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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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Enjoy a serene view from the balcony with ornate railings, featuring a peaceful landscape beyond.
Classic interior with a traditional design, featuring a four-poster bed, comfortable sofa, and decorative fireplace.
Enjoy a romantic dinner for two in this cozy room, complete with a dining area and comfortable seating.
Relax on the patio with tables and chairs, shaded by umbrellas, and take in the historic views.
Standing proudly in a picturesque setting, this stately building showcases its classical architectural style with a central tower and ornate details.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, England, YO11 2HE
  • South Bay Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Scarborough Spa
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Scarborough Open Air Theatre
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Standard Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 190 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Standard Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

The Royal Hotel

3.5-star hotel in Scarborough City Centre
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 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.
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 108 square feet (10 square meters) include conference space. This beach hotel also offers an indoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff.

The Royal Hotel is a smoke-free property.

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.

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 transportation

  • Offsite parking within 0.25 miles (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

  • 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.
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1830
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed
  • 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 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

Property 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. 350 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 309 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 145 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 93 out of 1010 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 113 out of 1010 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

10/10 Excellent

Denise

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

Seaview

Had an early check in was seen to right away very pleasant and friendly I asked for a room with a view as I’m claustrophobic. I was upgraded to a sea view at no extra cost. we paid for dinner and breakfast all meals were delicious got seated straightaway . Our room was nice and big with 2 tub chairs for watching to the bed was a king size and nice and comfy .Only thing wrong was the floorboards in some places were a bit squishy I think may need replacing and headboard and side lamps a bit old fashioned but for the price we paid and upgrade I can’t complain .We will definitely be back thankyou for a lovely stay . S
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The foyer was very impressive but the property & room seemed very tired
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Disappointed

We usually stay at the Royal when we visit Scarborough, and are normally happy with our room. However on this stay we thought the room was very dated and needed a good paint job, the bathroom door didn't close properly unless you slammed it. The two lamps in the room were awkward as the plugs were hard to find to turn on. The room was stuffy, the bed was tilted , only one pillow each and were very hard. The only good thing was the shower was fabulous.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel but a bit tired in places.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Leigh

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

Excellent room and reception service…but

The room was very nice indeed, easily found a parking space, reception was very pleasant and helpful. 2 downsides. Firstly, there seemed to be some mix-up as to whether breakfast finished at 9 or 9.30, even staff serving breakfast unsure, there was a food shortage at 9.05 when we appeared, so we only selected one of each item to be courteous to other guests appearing after us. The food we did have was very nice. Second was the check-out time of 10am, it was a rush in the morning as opposed to being relaxed. May I suggest you revise the breakfast times to 8am to 10am, check-in at 3pm, check-out at 11am during the week, would make for a pleasant and more relaxed stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

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

Hotel, Staff and breakfast were great

Check in was great but travelling on motorcycles and room was 4 floor long way from working lift, long way to carry bags helmet etc. breakfast was good and staff were excellent
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

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

10/10 Excellent

Winston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

6/10 Okay

gareth

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

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

8/10 Good

K

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

8/10 Good

Carole

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for the seafront and shopping. The food is really good when its waitress service and the staff couldn’t be more friendly. However when the evening meal is buffet style the standard goes down, probably because of the amount of people they are serving. The starter was really good when a set menu but very poor when buffet style. The breakfast was really good every morning even though it was a buffet. The staff were super helpful and friendly in the bar and restaurant. The hotel is Victorian with the main areas well decorated. However our room was really tired and not clean enough, the room edges were covered in dust. It was a bonus to have a mini bar fridge in the room. We had a dog with us and I’m guessing this is why we had a really old room. however we’ve been to many other dog friendly hotels and have had some wonderful rooms. I recommend that you book direct with this hotel as we booked with a supposedly ‘best price’ company and paid considerably more than charged by the hotel directly.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard, Leeds

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Waited to long at reception to book in had to go looking for a staff member . Toilet system took too long to fill up and TV kept loosing signal and no biscuits in the room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Arrived at hotel seen to by a lovley gentleman, unfortantly the rooms hadnt been cleaned. However concierge offered upgrade for free so cant complain. Dealt with professionally. Rooms need a major upgrade all outdated but fantastic lobby and bar with the classic english look. Would stay again as it beats the sister hotel the grand.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The architecture is amazing. I can imagine Ladies and Gents in elegant dress strolling around the hotel in days gone by.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely few days,room had a sea view which was a nice surprise.breakfast very nice all staff very helpful be back soon
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Spring treat

Wasn't bad but not great for disabled. 1 of lifts was broken. Theres a disabled door at the left from the entrance. Go up slope n you gotta try n hold door while dragging yourself in a wheelchair up the slop. If door opened on its own be good. Clip broken to keep door open. And that side lift was broken. Had problem with the slope n door on both our stays
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Melissa

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

Not for us

Went here instead of the grand to try, dont get me wrong we knew not to expect anything just like we do at the grand.. cheap cheerful somewhere to change and sleep.. arrived and was booked in very quick. Went to the room and first look seemed ok till we looked at the bed, unfortunately mattress protector was covered in some stain which you could tell hadnt been washed, same marks also on pillow cases. Then the mattress itself was i can only explain as the 25 quid mattress you get for a 2 year old the blue ones. I wouldnt of been bothered but laying on it ment you had springs in your back. The marks totally put me and my partner off it was simply disgusting. Ceiling looked as though it was caving in and so did the walls. Reception was good was going to sort it but i asked for a room change couldnt stay in there. Room.was a downgrade as such haha not sea view no settee smaller room but the bed was better. Unfortunately its the last time we go here. Knowing its old, it does smell old and fusty too which was not nice. Back to the old grand we go dont get me wrong either thats not great but one thing is the bed has always been clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025