We Stayed at The Grand Hotel in Scarborough – We Were Shocked!

As the van is in the garage we decided to spend the night in Scarborough’s worst rated Hotel. We also tried fish and chips at the Lifeboat Fishbar and were blown away by how good they were. Did they take the top spot? You will have to watch the video to find out!

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[Music] stay alert my friend and laugh heartedly and [Music] quickly [Music] here we are the hotel of dreams my mom and dad had their honeymoon here did they yeah in this hotel oh is it giving you any ideas D it’s not giving me any ideas that all H in AQ to check in that was good that was good a good performance there look at this what Christmas well it’s nearly Christmas we not even had bu fire let’s go look up there looks good up there so we’re going to have a look oh what’s through here oh it’s bringing oh I don’t want to look at craft fair h look actually I might need that do you know when we going on as ghosty things yeah don’t tell people about that that so this is the uh this is the theater stroke bringing by sale so they clear it all away then you’ve got tom o Conor on the elator Tom o Conor yeah he’s onj tom o sing a songwriter performer yeah I’m on The Terrace at this it’s a cloudy rainy day in scabra so the problem that we’ve got is you can’t check in until 4:00 we got here at 3:30 and he says your room’s not ready so we’re just Milling around but it gives us chance to have a look around we’re not morning so I’ve already lost Helen and she’s just rung me she says she’s in the bar what a surprise so let’s go and try and find her she’s got it’s a baby one it’s a baby one she’s got us Ares what you got a Guinness yeah what were you rabbiting about I was just saying what’s on tonight is the turn on yeah it’s not Tom oon I don’t even know Dolly Parton is it yeah but not for us CU it’s the coach part of the yeah unfortunately tom o Conor is not on tonight cuz I made a crash joke and I didn’t realize that he’ passed away in 2021 so he’s not playing tonight we’ll just have to go for fish and chips instead won’t we there is a massive que to check in so by the time we get to end it que it’s going to be time to check out we’re going to miss hope there’s about how many people’s in Kill how many people though how many points of speaking like there’s four we’ll see let’s let’s we’ll time it we checked in it took 15 minutes we he says go up the blue lift to your room but if it’s not working go upstairs I’ve got the lift is out of order you said that if it’s out of order to go up the stairs to go upstairs yeah is that something out The Shining you know the the ground Hotel the granddau the granddaughter you’re not going to read it all are you just you’re I’m going to read it all I’m surprised you’ve not wanted to read the instructions what how to open the door oh we’ve got a window nice I thought we didn’t have a window got a see view hey this is nice this is nice well look at this look at this wow you think they’d cut grass wouldn’t you well I think this is gray I’m liking it yeah it’s a massive room it is I like the old radiator for for 50 Quid and apparently when I booked this online it was a room with no window but we’ve got a window let’s have a look at the bathroom at that it’s got a Jacuzzi jaot it’s got a jaot oh my God jaot but does it work hey what was that hotel we stayed in it’s got an attic that’s where murderers come down at night uh where was that hotel we stayed in and it was like this but it wasn’t working oh there’s been so many hel well oh iron in Bard and and iron spare pillow spare pillows iron coat hungers well I’m impressed oh look mini bar it’s empty it’s good to know you were coming oh God I bet you got them to clear it out did I says look mate like that’s a massive bed are you going to test the bed don’t no you might break it Ellen what your shoes on bed is it all right yeah it’s a massive bed I’ve got to say oh I’ve got to listen to Helen we in IT background I’ve got to say I’m impressed for what we paid for this and I already thinking it were going to be an absolute dump and I were going to try and think oh I’ve got to try and make it look good or uh you know got to be positive it’s going to be really bad but you know what spot on absolutely spot on this room for what we’ve paid so that’s put me in a good mood let’s look through window again we always in a good mood we are we’ll look through window and you get you even get a sanitized remote control anyone in this room who knows of any unlawful impediment I’ve got an unlawful why these why these two people may not marry I’ve got an unlawful impediment what is one of them sounds like a disease is it a growth I think he leaking there what did he say Speak now or for or forever hold die [Music] Thunder I think one of my favorite impressions of the Grand Hotel was the BL outside there having a fagg and just ging on the floor oh I hate spit I know so we’re out we’re out out it’s nearly dark already but is in it’s it what it’s about it’s nearly 5:00 we got to go you know what we need to make the most of it because today is the last day where it’s going to be light cuz the clocks go back tonight you get a whole extra hour with me oh my God so where you oh look at se coming out road so we just ride that corner just ride from all bird crap follow me hel Bobs I’m I tell you what though I’m pleasantly surprised with that room I I wouldn’t I don’t care where we stay as long as I’m with you well we just want to be together we do we were expecting something some box thing with no windows cuz we’ve been preparing ourselves for it all way here saying oh look it’s going to be well dodgy but we’ll have fun and yeah but let’s face it you live in a van so a hotel is luur nice nice room isn’t it yes it’s gorgeous so and it’s got and like the