Good breakfast. Fan in the room was quiet and very welcome.

Great location. Food was really good at the fat badger on site. It was a hot weekend so the absence of air con was a problem but not many weekends in the UK are that hot to be fair

Staff were lovely food was great will definitely stay there again

Overall the stay was good but the restaurant service was very slow at dinner. The bar and the rooms were good, we booked parking and it was hassle free name and reg. number on a frame on the wall. All staff helpful and polite. The buffet breakfast was good and plenty of choice

Excellent stay all round

Gorgeous hotel. Original features, bar area amazing with sea views. Room clean, window open and a fan to keep cool. Breakfast was fab. Staff all helpful. Thank you for a lovely visit.

Would not recommended. Won’t be going back there. Fair enough before we arrived they offered us to bid for early check-In and swap house keeping for a drink for each person at the bar which would have been £6.60 for a small house wine. We had no response to say whether the early check-In was confirmed so we rang on the morning of arrival and said we would be there for 11:30 any chance of early check-In, the guy couldn’t do enough for us and made sure a room was ready for when we arrived. One day we were in the lift going to our floor, it’s would go up and stop at floor 3 but the doors wouldn’t open, it started beeping and flashing and went back down to ‘B’, it did this twice then we got out and consulted reception. The reception said they do random testing at any time, myself and fiancée are petrified of lifts so it would have been nice to know beforehand, the receptionist just shrugged like it wasn’t his problem. We didn’t use the lift again. Sunday morning for breakfast £15.50 buffet style all you can eat. The food was slow coming out so people were stood with half plates waiting for the remainder, it started coming out but it was cold. I got to the mushrooms and there was a dirty black hair in there, I told the server who replied by saying that’s all we have. No there’s a hair in the mushrooms. He took it away and shout ‘no more mushrooms today everybody’ like I was in the wrong. The croissants were raw in the middle, not even cooked. Utterly disgusting.

Stayed here a few years ago and the improvement was noticeable immediately. Only one little gripe - there was no book swap available.

Great room, view and breakfast was fab

Everybody was helpful staying in a clean room with all the facilities. The breakfast was brilliant with the bar providing a good service. The hotel is situated in a good location not far from the sea with plenty of places to visit.

The room was outdated

This was a fantastic hotel with a great family room lots of space and great facilities. The whole hotel was clean well cared for with fun quirky decor to match the age of the building a good mix of old and new. Great location just a few minute walk from everything but far enough for a peaceful rest. Staff were fantastic and parking was easy thank you.

Beautiful hotel, especially the main reception and restaurant. The room was basic but clean and comfortable, the view from the room was stunning. There is a very convenient car park right next to the hotel if you can't get parked at the hotel, and is probably cheaper if you arrive later. The breakfast was great, with lots of options and staff were friendly and welcoming. Overall would definitely stay here again.

Hotel lovely staff very helpful, if booking a stay i would recommend booking a car parking space. Plenty of choice at breakfast

Great location, easy parking. Everyone was helpful and friendly. The breakfast was very good, and we made good use of the bar The decor in the hotel corridors is very dark, and there is only one small lift

Hotel is quite dark and old fashioned. Location is great. Staff at reception, bar and cleaning were excellent excellent. Problems at breakfast. Some staff were unhelpful. Selection of food was just okay. Quality was good. On one occasion I asked a member of staff when would tomatoes, beans, mushrooms and scrambled egg be replenished. Answer was we found a hair in mushrooms so had to throw them away. Other food will be out when it's out. Waited nearly 20 minutes for food. This was at 8.45 a.m. and breakfast didn't finish until 9.30 a m. Disappointing as other days there was plenty of selection. Parking was good too, although we had to pay £6 per day.

The Royal is situated in a very good position, walking distance to the town centre and to walk on the coastline.

Perfect location staff were very friendly very clean.

Really lovely hotel, location is ideal to get out and about around Whitby with a view of the abbey and the whale arches at your doorstep. The bed was super comfortable and a big smart tv in the room too which I know isn’t a big deal for some people but we like to watch a film before bed. My only issue I had was when we were checking in, we got to the hotel around 8:30pm which is understandable that it is way past check in time but there was nobody on reception so we had to wait around for 20 mins until someone finally noticed us as there wasn’t a bell or anything to try get attention. I understand they were probably helping out in the bar etc as it was very busy but it just made us feel a bit ignored and not valued as a guest.

The hotel is being totally refurbished and yet all of he staff are helpful and very friendly.