About this property

Historic Setting: The Whiteley in Scarborough is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming atmosphere. Beachfront and Garden: Guests enjoy direct beachfront access and a beautiful garden, perfect for relaxation. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms, sea or garden views, and amenities such as free WiFi, TV, and free toiletries. Local Attractions: Scarborough North Bay is a 2-minute walk away, while Peasholm Park lies 400 metres nearby. Scarborough Castle is a 12-minute walk, and other attractions are within 1 km. Convenient Location: Humberside Airport is 95 km from The Whiteley, providing easy travel options.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Perfect for a 3-night stay!

    • Situated in the best rated area in Scarborough, this property has an excellent location score of 9.5

    • Breakfast info

    • Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Grindle
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Nice clean hotel excellent breakfast good location
  • Tracy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Superb views. The owner couldn't do enough for you. The breakfast set you up for the day
  • Caroline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The view out to sea was brilliant. The owner, Alison, was very friendly and left you to your own devices.
  • Mel
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely friendly welcome when we arrived fantastic breakfast lots of choices nice location lots of walking required good bus service available in high season
  • Rita
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Clean room, lovely friendly staff, great location for Scarborough open air theatre. Stayed here before, would definitely recommend
  • Sharon
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This is a really traditional bed & breakfast and was a pleasure to stay here. Yes, like other reviews say, it may be dated, but all this added to the charm of the place and it was clean and comfortable. Ideally situated for Scarborough beach and...
  • John
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Room was very clean and tidy. Nice linen and lovely fluffy towels. Very comfortable bed. Plenty of teabags and milk pots. And A TEAPOT! Friendly welcome.
  • Carl
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, great welcome by the host made us feel at home, comfy clean room. Good to have a car parking spot. Didn't have the breakfast as we were out for an early lunch.. But it smelt gorgeous!
  • Lisa
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    As soon as I entered The Whitely I could see that it was clean, bright and comfortable. It appeared freshly painted everywhere and new carpets. Our host was very friendly, welcoming and helpful. Our sea view room was great for our 1 night stay....
  • Landless
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We had a great stay, lovely friendly service, the room although small was spotlessly clean and was adequent for us and the breakfast was delicious and plentiful.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

Company review score: 9.8Based on 247 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

We are a Victorian Grade II listed property. All our rooms are full of period character. We have nine en-suite guest bedrooms and breakfast is served between 8.30 and 9am. Check in is from 3pm to 7pm and check out is 10am.

Property information

Bedrooms are accessed by staircase only. Some bedrooms are situated on the second and third floors. Car parking is managed on a first come, first served basis. We offer seven car parking spaces on our private car park and free car parking permits for use on Queens Parade. (Please note, we cannot guarantee there will be spaces available on the road). Formerly a Victorian merchants house the Whiteley is Grade II listed and was built in 1843. The building is situated overlooking Scarborough's North Bay with magnificent sea views. Breakfast is served between 8.30 am and 9am. We provide a generous home cooked breakfast, using locally sourced ingredients, a local butchers sausages and thick cut bacon, North Yorkshire free range eggs direct from the farm and North Yorkshire black pudding. We offer an alternative breakfast of smoked salmon with English muffin and North Yorkshire free range eggs and a full vegetarian breakfast. Cereals, fruit, juices, yoghurts and toast. The Whiteley offers a sea view breakfast room, colourful garden with seating on North Marine Road and sea view guest lounge.

Neighbourhood information

The Whiteley is a few minutes walk from the Open Air Theatre (with Sky Trail, Water Walking Balls and pedalo boats for children), Peasholm Park and cafe, the North Bay Railway and Scarborough Cricket Ground. We are only a short walk from Scarborough Castle, Sealife Scarborough and the town centre. There are a number of coffee/tea shops and ice cream shops along the North Bay. There are also several restaurants on the North Bay within walking distance. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Whitby and the historic city of York, Castle Howard. Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, Eden Camp, English Heritage and National Trust sites (e.g. Helmsley Castle, Pickering Castle, Whitby Abbey and Rievaulx Abbey), RSPB sites (e.g. Bempton Cliffs), stately homes (e.g. Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens), the picturesque villages of Thornton-le-Dale and Hutton-le-Hole are all within a short drive. The North York Moors, Dalby Forest and Raincliffe Woods are nearby. The Yorkshire Waterpark (water sports and activities) is a 15 minute drive away.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 19:00
Check-out
Until 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 3 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 20
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note the property does not have a lift.