Positive Reviews
positive:
Historic.
The Red Lion Hotel is a place with a history of accommodating guests, having been a coaching inn during previous centuries. The location, right beside the River Thames, is wonderful. This is a hotel of character: the furnishings are old, and a disparate
positive:
Late Opening Bar.
Some guests reported that the room and bed were comfortable and clean, and that there is free Wi-Fi throughout. The hotel has its own car park, with a limited number of spaces, and parking is subject to a daily charge. The bar is open until very late, us
positive:
Wonderful Wedding.
A couple who held their wedding here had a fabulous day, with many of their guests staying in the hotel, the team from the hotel who helped in making the arrangements was very impressive.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Infrastructure Woes.
The hotel undoubtedly needs updating. Guests were disappointed by the lack of of amenities a modern hotel is normally expected to provide. The showers in some rooms were barely adequate, the decorative state overall was poor, and worse still there appea
negative:
Breakfast Limited.
Breakfast was found to be expensive and not over generous, a guest reported that there is a better and cheaper meal to be had in a café across the street. The standard of service from the staff can best be described as mixed, there seemed to be no desire
negative:
Updating Required.
The words tatty, run down, and battered recurred in the guests' impressions. This hotel of enormous character in a prestigious location deserves to have a comprehensive and sympathetic update.