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Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

3.0 star property

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2 bars/lounges
Indoor wedding
2 bars/lounges
Exterior
Sun deck

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

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St. Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, England, YO11 2ET
  • Place, South Bay Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Scarborough Spa
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, North Bay Beach
    ‪12 min walk‬

Room options

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Sea View Double Room

Sea View Double Room

  • 3 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room No Window

  • 2 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Sea View Sleeps 4

Family Sea View Sleeps 4

  • 4 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Family Room Sleeps 4

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room No Window

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Family Sea View Sleeps 4

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Scarborough

With a stay at Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough, you'll be centrally located in Scarborough, 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 Rotunda Museum and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from South Bay Beach.

What's nearby

  • South Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Scarborough Spa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Scarborough Castle - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • North Bay Beach - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Peasholm Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Scarborough Station - 8 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 112 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Olympia Leisure - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Scholars - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wackers - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

Fun on the beach, near Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough offers 413 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This Scarborough hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps.

Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 413 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and gift shops/newsstands. Additional features at this hotel include a ballroom and a vending machine.
Grab a bite to eat at The Harbour Lights, one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 9 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a library, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 9 AM and 10 AM.
The Harbour Lights - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Premier Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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 9 per day); discounts available
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 9 AM to 10 AM on weekends; GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Premier Restaurant
  • The Harbour Lights

Things to do

  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Library
  • Personal motorised watercraft

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Proposal/romance packages

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 12 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Built in 1863
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
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 stay (maximum GBP 25 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 9 per day (62 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per stay (maximum GBP 25 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

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Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 379 out of 1352 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 349 out of 1352 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 261 out of 1352 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 138 out of 1352 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 225 out of 1352 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Phil

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is relatively cheap to stay here and you get what you pay for. So although the property is in dire need of upgrading throughout hence the cheap price there is no excuse for a poor cleanliness and hygiene standards. From mould on the hotel room walls to poorly cleaned crockery and cutlery at breakfast to a very poorly cleaned room. Vacumed around the furniture; crumbs, crisps and rubbish under the coffee table and chairs, sticky fridge top, coffee table and desk; from a previous occupant spillage I assume, not wiped down. The cleaner of room 451 needs retraining on the basic. Hopefully this was an isolated incident but who knows. Overall a poor hotel but cheap, 1 night was enough. On the positive the hotel is well located. Note to the management/owners - investment required in building and staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Love the history. Please clean windows!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Mark

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

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness
Friendly team
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mantas

Not cleaning room vet floors remote control aswell not Find very dark and terrible room i have
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

DAMIEN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Inexpensive for a reason.

This was the cheapest hotel in town, so we had a fair idea of what to expect. Most of it matched our expectations - aging fixtures, a less-than-spotless feel - but the mattress in our room was truly awful, and there was only one very thin pillow (we asked for another, but they couldn’t provide). The building itself is lovely, though very tired in places. On the plus side, the views over the bay are absolutely gorgeous, and the breakfast staff were especially warm and cheerful. Overall, if you think of it more like a hostel, you’ll manage for a single night - but not much longer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just in the right place for parking and the town centre
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Avoid avoid avoid

Avoid. Went with my young 6 year old. Kept getting told cant check in by one lady who didnt even ask for our details just said no eventually asked another lady who gave us our key. Tiny room. No air. Filthy and 2 huge spiders. After about an hours sleep decided we want breakfast. Asked at reception and she (same lady) told us its downstairs. Queued up with a tired 6 year old then was told need to pay at reception. Sacked it off and went 2mins up the road for half the price. Oh and the fire alarm went off twice unthe night so ended up in reception half naked at 1am to be told someone, no fire, just someone opened a firedoor, no apology. Travelodge or premier Inn next time. Ace time in Scarborough just not this place, avoid avoid avoid
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bartolomeu

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I chosen a room without the windows, the fan wasn’t working and no electricity two hours before my check out. I had to pack my bag with a cell torch.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melodie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

JUSTINE

Liked: Amenities
Was greated 1st class My Room 5* Clean best hotel i have been to In Scarborough near the beach shopping Steep hill to beach and back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Carole

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service
Bar staff are really bad no collection of glasses in the tables at times toilet was dirty empty cans outside of hotel steps
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ben

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

Dirty and run down.

Stunning building and great location. However the interior needs lots of TLC. We had a fan in the room which did not work, the other was thick with dust. We could not open windows. Towel rail had clearly been broken off wall and not replaced. And paint literally peeling off walls…To name but a few. My heavily pregnant wife asked for another pillow which never turned up. There was no mirror in the room other than the bathroom, not ideal for a family of four sharing. When we moved chairs to sit down we found empty wrappers and other muck/dirt. Guests in the room above were noisy all hours with music starting at 3am. For the price we didn’t expect five star luxury but working amenities and cleanliness are a must!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Windows could do with a clean. Main entrance could do with a spruce up.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Edward

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Adam

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

Stunning building

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Wayne

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Good but could be fantastic

Fantastic old historic building. Just looked very tired looking inside. Has potential to be the grand hotel again if budget enables.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Lee

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

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely perfect night at The Grand Hotel had a lovely sleep the staff were amazing five 🌟 for everything i couldnt fault it great place to stay will definitely be staying again see you soon
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Lift broke so had to climb stairs to the 4 th floor no mean fate
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

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

Worst hotel ever

Hotel was disgusting everywhere was dirty. Carpets. Bed. Bathroom. Wall paper. Mould. Hairs on wall. Cob webs everywhere. Windows so dirty we walked in. And walked out after 15 mins. Checked out within hour that’s only because it took sooo long because nothing worked on desk.
Cracked sink.
Dirty windows
Bird shot everywhere
Mould
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025