radiator was on the radiator were on that’s a bonus it is because do you know nowadays nobody can afford heating anymore can they I’m not turning mine on until December I know my children are accusing me of child abuse but I just say get some more clothes on put your coat on so I think it’s time for fishing chips don’t you yes please oh on watch it’s right stop panicing only a bit of water oh honestly you keep saying that anyway right anyway yeah this is where we should have got a packet of like fish fingers and I should have thrown it in your face where are you you right so we’re going for fishing chips and I’m looking forward to this one because out of all the reviews for fish and chip restaurants I’ve never seen one get as high score as this so on Google it’s got 4.9 for over 750 reviews which is fantastic for Google reviews that’s can’t be all the mat can it no it can’t be the M now I normally have my favorite fish and chip shopping scabra which is the one right on the front called fish bar I think what with me Tim’s been in there and it is great I love it but I want to try this one which is just around the corner so we’ll take you with this we starving AR we oh yeah so it’ll probably be 11 out of time it might be he always nicer when you’re really hungry if I see him today you’re going to be at wh there no no we’re not can I F you nice to meet you there what’s your name Ian I nice to meet you man oh thank you thank you so much and you we just we’re just trying this place well my wife’s just from she just Googled it and said that’s what we’ we just done that 4.9 yeah so we’re going in it’s all working out because they smell gorgeous and I’m so they look nice do you know that batter that look amazing well unfortunately there were no room but she said we could reserve a table so that’s what we’ve done for 6:00 so we’re just going to go up to the lead’s arms up here yeah for it’s messed up me roach a little bit I it is it is it messing with your melon man I did a spreadsheet for PU but Pub rout I think it’s just it’s just here yeah lead love this Pub no particular special but we’ve got good memories like it it is special we’ve got good memories and we’re going to have a beer and then we’ll go down to it yeah we’ve actually vlogged from it here before don’t we yes last time we scabby she is she’s got a Guinness again they better be bringing out these Autumn Stouts soon it’s a bit warm in here I’m giving this I love it in here I love the atmosphere I love the fact that you could just sit here all night would you and I’m I’m giving it an eight this is do fingers every time what to SC what are you doing we’re giving it an eight in here I was going to say seven but we’re going to say I do love it but I just I’m always a bit wear it you know when I did that o frer and I said the best fishing chips I’ve ever had I got some stick off my mom and some other people but only gain it 9.5 saying I should have G 10 but you can’t give anything 10 ever can you really that’s just my thought who knows these next ones they could be 9.75 you never know we can do that we can do fractions can we yeah I’ve just made that [Music] up right I’m ready for these fishing chips here absolutely so what you got she’s got C sauce and I’ve gone for the mushy peas come on now Helen we need a proper review here right I need to D fish chips yeah you put too much salt I don’t she’s gone and got she’s gone and got a glass of tat water I mean when I’m in York te and like I’m a bit about me cing so not too soggy are you crispy on the outside soft on the inside not greasy like me not Lim not like me is that good describe it it does look good it looks a good curry sauce that tastes like do you know the curry sauce that you get in Chinese tast away yeah it’s nice is it yeah but that’s not traditional sort of well I don’t know you [Music] need good the is does it got skin on [Music] fish no SK have I said we both done Heche we both going for the hard no no SC it looks quite moist though you know the the Butter’s not greasy or soggy it’s crispy the fish is well cooked is it it’s not dry it is moist I know that that’s a very offensive word to a lot of people moist just get it eaten it’s sick star in here yeah you got [Music] to I’m look I’m I’m going to pan to the oh don’t be get artistic just just film me m oh look at that consistency look at the viscosity on that you like that word all those peas look at that beautiful I’m full they finished what do you think to them they great were amazing well that’s a dilemma is’t it Ellen it is that’s put the uh the old cat amongst the pig or the uh other things you can do oakle frer absolutely fantastic brilliant 9.5 but that place behind is is just pick to no.25 it’s 9.75 I’m getting that what 9.75 yeah what do you think yes because I was saying all as we were eating I’m saying it’s equal to O fryer it but then them peas oh my God them peas I’ve never had PE and we asked Lily the waitress who was extremely amazing and efficient and hardworking and polite and she was running around making sure everybody was okay so shout out to Lily she was she was great and if you’re going in there as well you need to uh you need to really book but what you do is you just put your name down don’t you you’re really busy ity you just put your name down and they’ll they’ll you know go and have a drink and then go back absolutely back to the peas Lily was saying that they are homemade well they are the so yeah yeah and they were making them and then they boil them up and all that stuff the covering was great you know what we need CHS were really a p we’re we’re going to do look we’re behind the famous joke shop that’s been there since I were L that joke shop I’ve got an idea I’ve got I’ve got a bit of a oh I’ve got a road to plant from his spreadsheet but I don’t know some of them are really small