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The Royal Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

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13/17 East Parade, Whitley Bay, England, NE26 1AP
  • PLAYHOUSE
    7 min walk
  • Tynemouth Aquarium
    4 min drive
  • Tynemouth Castle
    6 min drive
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    37 min drive

Room options

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Suite, Ensuite, Sea View (3 Persons)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Suite, Ensuite, Sea View ( 4 Persons)

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

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Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Royal Hotel

Hotel in Whitley Bay with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
A snack bar/deli, conference space, and laundry facilities are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk and free breakfast are onsite.
The Royal Hotel offers 38 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Royal Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Whitley Sands. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and a snack bar/deli are available.
  • Free breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Amenities include conference space, laundry facilities, and a terrace
  • Steps from Whitley Sands and 7 minutes by foot from PLAYHOUSE
There's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is available. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Royal Hotel also features a terrace and laundry facilities.

This 3-star Whitley Bay hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free breakfast.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned

Property is also known as

The Royal Hotel Hotel
The Royal Hotel Whitley Bay
The Royal Hotel Hotel Whitley Bay

The Royal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 174 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

john

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

8/10 Good

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Quaint old hotel with lovely staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Becky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This was my third stay at The Royal. Staff are super friendly and it's over the road from a beautiful beach. Breakfast was great and my room was generally fine. My complaint is that the mattress was so soft and had a huge gap in the middle. Consequently I slept badly and woke with a sore back. I had a long drive the next day which was very frustrating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hi, l stayed for 2 weeks and found the staff to be fantastic, welcoming and always up for a chat, as am l :-) The breakfast was yum and set me up for the day. My room was always clean and no frills, did the job perfectly. The Hotel is situated in the middle of the bay, close to the Metro if your into walks - the beach is beautiful. I knew there were renovations going on during my booking, it didnt interfer or deter my booking. I look forward to returning to The Hotel on my next visit to Whitley Bay
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kind staff
Good stay staff very kind and helpful. Really clean large room with seaview. Breakfast great. Only disappointment was that there was no lounge bar
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff at reception very helpful, Andrew at breakfast is always very cheerful and quick with coffee tea and toast, lovely breakfast and perfect location, cleaner's are excellent and very friendly,
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Booked unaware of renovations.. bathrooms dirty and very tired rooms, dirty in grooves of dressing tables, shower cubicles and floors with years of use showing. No lounge to sit in just had to use bedroom when not out. Staff lovely felt quite sorry for them as complaints made directly to them. Front of hotel all boarded up.. wouldn’t have booked for 2 nights if had known. Breakfast was lovely though. That was a saving grace. I think a reduction in price should have been offered once arrived but just got told this is what we have and an apology. We had already paid upfront too. Very sad as it was a weekend we were looking forward too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gillian

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Lovely people, outdated facilities.
People were lovely and would do anything to help. Location is fantastic. However the rooms are simply outdated, stained carpets, old furnature etc. The beds were particularly bad, could tell the mattresses had been used for many many years by the permanent dips and lack of comfort.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Mid Week stay
Overall a good,comfortable 2 night stay at what is a well established friendly hotel within a rather old and tired Victorian building. My room was on top floor and had velux windows so could not open. It is the height of summer and I was given a fan, but unfortunately room was constantly hot and humid. Breakfasts were included and were faultless. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and ideal location
For one, budget conscious person travelling alone it's always great to find a single room allowing a saving. At The Royal Whitley Bay right in mid-July, in the middle of the seafront promenade area, I paid only £35 a night incl a lovely, large breakfast each day with fresh fruit, juice, coffee, yoghurt, cereals and a gorgeous, very large full English in a nice little breakfast room. Wow. I know the little single room I stayed in from many years ago - old, unrenovated, the same as it was & good for me. It is clean with a good ensuite with lots of instant hot water in the shower. The old, much-loved seaside hotel is being renovated - for the moment that's all downstairs so there is no bar or restaurant after breakfast for some time. I always liked The Royal. The people there are really nice. I was able to leave two pieces of luggage after check-out to take advantage of the sun at the seaside for a good five hours or so. The hotel is perfectly situated on the seafront with a few restaurants & bars around in this quieter end, five minutes walk from the very busy Spanish City vicinity. The Newcastle Metro is just over 10 minutes walk. Thanks to all. I hope to be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good.
Nice room in great location. Helpful, friendly staff. All good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

6/10 Okay

Connor

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff. Great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Whitley Bay weekend bolt hole
We were a group of friends on a weekend trip to Whitley Bay. Booked the hotel for all of us, upon arrival found it was undergoing renovations. There were no communal facilities and the front was partially boarded up.its all a bit tired but hopefully after the refurbishment it will be much improved. Having said that the staff were lovely the breakfast was as good as any 5 star hotel and the location is excellent. So I would say post refurbishment give it a go.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always excellent and great value.
Traditional Hotel, from the revolving door, to the friendly reception, Holly (in training), crisp linens and comfortable bed. Katie & Liz in the bar, fun and efficient in equal measure. It's terrific value and i wouldn't stay anywhere else. Considering it's in the city centre, deathly quiet at night. Access to rail and Metro is excellent. Under a minute from back door to platforms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daisy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mrs susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had the same issues that were previously raised in other reviews. I was in the single room that had a mouldy/water stained window blind and half a curtain pole that was just hanging on so you couldn't close the curtains. There was a faint smell of dampness in the room which may have been coming from the blind but I didn't want to check too much. The bed sank in the middle as I sat on it. I did get an email when I checked out saying that they are doing a big renovation this year (which seemed to have started as the cladding at the front of the building was all off) but it really doesn't cost a lot to change a blind and curtain pole. That would at least show that the hotel is reading the reviews and trying to make a small difference. Good shower and right at the beach front. Two minutes walk from Spanish City and about ten minutes into town. The staff however were lovely and seemed to try to go out of their way to help.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed as a solo traveller for a gig at the local theatre. Hotel has a great location on the sea front, with many restaurants close by. The town centre is only a short walk away too. My single room was quite big, clean but sparsely furnished - comfortable enough though. TV and shower were decent so couldn't complain. Staff are top notch, very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was outstanding with top quality ingredients - far better than a few 4 star hotels I've been in recently.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024