Robin Hood＇s Bay Hotels & Accommodations

My wife and I stayed at The Grand back on 25/03/22 and we were so impressed that we just had to return. The staff are still helpful and friendly, the food is excellent and the room we stayed in was impressive. It was clean, comfy and had just been decorated and fitted with a power shower. The seagulls on our window sill could be quite noisy, but remember we are at the seaside! We paid £200 in total for bed, breakfast and evening meal, which I found to be excellent value. Disregard all the negative reports that you read about this hotel, make a visit and decide for yourself. Perhaps, if these people want 5 star, that will have to pay 5 star prices. We will certainly be visiting The Grand again.

YHA Whitby's location is stunning - right by the 199 steps, St Mary's Church, the Abbey and with beautiful views across the river and town. It's a beautiful historic building with an absolutely lovely private garden. The table football was also much enjoyed! Abbey entry is free for hostel guests which was a bonus. However, it feels like it is coasting on its location and exterior, and was a disappointment compared with other YHA hostels. Firstly check-in is 3-10pm, despite the YHA website saying it's 24hrs (hopefully they will update this). There's also not a 24hr reception, again contrary to the YHA website. There's a sign directing you to the cafe out of these hours, but it was a big contrast to other hostels where there's usually someone around to ask for info, provide key for the luggage room, answer qs and deal with any issues even if you can't check in yet. Definitely not a warm welcome. The room was decent but the shower leaked all over the floor - a sign said to leave the showerhead pointing down to avoid floods, but the bath tap stuck out so much this meant you couldn't get under it and the mixer tap was awkward. I doubt that any of the management have tried showering in it. The bathroom is looking tired. No binliners in bins, and no storage in rooms either (they have changed completely from the TripAdvisor photos which are from 2016!!) Loud music from the kitchen underneath us at 730am on Monday morning. Overall, the hostel could do with some TLC - and will need it if features like the beautiful conservatory, where grass is now growing through the glass panes, are to last. The cafe is haphazard and the breakfasts a shambles - no trays, cutlery running out, coffee running out, juice running out (and not being speedily replaced as happens elsewhere), bits being left off the toast machine so the toast falls on the floor, etc. They seemed to only cook 4 eggs at a time and have no queuing system so we had to wait a long while for cooked breakfasts while others came straight in and were served immediately. Some staff were friendly but others were completely uninterested. We wanted to mention these issues quietly to reception as we left, but guess what... shutters up again and no one around.

I have just returned home from a Majestic Holiday stay at the above venue .I am going to be honest the room we stayed in was clean had fresh linen on arrival ,comfortable and quiet .It is a old hotel but the communal areas were good ranging from a grand foyer to a clean friendly reception .I have no criticism of the breakfast food and range of items,it was good.On the other hand the main meals were stodgy no inventive bland overcooked limited vegetables chicken legs that looked that they had come off very old birds pork steaks rubbery chewy and tasteless .On the last night I had scampi which was very good this was the only one of the 4 night meals I had whicn was worth eating.The sad thing is for dessert that night was I had with tinned fruit the poorest custard I have ever eaten watery made with just hot water and limited custard powder that is my last memory of the restaurant. .The bar was good earlier in the week the gentleman and the mature lady were very good hardworking and pleasant .The prices in the bar very reasonable the Tetley beer well looked after.The only team member who disturbed me was on the last night was DICK TURPIN a scruffy abrupt man wearing a black hand kerchief as a mask, did he have Covid making the bar team look like farce this did not give that area a very professional look.On checkout Imust congratulate the reception team who all holiday were attentive polite and professional..I have been truthful about this venue

The staff were absolutely fantastic, nothing was too much trouble and so friendly

When I arrived at the Granby Hotel in Scarborough I was a little disappointed, the exterior and communal areas looked neglected and tired. The reception and seating area reminded me of a working men's club! I booked in and I was given my room key. I stayed in room 5, a twin room, this was one of the few rooms available in Scarborough for that night. The room, bedding and towels were clean and smelt fresh. I settled down to watch TV but was distracted by another guests mobile phone - every time they received a message I could hear their phone buzzing and vibrating in the next room - this was a regular occurrence for over three hours. The walls are thin! Thankfully the buzzing stopped before I settled down to sleep. At around 11pm the hotel went quiet; it was peaceful and calm, I fell asleep easily. I woke once in the night aching as I sleep on my front or side and the mattress was firm, so I woke; hips, shoulders and lower back aching. Eventually I fell back to sleep and in the morning l woke feeling quite rested. The morning was similar to the evening you could hear other guests moving around, their conversations and them taking a shower! The bathroom in the twin room is small, but functional, the shower definitely wasn't a power shower! I would stay at The Granby Hotel again. There is parking to the side and rear of the hotel. The majority of the parking is pay and display with a couple of disabled bays (you still have to pay). If you have a Yorkshire County Council parking disc there is two hours free parking in bays at the side of the Granby Hotel. Yorkshire County Council parking discs are available from a number of retailers in the town and are free - they allow free parking in certain areas of the town for a limited time.

With a stay at LilyRose Hotel in Whitby, you'll be in the historical district, a 4-minute walk from Whitby Beach and 11 minutes by foot from Whitby Harbour. This guesthouse is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Whitby Abbey and 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from North York Moors National Park.English breakfasts are available daily from 10:00 AM to noon for a fee.Stay in one of 18 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

With a stay at Esklet Guest House in Whitby, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Whitby Beach and Whitby Harbour. This guesthouse is 2 mi (3.3 km) from North York Moors National Park and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Whitby Abbey.This smoke-free guesthouse features complimentary parking nearby, hiking/biking trails nearby, and sailing nearby.Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms.

With a stay at Station Inn in Whitby, you'll be in the historical district, a 4-minute walk from Whitby Harbour and 7 minutes by foot from Whitby Beach. This inn is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Whitby Abbey and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from North York Moors National Park.At Station Inn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.Stay in one of 5 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.

No hot water for bath or shower, water little more than lukewarm. Nothing was done to address this despite two reminders. They knew of issue but failed to inform us at time of taking room. Breakfast in room booked for 8am not delivered by 8.30so called to chivvy it up, hadn't arrived 20mins later rang again, another 15 mins hadn't arrived was about to go down, but had eventually arrived over hour after booked. Same on day three, no apologies or asking if we had enjoyed our stay. This spoilt a badly needed break , room had been upgraded hence 2*, but poor for hotel of this 'standard', have stayed many times in past, but never again. It like a place that is near to closure, and cares more about money than the customer. Won't repeat a stay here again. Also could not book a table in dining room on two out of three nights between 6 and 8pm, as they had coach party. So we voted with feet and took our money elsewhere, thank God we did!

What a fantastic hotel, everything was spot on including the reception desk staff, the large deluxe room, the restaurant staff and the amazing breakfast. This hotel has its own car park over the road, which we were able to use before our allocated booking in time. The staff were very attentive and nothing was a problem. The location was 5min walk from the whale bone arch and a nice 15min walk I to town. We will definitely be visiting again