bars so it’s whether we’ll get in or not but we’ll take you guys with us and uh we’ll review the time are we this is what we do at scarb is see at this Helen’s favorite shop you’re coming out with some noises oh God those foxes are bit disturbing but then I looked at the deer and she looks beautiful yeah I bet these are all like little bedsits and guest houses and things number five it’s a record so there’s this this this is not on my spreadsheet let you what I think we should like scrap your spry shall we test it it’s buy is it go on then after you [Music] cheers I enjoy in there uh I think I mean it were a nice enough Pub in well it were all right drink selection whatever all right it it would a bit rowy it were cheap it was cheapest drink yet bit of Madness never thought I’d miss you half as much as I [Music] do every day so what’s next the Turk’s head we’re not going in here a lot so side I don’t know that no know either oh it’s happening in there I don’t want to go in there you want to go to cinema what’s on I don’t know uh I’m sure there be airquake we Crossing with green man I’m sure there’s something good on he he on you dog and bone is it real they’re good out there however it’s not working I need to pH me dad in Reverse charges That’s my kind of joint what’s that that’s a bit worrying is the ability school to f after do you need that when you come out yeah you do you that you can’t walk when You’ been in there what do you reckon steamy windows will we get sat down it looks fairly busy Alan so what you got so this is the uh scarber Brewery the north riding Brewery and they’ve got a lot of pters and Stouts how is it that is that nice aming [Music] try oh it is so that’s PE pie PE pie pter lovely they got pump can’t really read them for me they’ve got a licorice they got a good selection aren they yeah and big top one I notic I was going to go for and I’ve got got a I’ve got that I lik that little po I did well the only problem was they were doing a quiz a beetle beetle juice quiz and it just question belet juice we should have watched it every night for a week so the atmosphere went but I love the a lovely little B that so we’ve come just around the corner to this craft bar oh hell is this check the seats is the seats the seats so where are we we’re in the craft bar and it’s yeah it’s it’s it’s all happening in here it’s a good vibe so what you got Helen that that looks like it was an expensive round how much was it oh Helen I don’t care I want done show me what you’ve got then I’ve got show the camera it’s called H Sunday well it wants to be nice at that PR a St it wants to be nice I’m a bit I’m a bit depressed why well because how much that was well you it pay £850 for a i bloody enjoyed it £850 for a can I’ve just been dripped on we need to go to weather spoons to make up for it now we need to go make some money back shorts in weather spoons we’re not doing shorts I think you should have water I don’t think it’s my rounding whether what it’s been my that’s first round You’ bought you CH but shut your face I bought all the drinks tonight you bought two rounds all night have I yeah I’ve paid for everything it world oh yeah so thank you I always pay my way I know you do I know you do it’s a bit ominous that we’ve got bouncers on here it’s not that bad trouble is it trouble in here n that’s thank you mate thank you the places after thank you I’ll get these ell Bobs I love you my round it’s my round it with a spoons have you noticed it’s always my around in weather spoons oh I’m going to get some stick for this chin and tonic they they’ve got no I know my limits and when when it starts getting a bit I go to the Gin no it’s because so we you bloated just blo you had fish and chip how many beers we not that many I’m fairly sure but I think the fishing chips tips is over Edge you can take your boo more than me can’t you but it has been all day it’s been a full day of maybe I’m just coherent when I’m drunk yeah we’re not drunk at all are we I mean we could discuss metaphysics no I couldn’t we could disc understand we could discuss quantum theory so we’ve come out and we’re heading back now and it’s raining it’s raining do you know this parts of this part of me that I’m really full and Bloated after them fish and chairs yeah but you want a kebab I just like it’s part of me thinking you should get a kebab I’m not going to why don’t we go and have some like nibbles of n it’s just your instinct isn’t it to get a kebab I’m not going to do it do you know my we’ll a full English that’s your instinct but it’s uh you keep attacking me with your with your B Lynch Broly he not my L your Ln so anyway we’ve had a good night it’s been all right it were okay with the spoons yeah you good we’re heading back to the Grand Hotel I wonder if we could go hotel but he kicking off oh God yeah she’s not happy she’s not happy oh oh it’s all happening there domestic domestic it’s all happening here it’s the place to be let me open the door for you okay I shall film you going in oh I can’t set Ry down there Halloween psychic supper right come on behind you Halloween psychic you think you get a three course meal for 30 gr for two do you think they knew we were coming right let’s go in just something for let’s go to the bar let’s go to the bar tell you what it might be it might be cheap in this hotel but but the BS in cheap so we’ve got what we got you know what we should have brought us own boo we’ve got a gin and tonic and a V and tonic [Music] cheers and she’s got and that were like £450 oh but and that was only singles so we’ve come to about last orders watching boxing AR we love living dream tan Fury that’s the beauty about staying in hotels that have got bars in so when pubs are sh you can come back to hotel bar can’t you love yes but that’s why you’re paying a premium you [Music] it right