With a stay at The Royal Hotel in Scarborough (Scarborough City Centre), you'll be a 3-minute drive from Scarborough Open Air Theatre and 8 minutes from North York Moors National Park. .This beach hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Opera House Casino and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from YMCA Theatre.
What's nearby
South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
Mecca Bingo - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
Stephen Joseph Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
Scarborough Spa - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
North Bay Beach - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
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
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.
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.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an indoor pool or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at Sea View Restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 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 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.
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
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.
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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 341 out of 1000 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 309 out of 1000 reviews
8 - Good
309
Rating 6 - Okay. 149 out of 1000 reviews
6 - Okay
149
Rating 4 - Poor. 95 out of 1000 reviews
4 - Poor
95
Rating 2 - Terrible. 106 out of 1000 reviews
2 - Terrible
106
7.2/10
Cleanliness
8.0/10
Staff & service
7.4/10
Amenities
6.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
6/10 Okay
Mike
Traveled with family
Dec 10, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
TV have no network and the key only one key so the room is nice but but bit cold
Mike
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
8/10 Good
Clare
Traveled with partner
Dec 7, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Friendly staff, room clean, nice christmas decorations in hotel lobby
Clare
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Steven
Traveled with partner
Dec 6, 2025
Disliked: Amenities
Room was cold told reception which they sorted it quick. Tv didn’t work NOT sorted. No toiletries shampoo shower gel nut got sorted as we went to reception and picked up.
Over all not too good.
Had an evening meal that was very disappointing, we were the last sitting at 19:00 and hardly any foood left just pickings. Told one of the girls serving that there was no custard for the little bit of crumble I’d found and she said sorry you’ll just have to have cream instead.
Very very disappointed:(
The checkin could have been more informative and friendlier - it normally is. More advice could have been provided re the temporary parking restrictions outside and, in particular, help should have been provided as to how to get to our room, as the lift wasn't working. Fortunately a chambermaid was very helpful and showed us and another man to our rooms. Other than that the staff were extremely helpful as usual.
Smelly bathroom which made the whole room smell.
Window was missing a latch so it wouldn’t shut meaning it was noisy and very cold.
No shampoo shower gel or conditioner.
No coffee sachets.
Sticky dirty spoon left in the cup.
Marks/stains on the walls and curtains.
Reception staff in the morning didn’t seem too interested or surprised. Room 422a is terrible.
The whole floor around that room is very cold.
We were advised that evening they were very busy and had no other rooms.
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
Traveled with group
Nov 16, 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
Nov 9, 2025
Elizabeth
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Kevin
Nov 8, 2025
Kevin
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Mark
Nov 8, 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
Nov 7, 2025
yawurry
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
8/10 Good
Paul
Nov 2, 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
Nov 2, 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
Traveled with partner
Oct 31, 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
Oct 31, 2025
Joe
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
4/10 Poor
Leeanne
Oct 30, 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.