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The Royal Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Whitby Abbey

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Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
View from property
Reception
Family Room

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly

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West Cliff, Whitby, England, YO21 3HA
  • Whalebone Arch
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Captain Cook Monument
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Whitby Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Cosy Double Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room With Sea View

Superior Twin Room With Sea View

  • 22 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room With Sea View

Standard Double Room With Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room With Sea View

Standard Twin Room With Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room With Sea View

Superior Double Room With Sea View

  • 22 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room With Sea View

Standard Single Room With Sea View

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Cosy Double Room With Sea View

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Whitby

Close to the beach.You'll find Whitby Harbour and Whitby Abbey within a 15-minute walk of this Whitby hotel. Whalebone Arch and Captain Cook Monument are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Whalebone Arch - 1 min walk
  • Whitby Beach - 2 min walk
  • Whitby Pavilion - 3 min walk
  • Whitby Harbour - 12 min walk
  • Whitby Abbey - 14 min walk

Getting around

  • Whitby Station - 10 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪Abbey Wharf - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Magpie Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Esk Vaults - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Fishermans Wife - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Little Angel Inn - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Royal Hotel

3-star hotel near Whitby Abbey
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A free manager's reception is offered daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

The Royal Hotel also features a terrace, coffee/tea in a common area, and a fireplace in the lobby. Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Whitby hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 118 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • Built in 1840
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Royal Hotel offers 118 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided daily.

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

  • Uncovered self parking on site (GBP 6 per night)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekends: GBP 13.50 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Thin carpet in room

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

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 buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 13.50 per person
  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 6 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
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, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property Registration Number 457 8386 39

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

The Royal Hotel Hotel
The Royal Hotel Whitby
The Royal Hotel Hotel Whitby

The Royal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 304 out of 780 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 249 out of 780 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 131 out of 780 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 780 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 780 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Position in whitby itself. If weather bad there was plenty room to stay in hotel. All staff had time to speak to you and seemed to have a smile all day.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I have stayed here on many occasions, but during this trip was presented with ongoing works to all the inside rooms which impacted on access and egress from our sea view room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Arron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room itself was great. Plenty of space, clean and a lovely sea view. The down sides were the lift wasn't working so not great for disability problems. The single glazed wooden sash window suffered pretty badly with condensation which explains the lack of paint on the wood and the noise from outside wasn't filtered in any way at all. Not great when your above the exit door to the hotel bar where noisy smokers get louder as the evening progresses. I would stay again if I could pick my room before booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location & friendly & helpful staff. No.mean feat on one of the busiest weekends of the year. Good breakfast & fab view of the Abbey, sea & estuary from our room. Couldn't have been better for our 1st Whitby Goth weekend.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Royal hotel.
Fantastic stay at this hotel. Room was amazing, a bit dated but definitely made me say wow as I entered the room. Staff were very polite and professional. Restaurant staff were very friendly and offered very good advice on the menu.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Building a bit tired but clean. Room was adequate but had problem with turning shower off tap very stiff. Staff were friendly & helpful. Enjoyed our 2 day stay and would return
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, clean and comfortable room, great breakfast. Everything you need out of a hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Stuart

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Debra

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will not return
Room was tiny - lots of stain marks on the walls / ceiling Despite booking for B&B we were told we were room only so didn’t have breakfast - couldn’t check booking due to poor phone reception in Whitby therefore wasted money ! Room too hot and couldn’t turn radiator off And the worst part was the lift was broke !!! This should be in the website as we would not of booked here Will not return to this hotel !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Margaret

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfortunately work was being done outside our room. Workmen on scaffolding so curtains closed all the time. Problems with hot water and lifts. Room and bathroom very basic Location is wonderful. Staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family Wedding
Lovely hotel with real character, staff were extremely helpful. Highly recommended the hotel for a short stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norm

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

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barrie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A welcoming dog friendly hotel
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Royal Hotel where the staff were very welcoming and friendly. It has sea views an is in an excellent location. We hadn’t realised before our arrival that we needed to pre book a car parking space which meant that we had to use a roadside meter which was more expensive and less convenient than the car park. Fortunately we managed to secure a space on the hotel overspill carpark on our second day after waiting outside the carpark until someone checked out. Our room was very clean, warm and well decorated although the window was extremely high. The food was very tasty and there was an excellent choice for breakfast. It was dog friendly and although we were not able to eat in the dining room, the bar area was very comfortable and we were happy to be able to have our dog with us.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Seaside hotel
Typical slight decaying British seaside hotel. Saying that though it was clean, decent room with sea view and it had charm plus very central, decent fairly cheap parking.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whitbylicious
Excellent service, breakfast to die for
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Edwin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
curtain track and pelmet terrible. magnetic strip on shower door missing. paint missing on wall. maximum 2 star rating
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Gina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Personally I wouldnt
Checking in staff very informative regarding parking. They have a poshier car park that you have to reserve and an over flow one which is on a first come basis. Currently building work going on all around so alot taken up by work vans so not in my opinion exclusive to the hotel. Is other parking available on road and car park but more expensive. Got to room and scaffold up outside windows...no mention of this when booking or when checking in. Workmen there until late afternoon and started again at 8 in the morning...banging, swearing ..no chance of relaxing in room or having a lie in if thats what you would of wanted. Asked how long work had been going on to be told weeks...all was told was sorry...no offer of a room move..curtains had to remain shut the whole time. Room basic and dated, no adjustment on radiator so was v warm in the room. Towel rail rusty. Breakfast there was plenty of choice and would recommend. Bar area very clean and pleasant also. For the money paid do I think its worth it - no -
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jean

Travelled with family
Didn’t realise had to reserve parking at hotel. There appeared to be several empty spaces but told they had been taken up. Stayed in newly renovated room which was lovely. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Downside was lift which was out of action to 3rd floor which we were on, also very small and old style lift. Hotel communal areas lovely and very nice breakfast. Position of hotel lovely overlooking Abby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
Check-in OK but not advised beforehand about parking - £8 per day in street and £6 per day at hotel (limited). Arrival information said to book a breakfast slot. We tried 0830 but not available due to 3 large coach groups so tried 0800 but then were told that it was not necessary to book at that time. At 0800 we asked for a window seat but they were all reserved - but not all used. Asked for a reservation for a window seat the next morning and was told they would try but there was no reserved seating for us even though there was a window table available. At first we were told that we couldn't sit there as they were all reserved for coach drivers but we did. Clearly, priority is given to coach parties - we felt like second rate citizens even though we booked the most expensive room. Room 105 had no handle on outside of door (other rooms did) so very difficult to close. There was one small radiator in room - controlled by hotel. It was warm on the first night but cold on the second night. Had to use bedding to keep warm after a shower (no dressing gowns). Bathroom was tastefully refurbished but in need of maintenance/repair. The towel radiator auto-shut off after 2 hours. Presumably hotel is a listed building which is why windows were old, wooden single-glazed sash windows from floor to ceiling. However there can never be an excuse for black mould on windows and glass that is difficult to see through because so dirty. Maid service was poor - dirty mugs and poor replenishment.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

PAMELA

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024