Experience world-class service at The Helaina

The Helaina is a 5-minute walk from Scarborough’s beaches, harbour and town centre. 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, omelettes and smoked salmon bagels are all part of the extensive choice. Rooms are stylishly decorated with warm, rich colours, have en suite 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 harbour 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 particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

  • Situated in the best 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


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
Bedroom 1
1 large double bed
Bedroom 2
1 bunk bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Janette
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    It was perfectly placed for each of the bays and the town and the view was brilliant
  • Caroline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Fantastic, friendly host. Wonderful location with amazing sea views over the North Bay. Excellent breakfast.
  • Karen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Friendly welcome on arrival. Nicely decorated throughout, well maintained and spotlessly clean. Room was small, but had a sea view and was fine for just 1 night Good choice at breakfast and very tasty.
  • John
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staff very good lovely clean excellent will stay again John and Julie from Liverpool
  • Stephan
    Germany Germany
    Very clean nice B&B at the top of the seafront. Very friendly staff. Excellent breakfast.
  • Adam
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I think the breakfast could have had more on the plate
  • Karen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The view was amazing. The welcome very warm and friendly. Parking wasn’t a problem. The room was clean and amenities very good. We especially liked the lounge where we could sit and have a glass of wine in comfort at the end of a lovely evening.
  • Pire
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I had a beautiful stay in Helaina, I was on the 2nd floor, room 6, the hotel was very clean, the reception was warm, the staff welcoming and the location was beautiful. On our arrival the lady that attended to us was very friendly. The room was...
  • Carmen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, fantastic views and one of the best breakfasts ever.
  • Katie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We visited for the weekend for our anniversary. The room was lovely, a little tight to fit through the gap of the bed and wall if you're part of the chunky thigh group though. The place was spotless. The view was beautiful and location was...

Hosted by Tom (The co-owner)

9.8
Host review score
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, Yogurts and freshly baked Bread. Breakfast is always served to 10am on the weekends. PLEASE NOTE: OUR ROOMS ARE LOCATED OVER 3 FLOORS AND WE DONT HAVE A LIFT FACILITY. BIJOU ROOMS ARE ALL 3RD FLOOR. Please contact us if your 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 2 Duty Managers. 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 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

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House rules

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Check-in
From 14:00 to 22:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 5 years are welcome.

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

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is 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

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

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

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.