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Reviews of The Red Lion Hotel

4 out of 5
The Red Lion Hotel
48 The Quay, Bideford, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 117 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Amazing, we had a wonderful stay over lobster feast weekend. Would certainly return. Lovey hotel with amazing helpful staff, nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning
Excellent location on the harbour, i loved being able to fall aaleep listeing to the waves. Beautiful room, very clean and quiet. Lovely breakfast and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from mo on Jul 1, 2022
Many Thanks for your positive review. and the pictures

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning location and liked everything about the hotel. The staff were friendly and helpful. The accommodation was very comfortable and the decor was very pleasing.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice.
The restaurant was excellent. The staff were nice. But there was no water coming out of the taps at night. And one lamp in the room didn't work. but the room was very clean. Over all, it was a very nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from mk on Jan 23, 2022
Thank you for your review, apologies that you had a few maintenance issues we will look into them . Glad tohear you still enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from mo on Dec 18, 2021
Thank you for your positive review

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was just amazing... spent a little more than normal for this room and it was so worth it. The restaurant was amazing as well... and the location was unbeatable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from mk on Oct 21, 2021
Thank you so much for a positive review, we are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope you return to us soon.

10/10 Excellent

Lou

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was delicious. Great choice of real ales.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
Response from mk on Oct 4, 2021
Thank you for your positive review we look forward to seeing you again

6/10 Okay

Eryl

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from mo on Oct 4, 2021
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Swcp walk
Fantastic location right on the harbour front, poor shower pressure and small rooms, tv don’t work,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from mk on Sep 21, 2021
Thank you for your review, all are rooms are individual and vary in size, it is advisable to call to discuss what room you wish to be in.

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very unique experience, views from the room were fantastic. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 30, 2021
Thank you for your positive review , we look forward to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must stay
This was such a lovely little hotel in a stunning village. Enjoyed our stay so much and our room overlooked the harbour. The hotel was on the water with stunning views. Food was delicious and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 26, 2021
Thank you for positive review and pictures, lovely to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, we hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Red Lion is a unique hotel in a very beautiful location. Clovelly is lovely but I would recommend a maximum of 2 nights, and you’d best hope the weather is good as it would be limited fun in bad weather. The food is good and eating outside on the harbor wall was lovely. The service is patchy and they don’t clean rooms currently (Covid regulations) which is a real shame, and it means no fresh towels etc. the breakfast tray is lovely, but again we left it outside our room and it wasn’t cleared for two days. All in all, a good experience and we would recommend to others. Clovelly is totally unique and picturesque.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 22, 2021
Thank you for your review, it is good to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Due to Covid we are trying to minimise risk of infection for both our guests and staff, we are happy to supply you with anything that you need replenishing or refreshing.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family stay at the red lion hotel
Perfectly located hotel - right in front of the sea so we could watch the porpoises coming in with the evening tide. Beautiful family room - very spacious, clean and well decorated. The village is fantastic and well worth a visit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 17, 2021
We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and the village. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay,have booked to return for two nights. Friendly staff,nothing was to much trouble,brilliant atmosphere . Clean and well organised.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 17, 2021
Thank you for your positive review, Good to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Aug 13, 2021
Many Thanks for your positive review.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from mk on Sep 17, 2021
Thank you for your positive review, we look forward to seeing you in the future

10/10 Excellent

clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location
This hotel has the most incredible location, being right on the harbour in picturesque Clovelly. It's an older building but well maintained and clean throughout. The room we had was in the main building, quite small for a double, but perfectly adequate for a short stay, with a good sized bathroom. The views from the bedroom window are amazing and worth staying for them alone. An incredible vista of the harbour and surrounding sea and beach. Breakfast was extra at £12.50 each. Good selection and well cooked, with friendly service from the waiting staff. The road down to the hotel is windy and steep and it does feel as you re heading into the sea! Don't be put off though, it is totally worth it. I would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from mo on Aug 4, 2021
Thank you so much for your positive review, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel in stunning location
Excellent hotel in a stunning location! We stayed 2 nights with two young children, the staff were very helpful. We ate in the hotel both evenings & the food was very good. Will be staying agsin
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from mo on Jul 27, 2021
Thank you for a positive review are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jean-Sebastien

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great setting and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from mo on Jul 6, 2021
Thank you so much for your feedback, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Steps to reception, patio restaurant to reception needs banisters for the guests of poor mobility
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from mo on Jul 6, 2021
Dear Guest thank you for your comments, we will look at your request and see if there is a way to help, due to the age of the building and harbour wall it can cause a challenge to make alterations.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Restaurant menu excellent though snug bar evening meal menu was limited. Down side is that boojing through hotels.com rather than direct meant breakfasts were not included in the price which meant we had an unexpected charge of £50. If this is the case with every booking, hotels.com will lose our custom/
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from mk on Jun 22, 2021
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from mk on Jun 16, 2021
Thank you for your positive review and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property in a stunning location. Our room was ground floor though with a view of the car park. Next time we will request a room on the first floor.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from mk on Jun 22, 2021
Thank you for your feedback, all our rooms are individual in size and location, so always best to call to ask which ones are available.

