The Helaina is a 5-minute walk from Scarborough’s beaches, harbor and town center. With free WiFi throughout, this award-winning bed and breakfast offers views across the North Bay and is a short drive away from the vast North York Moors National Park. A wide breakfast menu is served at The Helaina, with full English and vegetarian options, and a continental selection including pastries, fruit and herbal teas and fresh cafetiere coffee. Freshly baked bread, omelets and smoked salmon bagels are all part of the extensive choice. Rooms are stylishly decorated with warm, rich colors, have private bathrooms, and many enjoy sea views. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate and cookies are supplied in all rooms, as are bath robes, toiletries, a hairdryer and alarm clock. The seafront location is close to a variety of Scarborough restaurants, bars and shops. A historic harbor and cliff-top walks are among the town’s other attractions. There is lots of on-street parking outside and all around The Helaina. There is a small charge for parking permits.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

  • Located in the top-rated area in Scarborough, this property has an excellent location score of 9.6!

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Buffet


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Joanne
United States United States
Excellent location with a view of the water; easy access to the city and coastal sites; comfortable and well maintained; super comfortable bed and pillows.
Walker
United Kingdom United Kingdom
we were greeted by a very nice lady with a lovely smile I can't remember her name but I know originally from birmingham.the hotel looked beautiful 😍 very clean too would definitely recommend we will be back thank you Paula & Daz ..............
Dave
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Everything. Second time we have stayed here and will be back again.
Mark
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent well run hotel. Very clean and the breakfasts are fantastic. The room was on the small side, but given buildings of this style, we expected that. Nice functional bathroom, with quality fittings and proper well installed tiles (the...
Holt
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nice view, staff very friendly, Bed and furniture was nice and luxurious, bathroom was awesome.
John
United Kingdom United Kingdom
This hotel is amazing. I have stayed here about six times now, and it just gets better every time.
Karen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Breakfast delicious , great produce. Penthouse room was beautiful with great views.
Hughes
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The breakfast was amazing plenty of choice . Made to feel very welcome. The hotel is very clean kept to a very high standard.
Kathleen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
I liked everything the welcome when we arrived. The room was lovely with a on suite very comfortable bed. The hotel was very clean and smelt lovely. Breakfast was very nice with good variety and pick the time we want it. The hotel was placed...
Stewart
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Well located and pleased we had superior room at the front therefore had lovely views of the North bay. Not sure we would have liked any other room as much.

Hosted by Tom (The co-owner)

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Tom (The co-owner)
The Helaina is a Winner of 'Guest Accomodation of the Year' Yorkshire Coast and rated as 5 Star Guest Accomodation by Visit Britain. It is located within a quiet area of Scarborough, yet is just a 5 minutes walk from Scarborough's North and South beaches, the town centre and historic harbour. The Helaina overlooks Scarborough's North Bay with stunning of the sea, beach, castle and miles of coastline There is no shortage of great pubs, bars and restaurants within easy walking distance. The Helaina is perfectly placed for walkers, and superb local cliff walks are easily accessed from the accommodation. Alternatively a few minutes' drive brings you onto the North Yorkshire Moors. Local parking permits are available to our guests on arrival (at a small charge), and the accommodation has a licensed drinks service and free WiFi throughout. Our newly refurbished rooms are modern, stylish and very comfortable. Guests enjoy high quality en-suite facilities with soft bathrobes, large bath towels, beautiful toiletries and 1000 pocket sprung beds. Our bedrooms are packed with goodies including free WiFi, digital TV, hair driers, and refreshments including biscuits, tea, filter coffee, fruit teas and hot chocolate. Guests can expect the highest quality decor. We offer a great breakfast menu including; Full English, Full Vegetarian, Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs and Bagel and a range of Omelettes and Toasties. A continental selection of fresh Cafetiere Coffee, a choice of Breakfast, Fruit and Herbal Teas, Fruit Juices, fresh Fruit Salad, Pastries and Yogurts. Breakfast is always served to 10am on the weekends. PLEASE NOTE: OUR ROOMS ARE LOCATED OVER 3 FLOORS AND WE DON'T HAVE A LIFT FACILITY. Our King Room with Sea View and Superior King Room are located on our 3rd floor. All other rooms are on the 1st or 2nd floor. Please contact us if you require a room on a lower floor. WE DONT ACCEPT CHILDREN UNDER 5 AT HELAINA B&B. SEE 'HELAINA APARTMENTS' FOR FAMILY ACCOMODATION
The Helaina team consists of: Jill and Tom Wilson the owners and General Managers since 2005 1 Duty Manager. We work as a team and take a pride in ensuring consistently high standards of service which ever member of our team is at the reigns that day.
The Helaina is located within a quiet area immediately overlooking Scarborough beautiful North Bay beach and Castle. It is 5 minutes walk from both North and South beaches, the town centre and historic harbour. There is no shortage of great Pubs, Bars and Restaurants within easy walking distance. The B&B is perfectly placed for walkers, and superb local cliff walks are easily accessed from the B&B. Alternatively a few minutes drive brings you onto the North Yorkshire Moors.
Language spoken: English

Area info

Amenities of The Helaina

Great facilities! Review score, 9.5

Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Beachfront
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Bar
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms

House rules

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From 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
Until 11:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children over 5 are welcome.

Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cards accepted at this property
VisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Rooms are located over 3 floors and there is no elevator in this property.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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