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The Merchant Hotel

27-29 Eastborough | North Yorkshire, Scarborough YO11 1NG, England
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The Merchant Hotel
Ranked #144 of 165 Scarborough B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Lincoln
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

We booked room 3 for a long weekend despite reading the reviews- I went on gut instinct, and I'm pleased I did. I now know usually bad reviews mean nothing and they are from people that don't read the description of the place and expect things that aren't included in the description. What you read is what you get. It... More

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Liversedge, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

Me and my wife stayed here in september for 2 nights. the pictures on the website must be from another hotel. we couldn't wait to get out, (£45.00 per night no breakfast) as soon as my wife opened the room door she sat on the bed and cried. the mattress looked like it had been dragged out of a local... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2011
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I know it's only rooms over a pub and one shouldn't expect much but these are awful rooms. Stal smell of sweat, mucky brown carpet, missing bits of plaster, broken window pane, indescribeable pillows, plug sockets hanging off walls, cigarette burns on the windowledge...I could go on but would run out of space. The sad thing is with a bit... More

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
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person found this review helpful

Me and my boyfriend stayed here from the monday 1st august to thursday the 4th, and we loved it. After saying goodbye to my mum and family, who we were previously staying with, we were shown up to room 3, which is right at the top. The woman that directed us was very friendly and even though there were many... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011

This review is delayed due to technical problems with my computer.Celebrating a family birthday in June, we booked 2 rooms here.From the moment we were led up the stairs at the back of the pub, we were feeling negative. Negativity increased once inside the rooms.In 1 room, the walls were marked and there were dead insects on the window sill.The... More

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Halifax, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2011

Ok before you start reading this I would just like to say, that I don't general moan or write negative feedback about our trips away. When I say I, I actually mean my husband and our two friends age range 35-40 years old. We arrived at the hotel and walked into the bar area for our keys, we was told... More

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Keighley, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2011
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person found this review helpful

the staff are brilliant they made us welcome and were really nice, the location is perfect its central and so close to the south bay you feel your sleeping on the beach. the town centre is a 5 minute walk away and is a great weekend getaway only disadvantage is not yet disabled friendly as a lot of stairs to... More

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sheffield
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2010

Please do not confuse this with a hotel. It is a pub with a few not very nice rooms above it. I have stayed all over the world and this place is truly dreadful. My bed wasn't made for a week, had to ask for toilet roll, wardrobes loppy. Cannot get a picture on the TV for love nor money.... More

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yorkshire
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2009

The location was good,the views were good,checking in easy,so the problems began on closer scrutiny.The so called refurbishment was a botch!And close up things were not clean there were hairs in the bathroom long dark ones I have short blonde hair and the husband is bald!!!We had been on 2 long walks 8 miles in total and we were looking... More

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Sheffield
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2009

We booked through the Internet for 2 nights B&B stay in this "Hotel" If I had walked past this dump I would not have stayed - the outside of the rooms were as dirty as the insides, windows filthy, wardrobe dirty inside with hanging wires and paint pots on the shelf inside! "Castle view "- only if you craned your... More

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