
Great central location and reasonably priced hotel. Staff very helpful and friendly. The hotel was obviously very grand in the past, and still looks impressive but is in need of some modernisation. I’d certainly stop here again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Staff & service
Very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room but phone didn't work and my room was like a sauna at times. I mentioned this to reception who showed little interest.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the Royal, the staircase is just magnificent and we were.lucky enough to get married here last year. Staff are friendly and helpful. Thankyou for the room upgrade xxx
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A needed break.
All members of staff from reception to service in the dining room were very friendly and good at their job. The meals and service in the dining room were excellent! The hotel has wonderful Victorian features and charactor. Location of this hotel is especially good for access to the cliff funicular giving easy access to the promenade.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Ian

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is very tired and in poor condition. Mould on bathroom ceiling and food not great albeit is designed for retired residents. The most annoying thing is I booked this hotel as it advertised car parking, it doesn’t, car parking is down the road (if available) at a charge of £8 per day. Hotels should not say they have car parking if they don’t. I have to carry work equipment in my car and don’t want to leave it parked on the side of a public road.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value and full of original character, enjoyed and would return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

grahame

Bedroom nice and clean and spacious. The lift up to the fifth floor was dirty and small and horrible
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hazel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was clean and adequate for what we wanted and very reasonably priced.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Travelled with partner
The room was freezing cold and we asked three times for a heater and we were told on each occasion that one would be sent to the room but one never appeared.The bar staff were always doing something else when you wanted service.Will never stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Hotel was nice, although the room was a bit dusty and the mattress was like a brick. Helpful on reception and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sheila

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
If I had been told by hotels.com about the charges and difficulty with parking around The Royal Hotel Scarborough, I would not have booked at that Hotel. As it happens we sorted an alternative parking place but it would not have suited visitors who have difficulty walking. The Hotel and Staff were excellent.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was our second visit to Scarborough. The first time we stayed at the bike and boot. The royal is better In so many ways, at half the price!! We will definitely be staying here again next visit. Staff were great, food excellent and rooms were perfect for us. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely 3 night stay
Checkin was easy and friendly, pleasantly surprised with the room , seems newly renovated by slightly spoiled by the curtains wh8ch seemed to be old , they were poorly hung abd didnt close properly, lovely quality towels changed every day, quality bedding , plenty of tea and coffee in the room and freely available on request from reception, one issue with room which was quickly resolved and to our satisfaction, food was lovely , no complaints at all , all staff were hard working and very pleasant, grand old building, enjoyed every minute, we will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Never again!
Hotel is in dire structural condition. Windows do not open far because frames are rotting so room was uncomfortably airless. Corners need cleaning properly. Electricity supply unsafe. We turned on the coffee machine and all the sockets blew.. Wi-Fi in room cost £7 per device per night - scandalous! Breakfast offered tinned fruit (no fresh), overcooked hot food and sliced bread. Bar closes too early. Nobody wiped the tables during the course of the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

JEFFREY

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Great welcome at reception, very friendly and we were checked in when thin 2 minutes!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024