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.
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 WiFi (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 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.
For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Sea View Restaurant - Onsite 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
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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
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.
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-authorize 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
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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
John
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Robert
Travelled with group
16 Nov 2025
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.
Great size comfortable room and sea view, helpful staff.
Victoria
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Elizabeth
9 Nov 2025
Elizabeth
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Kevin
8 Nov 2025
Kevin
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Mark
8 Nov 2025
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.
Mark
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
yawurry
7 Nov 2025
yawurry
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
8/10 Good
Paul
2 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, comfortable bed. Hotel decorations for Xmas creating a nice warm welcome.
Paul
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
4/10 Poor
Ioan
2 Nov 2025
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.
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
John
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Leigh
Travelled with partner
31 Oct 2025
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.
Leigh
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
10/10 Excellent
Joe
31 Oct 2025
Joe
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
4/10 Poor
Leeanne
30 Oct 2025
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.
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.
Ian
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
4/10 Poor
Dawn
26 Oct 2025
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.
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.