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3 out of 5
The Red Lion
St Mary Street, Cardigan, Wales

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 61 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for our overnight stay in Cardigan. The room was clean with comfortable bed and nice bathroom. Landlady very welcoming. Would certainly recommend and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was very convenient and comfortable - lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room good but no breakfast and no parking
The room was large, smart and clean. Fridge had a wierd fishy smell. For me, the pub noise stopped at 11pm so OK. Parking tight - some free 6pm-8am which may be all you need but otherwise public car park at £4.60 for 24hrs and 200m walk; no info provided. I was told at check-in that breakfast is not included in the Hotels.com rate and to find my own at a local cafe.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrzej

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great.
In a good location, staff were friendly & helpful. Room was perfect for the money, comfortable bed, clean & a great shower. Breakfast in the morning was tasty & overall I enjoyed my stay. Would recommend if your looking to stay for a couple nights.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Farley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tried to stay another 4 nights for the same price as my first 4 nights was almost double the amount. Had to book a different location to be with in my budget. Great place to stay was very relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice pub stay.
Had a wonderful time at The Red Lion. Centrally located with modern comfortable rooms. Excellent free long stay parking 1 block away. Quiet rooms and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

stuart

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Very nice but pub customers leaving at closing time were a bit noisey
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed my stay
I stayed at the Red Lion for 2 nights (Fri & Sat) in June. First, the pluses .... the pub is in an excellent position, a few mins walk from the town centre and the free car park is literally 2 mins walk away ... but very limited spaces so its a bit pot luck. I was greeted by a lovely young lady who showed me to my room ... I had room 1 which was really nice, large with a very nice bathroom and a small fridge which is always a bonus especially as it was very warm while I was there. I only had breakfast on one morning but it was lovely, cooked to order (same young lady, she is a gem) and very tasty. I have no complaints about my room or the service at all .... but .... the pub is obviously very popular and as they have a licence until 1am it was very loud ... although I did enjoy the music 😄. I was made aware of this when I booked so I cant really complain and it was worse because of the heat as I had to keep the windows open. Unfortunately this did impact my sleep but once the pub closed it was fine and the bed was super comfy. I would def stay again though and if you are planning on being out in the evenings it wont bother you that the pub is open until late. Overall I really enjoyed my stay and would def stay again but maybe next time it will be when its a bit cooler and I can keep the window closed 😄
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place only down fall was the noise in day time in room 4 of the air con running outside. No chance of having a afternoon sleep thankfully it went off at night
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Really enjoyed our stay lovely room staff very friendly all in all a great place we would definitely use again , we stayed for one night to go to a show in town but joined the locals for a pint on our return what a great night a very welcoming crowd thanks we loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Haydn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

jason

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Gary

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

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Good room but a loud, loud pub
The room is lovely, the bathroom feels quite new, and the location perfect for being in Cardigan. But it's a proper "inn", which means you're above the pub. It's not a quiet local, but has loud music until after midnight. You'll hear it. It's not so much an issue for me, as I was out until around midnight anyway. But if I needed to be to bed early or wanted a quiet night in, I'd have struggled. I'd not come with the family. More for a party spot to stay over.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

karen

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

6/10 Okay

Louise

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Center of town, friendly staff, breakfast included, parking 1 block away. And….its a room over a pub!! Perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub
Brilliant pub close to all amenities, free parking and close to the river.
Bedroom
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maxwell

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A little pub a short walk from the town part. Nice and peaceful. A free car park a short distance away along the river. Twin room looked good until we realised there was no room to put our (small) cases down with causing a trip hazard. No hangers in wardrobe so hung our coats on the bed headboard. We had to ask for a remote control for the tv. Ample bathroom space. Whilst passing other rooms the next day, they looked comfortably larger. Luck of the draw l suppose.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic accommodation in Cardigan
We booked this at very short notice, as Storm Francis had put us off going ahead with our intended stay at a campsite near Tenby. This was pretty much the only hotel choice available in the whole of south west Wales. We found the place ok, but it was a bit of a maze finding out the best way to navigate the VERY narrow lanes to get to the nearest (free) car park. Apart from a dirty towel left in the wardrobe, and a view out of the window into a yard full of dog muck, the room was ok, and bed was comfortable. The pub downstairs doesn't serve dinner, and due to the latest Welsh Covid guidelines, you have to book a table in advance wherever you go. We hadn't done this, and couldn't get a table anywhere in town. We ended up with the nastiest Chinese takeaway we've ever had, and the hotel supplied us with plates and cutlery so we could take it to our room. The Red Lion was ok in the last minute circumstances, but massively overpriced, and probably not somewhere we would choose to stay in future.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Ashok

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

8/10 Good

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was lovely modern and clean. Paid for breakfast but staff didn’t know we were having breakfast. It is a pub and very noisy at closing time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Nice area and Brilliant staff - food was good and would recommend for short stays
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

N

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable. Great lication. Staff was great. Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable stay. Service 10/10. Breakfast Location ideal Amenities V. Good Service excel
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Don, Swansea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at The Red Lion, Cardigan.
All good with the room. Newly refurbished to a good standard. Just a lot of bar noise into 2.30 in the morning. So didn’t get much sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A pretty dreadfull experence all round
My stay was greately impeded by lack of sleep the room was directly above the cellar & the noise from chillers & fans was like there was an arctic lorry parked outsid with it's engine running all night. Added to which I found it virtually impossible to enjoy my breakfast as someone was washing the pub floor with a ton of bleach the smell of which was really toxic. The young lady was polite & friendly but didn't know what I meant when I asked for fresh coffee the only option was instant nescafe: horendous; I would never stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

diane

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly landlady and locals
Lovely welcoming and friendly place with modern rooms/ Comfy beds and tea, coffee biscuits supplied in room on first day. Sadly these were not replenished and clean cups not provided, nor were bins emptied etc for day two of stay. Breakfast was very good and eggs poached to perfection. Parking is in a nearby car park, next to a river with ducks and swans that come right up to you. Bit of a climb up the hill to town but better the climb up on the way out than on the way back. If I was in the area again I would consider staying here again and would recommend as a 'good enough' place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Paul, Hampshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love room. Great location and very good staff. But and it’s a big but. It is a popular local pub which is open until 2.30 am. The rooms are not sound proofed so if you want to sleep you have to wait until the pud closes. Extremely noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Gem
Don’t be put off from “lobby” in a local Pub. The rooms are wonderful and comfortable. Manager couldn’t have been nicer
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attended whilst in the vicinity, room was perfectly clean and spacious. Would recommend if in the area. No parking but site is a 1 minute walk away for £2.60 per 24 hours.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful staff. Rather noisy late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business Trip
I stay in Cardigan regularly, this was the first time I stayed at The Red Lion & I will definitely stay there again. The service was excellent, we had breakfast there & nothing was too much trouble. We were constantly greeted with smiles from the staff & the locals. Everyone was very welcoming. The rooms are extremely clean, very comfortable beds, good shower, decent size TV, plenty of sockets (ideal on business trips when you’re trying to charge phones/laptops etc. WiFi was a bit hit & miss, but they have boosters & are doing everything possible to improve the signal, so this is more a provider issue. I really couldn’t fault the place or the people, I would highly recommend it for a stay in & around Cardigan.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

david, brixham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent all round, would definitely use again. Very friendly,clean and great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018