Stayed recently, left purse in bag, in wardrobe in room whilst going out for a meal, returned to find that credit cards and cash had mysteriously disappeared. No signs of forced entry. Reception and police informed, police enquired and found that master entry card for all rooms was left in an open drawer just inside reception. CCTV footage had mysteriously been damaged for the night in question! This hotel has a problem with security.

We stayed at the Beiderbecke on 1st and 2nd July 2006 and had England won the football the weekend would have been perfect! This was our first attempt at staying in a hotel with our new baby (11 weeks old) and was our wedding anniversary. I contacted the hotel directly after looking at their website which shows photos and location of all of the rooms. The receptionist couldn't have been more helpful and I was being quite hard to please, wanting a quiet double room with plently of space for a cot and good views. Unfortunately, as we booked last minute, the only room left was a smoking room but it had airconditioning and as there was no one in the room the day before they offered to open all 5 windows to air it. When we arrived the room was lovely, not remotely smokey and they had set up a travel cot for us. The hotel is in a lovely spot, central without being too busy but some of the rooms are probably quite noisy as the bar is obviously very popular, including with Hen/Stag nights. We had a lovely time, helped by the weather being excellent, all the staff very friendly and helpful and hopefully we didn't disturb the other guests too much!

All the hotels in Scarborough seemed on the pricey side for what they offer. Taken in that context Beiderbeckes wasnt staggeringly expensive. We booked drect with the hotel and asked for a deluxe double - we paid £125 and were allocated room 219, which I now see lists at £110 on ther internet site. It ovderlooks the street and the bar so was noisy til 1am and from the 3D room previews, clearly nowhere near as gracious as the ones overlooking the crescent, rated at £130 on the website. Those rooms have higher ceilings, more windows, more space, aircon, and dressing gowns. In addition, even using the lift you still have to lug your cases down and up two half-flights of stairs to reach 219, and the lift was out of action when we left, so make that down two floors as well.
The overall decor downstairs is darkish English pub style, the restaurant lit only by a skylight. We only ate breakfast, which to be fair was included in the room rate [otherwise £10] and was reasonable.
Overall a dissapointing experience - a second-rate room for a rather high price. I've stayed in worse, and paid more, but if this really is Scarboroughs best hotel, the rest must be pretty bad. I'd certainly recommend only taking one of the crescent-view rooms.

Beiderbeckes was recommended to me by the supplier that I was visiting in Scarborough. I had a very pleasant stay there. The room was excellent, warm and well decorated. The food and room service was also excellent. I would return again and I recommend it highly.