10/10 Excellent

Sian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Special Stay.
The Red Lion is amazing. The staff are incredibly welcoming and helpful, the service is exceptional. The position right on the harbour is perfect. I highly recommend the Red Lion, a stay here is really special, borne out by a number of returning honeymooners. The food is amazing as is the gratitude not to have to walk back up hill through the village after it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Zena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Fantastic hotel, super welcoming staff, lovely bar and restaurant. And the view from our room was divine. Definitely a new favourite of ours
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Veronique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly hotel in great location
Amazing location: Clovelly is a very pretty village, and quite magical when empty of tourists in the evening.The staff are lovely, the food is great, the views from the bedroom and bathroom are fab. The only downside is the size of the room we had (extremely small with a double not king bed, little room for luggage) and the 2 steps down to the bathroom, which could be pretty unsafe in the dark. Also did not get any help with our luggage up and down stairs and over the cobbles in the car park. The road down to the hotel is very narrow, it's best to ask the hotel jeep to go up in front of you so you don't struggle with passing vehicles. Overall great stay but expensive for what it is.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from mo on Jun 9, 2021
Dear Guest Thank you for your feedback, We are pleased that you enjoyed the village and our food. All our rooms are individual and vary in size, we would recommend you call to ask about the room types we have prior to booking to make sure you get the right kind of room for your stay. Regarding luggage we can assist our guests if you ask. We hope to see you again here at the Red Lion.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely relaxing stay.
We had a lovely stay. Everywhere was spotlessly clean and all Covid rules were followed. Our room was very comfortable and spacious. Staff were very helpful and friendly. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location cannot be beat - incredible stay.
We absolutely loved our stay with the Red Lion Hotel in Clovelly. The service was exceptional - from the gentleman who helped direct us where to park our car (away from the stormy ocean), to the helpful woman at the front desk. We also really appreciated the staff at the restuarant within the hotel, who were exceptional, and made us smile with each interaction. The location of this hotel cannot be beat - right on the seafront in Clovelly. It was pure magic! We happened to visit during the height of Storm Alex and the staff helped to set our minds at ease so that we could enjoy watching the spectacular display. The room was huge, very comfortable, and extremely clean. The bedding was comfortable and luxurious, and we enjoyed the various amenities included - such as a nice warm hot chocolate while a storm raged outside.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night break
Lovely hotel, fantastic location. Room very small, considering the cost!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Solihull

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely big room in the annexe and great location almost on the beach
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Roy&Lavinia, DORSET

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved being so close to the waterfront and hearing the sounds of the sea and gulls. Clovelly has a peaceful and charming atmosphere. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful and our room, no. 7, was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

4/10 Poor

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Disappointing!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great stay sadly cut short by trip to hospital (not linked) they were fantastic and helpful. Very polite and friendly. Great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
Very expensive for what you get room was terrible needed painting on ceiling where they had flood , food wasn’t much about it I found nice blonde curly hair in it, paid £170 a night for room didn’t include breakfast and the price on the breakfast as terrible wouldn’t waste your money on this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann, Tiverton

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We loved our stay at The Red Lion and wished we could stay longer. The only criticism really was the poor bathing facility. There was no walk- in shower. Just a bath with shower over which unfortunately was in an awkward position to make much use of. Being in our seventies, we prefer a shower we can walk in and out of.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
THE VIEWS!!!
My stay was made perfect by the views. The staff cared for me brilliantly The local area is beautiful and this place is a true hidden gem that will is hard to match
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Sue

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dsappointing
Upon arrival at The Red Lion we were met by a young woman who was very pleasant, gave us our key and told us where we could find our room. The room was 'musty' & cold (even though it was sunny outside - so not aired at all. Stains were found in the bathroom & on the wood floor in the bedroom, hairs in the bed. I won't go on about this hotel as I would not stay here again. The staff clearly have no idea on Covid regulations as people were being hearded into a 'sports bar' set up which served drins in plastic drink wear & everyone was told they hads to go outside to consume. Outside was such a shame as this location could be beautiful. Litter, discarded plastic pint cups everywhere, wasps swarming over the spilt drinks on the dilapidated wooden benches outside & crips packets & masks discarded on the quay. We were so glad to only be staying over for 1 night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Erica, London

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely view. The picture matched the description. Amazingly friendly local and staff. A very unique location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not a very friendly welcome at all, staff not very helpful or forthcoming with information. Did not feel very welcome, for the price this was disappointing. The breakfast was very good however! Room clean with amazing view.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Sally on Aug 10, 2020
Hello could you please let us know the date of your stay?

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Catrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Clovelly is wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Atmosphere, amazing views and very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A unique property in an idyllic setting. Change nothing!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020