Palm Court Hotel
Town-centre three-star with breakfast bundled in
About this hotel
Palm Court Hotel is an independently owned, AA Three Star Silver Award property with forty en-suite rooms in central Scarborough, a short walk from South Bay Beach, the Spa Conference Centre and the railway station, closer to South Bay's town-centre buzz than to Alpamare's North Bay water park. Full English breakfast is included in every rate, and rooms come with flat-screen TVs, hospitality trays and goose-down duvets. Guaranteed free parking and eight electric vehicle charging points set it apart from smaller South Bay properties, useful for a family driving up the coast. The restaurant uses local produce, and The Lounge adds coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and supper beyond the included breakfast. It closes as South Bay's most complete town-centre base, trading a walk to Alpamare for breakfast, parking and EV charging all bundled in.
- Breakfast included
- Free parking with EV points
- Town-centre location
Our take
This suits families who want South Bay's town centre, breakfast and free parking bundled together and are happy to taxi or drive the short distance to Alpamare. It is not the closest option to the water park, but the combination of included breakfast, EV charging and a central location is hard to match elsewhere on this list.
- ✓Book the EV charging points ahead if you are driving an electric vehicle, since eight points can fill on busy weekends.
- ✓Eat the included breakfast early if you have a fixed Alpamare slot, then budget the short taxi ride out to North Bay.
- ✓Try The Lounge's afternoon tea on your day off from the water park rather than only using the restaurant for breakfast.
Why we love it
- Full English breakfast included
- 8 electric vehicle charging points
- AA Three Star Silver Award rated
- Short walk to South Bay Beach and the Spa
Why guests love itWe booked Palm Court for the included breakfast after a previous trip where finding a café table for four ate into our morning, and it made the difference on the days we had a fixed Alpamare slot. The EV charging point meant we never worried about range for the drive up the coast, and South Bay's shops filled our one non-water-park day easily.