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The Royal Hotel

3.5 star property
3.5-star beach hotel near Scarborough Open Air Theatre

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Staircase
Beach/ocean view
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Restaurant
Bar (on property)

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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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

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

Double Room

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

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Single Room

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

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Family Room Sleeps 4

Family Room Sleeps 4

7.6 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room with Sea View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room Sleeps 3

Family Room Sleeps 3

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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

Superior Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Penthouse Suite

Penthouse Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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

Double Room with Sea View

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

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

Twin Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Scarborough

Steps from the beach.At this Scarborough City Centre hotel, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of South Bay Beach and Rotunda Museum. Opera House Casino and YMCA Theatre are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Stephen Joseph Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Scarborough Spa - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • North Bay Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Scarborough Castle - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Olympia Leisure - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wackers - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Scarborough Flyer - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

3.5-star beach hotel near Scarborough Open Air Theatre
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 meters) 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.

  • 159 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • 108 sq ft of conference space
  • 10 sq m of conference space
  • Built in 1830
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Wedding services available
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
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.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool

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

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • TV in common areas

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

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

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

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.

Property payment types

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

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.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, 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. 342 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 150 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 96 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 103 out of 1001 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel was good , however there were no food options when we enquired we had had a busy day arrived at hotel checked in freshened up went down to order food and we were told that no food was available, we then had to go out in the Rain and find suitable place to eat Apparently we were told we should have booked our evening meal , there was no mention of this anywhere in the booking process not did reception tell us when we arrived, would definitely not stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with group
The room was an ok size, as was the bathroom, however the beds (in a twin room) were not comfortable and the pillow was hard - so all in all it made for a not very good night's sleep. It would be helpful for each bed to have two pillows, which might have helped a bit.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veeda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing for price
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great size comfortable room and sea view, helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Another enjoyable stay at the royal but a few issues with room this time.we had no lights working on entering room maintenance guy had to come to room and show us how to get them on ( switch behind bedside units ) lamp switches dont work.2 water stains on ceiling from previous leak which has brought wallpaper off wall near wardrobe.hopefully this was a 1 off as previous stays have been good.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

yawurry

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, comfortable bed. Hotel decorations for Xmas creating a nice warm welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Ioan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Had to wait for about 25 minutes at reception to check in. Was given a room with poor lighting which didn't look anything like the pictures of the double room I booked. Was small and depressing. After asking for another room, was provided with a much more spacious one but the decor and the whole room was very dated. The windows were quite dirty, there were cracked tiles in the bathroom, the lock on the bathroom door was broken as someone seems to have forced their entry in there, the floor was completely uneven.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was upgraded to the Royal Suit, a lovely big room with 2 sofa's and a large 4 poster bed which was so comfy
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Staff & service
Fine
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty dust on sides bedding full of hair and dirt room was cold and damp The room was a walk through maze to get to which absolutely stank of sewerage
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Leigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Despite having the desciption of Double Room with Sea View, no reasonable person would say that Room 314 has a sea view. A view of the fire escape stairs, yes, a view of the tramway sure….if you stood on a chair from the far wall, cricked your neck at 37.2 degrees and squinted through the trees, you can imagine seeing the sea…through the cracked window.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Leeanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very dirty Went to reception to say and was told they would send a housekeeper up. No apologies given. They changed bedding but that was it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Cliff

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Came by train
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Room was ok but would of liked a better view, and could hear a noise comming fm the bathroom sounding like a cow mooing all night kept us awake.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with family
Clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

SHARON

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Pet friendly stay

The property was pet frirndly which was great but the property was very tired there were stains on walls and ceilings!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keeley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean room stunning sunrise views definately atay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in room 201.The bed wasn’t a king size or a double, it was in face two single beds put together which were both different heights. The mattresses were very hard. Two very poor nights sleep. The room was quite cold, we could not put the heating. We were told the heating comes in for two hours on the evening and two hours in the morning. Overall an experience we will not be repeating as we will not be staying at the Royal Hotel again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We booked standard room. We were given A larger room. Cleanish, everything was ok until we were woken up on the middle of the night to rain coming in. We could ear/see it running down the wall. Reported to reception next norning to be told they would look at it. Sounded like tge water tank was in the wall near the bed. Again woken up to the sound of this through the night. We stayed 2 nights. The room was cleaned or toilet rolls topped up. Check out time was 11am we whilst dressing the cleaner just ealked in at 10am with out knocking. The bar area was ok. Happy hour bewteen 12-6. Parking, we used the grand and purchased scratch cards from reception. Close to beach and shopping facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

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

Terrible experience

Booked a double standard room and on arrival we were allocated a twin with a broken bed. We asked to be moved and next room was around the back of the hotel and freezing cold. Asked to be moved again and got another twin that smelled of drains. Finally, on the fourth time, after a lot of going back and fourth to reception we were allocated the double room we booked but it was the smallest room I've ever seen and very grotty. Overall, a terrible experience and will not be returning. Lesson leaned. Better to spend a bit more and stay somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abbey

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025