Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

Reviews of The Red Lion Hotel

2 out of 5
The Red Lion Hotel
Market Place, Spalding, England

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 64 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

June

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
stairs being elderly was a bit difficult
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Lily

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was very noisy
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room with good amenities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly place to stay
We decided on the Red Lion due to its central point with regard to the Spalding Tulip festival and were pleasantly surprised by the standard of the room and the friendliness of the staff especially the landlady who was lovely. The food served was excellent and value for money. Even though it was a busy weekend and the pub was heaving we were not disturbed by noise which we fully expected to be. Due to the festival food was not served on the Saturday night but due to the proximity to other good restaurants this was not an issue.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Excellent
Nice staff nice room apart from very creaky floors
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly polite helpful Comfortable clean food enjoyable
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely enjoyed my stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I night business stay
Well situated in town. Friendly welcome and the hotel was very well prepared for COVD19
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Tim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Town centre location
Friendly hotel but car-park is some distance from hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hotel
Great local pub and friendly staff. Food in the Indian restaurant should no5 be ignored. Room excellent for th3 value
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Market place hotel.
A very friendly and lively establishment! I stayed on Friday and Saturday night and the bar was always busy, which is a good sign as far as I'm concerned. The room was fine and the bed comfortable. The hotel is in Spalding market place, so couldn't be more convenient for shops, amenities and generally exploring.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very very basic plus had special health request which was blatantly ignored
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Bob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a bad overnight stop, nice beer, nice food, nice people
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Luric, New York, NY

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and extremely helpful. You get what you pay for. It is a simple place located in the heart of Spalding. You have access to anything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very friendly, comfortable and good value hotel.
Located on the Market Place this hotel was a perfect base for spending some time in Spalding. Our twin bedded room was spacious, clean and very comfortable. Our full English breakfast was cooked to order and very tasty! Their carpark was a little difficult to find but it's just a couple of minutes walk from the hotel and was very convenient. We also enjoyed a drink in the hotel's bar and all of the staff were very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Does the job
Interesting hotel, good price. Staff friendly. Room was slightly dated but OK. Wool blanket under the sheet, no thanks I have my own body heat. Breakfast fine. Would use again if in the area. Good curry in the Indian in the same building.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty much in the middle of town however the car park isn’t
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice people that make it feel like home
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Teh red Lion Hotel, Spalding
Emails sent after making my booking were answered clearly and promptly. On arrival, the receptionist went out of her way to draw a local map to help me navigate the tricky one way system. The room was spotlessly clean and comfortable (though the floorboards did creak a bit). We had a good meal in the attached Portugese/Goan restaurant. The hotel itself, being located in the Market Square, was very convenient for the local shops and sightseeing
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Em, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Older hotel in town center. Updated bathroom. Comfortable room. Good value.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Kate, Essex

Liked: Staff & service
Central location
Pleasant staff and great location but hotel is in need of decoration. Rooms nothing special but adequate for needs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night out at an event in Spalding
I was travelling with two female colleagues for a large event in the local area. The hotel is on the Market Square and downstairs is a very friendly 'locals' town bar and there is an Indian restaurant at the back. Check in was well organised and rooms were spotless and we were made to feel very welcome by everyone and had a great night at our event and later in the bar. It wasn't 'flashy' but we were not expecting that. Parking was easy. The only criticism was that there was a smell of indian food penetrating the bedrooms but I have to say, it didn't really bother us and the rooms were immaculate even if older in style. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tony , Port Credit .Ontario ,Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
jimmy hendrix
The hotel was a typical english country pub , warm weclome and very friendly people .The room was basic but was comfortable and clean with tea and coffee available in the room . I had a curry in the restaurant which i would put in the top ten i have eaten . The one thing i noticed on a plaque on the wall outside was that Jimmy Hendrix and other performers from the sixties had stayed there may 29 1967
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Good hotel - would use again.
Barman/receptionist was very helpful. Room was comfortable, but very hot and the window had been left open - usually not a problem, but the extract from the kitchen was right below my room and the room stank very strongly of curry (hotel restaurant is an Indian curry house). Plenty of eating options in the vicinity, but most stop serving food quite early (8pm), except for the Asian restaurants and Prezzo. Beware the parking restrictions - on market days (and nights before market days) you cannot park at the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good business stop over.
The hotel is aging but in good condition right in the centre of spalding, comfortable quiet room, good breakfast. Wifi was a bit intermittent but ok.

4/10 Poor

Anne, Congleton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Parking poor and shabby not chic
I had difficulty finding the hotel as it is on a limited access street. I didn't know where the hotel's car park was, in fact it has 8 spaces in a c/p somewhere but I still don't know where that is. Staff were friendly but the room was drab and shabby, not in a chic way. It could do with redecoration. The hotel has a Goan/ Indian restaurant and there was a lingering curry smell.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hotel, pub
Stayed for two nights, April 2017. Friendly staff made us very welcome, room was very clean and comfortable, excellent breakfast and friendly locals in the bar.

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel and pub in the centre of Spalding
The hotel is located centrally in Spalding, in front of the market square. The building itself is old - built in the 18th century - and as such, it does have an 'olde-worlde' feel to it. There are a small number of parking spaces provided by the hotel in a nearby car park, or you could park at the front of the hotel (except on Monday and Friday overnight because Tuesday and Saturday are market days.) Attached to the hotel is an excellent Indian Restaurant - The Spice Affair. It servers by far some of the best Indian cuisine we have had in the UK. We have stayed here a couple of times now, and we would highly recommend the hotel.

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good nights sleep
Work related stay so just needed a good nights sleep

8/10 Good

simon, Newport Pagnell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good value for money and was clean
Only stayed for one night, booked in with no problems. Room was of a good size and was clean and very good value.

8/10 Good

Stanley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Bonita & Scott, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with plenty of English pub character
Fantastic, we enjoyed our stay at the Red Lion immensely. The room was very clean & comfortable but homey at the same time. Staff were terrific. The whole experience couldn't have been better. WE WILL BE BACK.

6/10 Okay

Sheila, East Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good stop over
Overnight - comfortable - welcoming reception, good reataurant - exactly what we wanted en route to elsewhere

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good value.
Good value but floors are very creaky and thin so not quiet if you have a room above you. That said, friendly staff and good food.

6/10 Okay

heather, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quaint hotel in Spalding
The hotel is old and a favourite of many locals. No lift or air conditioning, the water pressure on the second floor was sad. The staff were very friendly and helpful. 10 minute walk to the train and bus station. Close to many great restaurants, including Indian one attached - Spice affair. Fun for a couple of days. Best with carry-on luggage :)

6/10 Okay

Joshua, Elstree

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not bad for what you pay for
The room was clean and the staff were pleasant. There were no thrills here but its not bad for what you pay for.